The Yoga Mala - Why 108? The number 108 carries spiritual, mathematical, and astronomical significance. 108 is the number of beads on a prayer mala or rosary. .108 is a Harshad number, which is an integer divisible by the sum
of its digits (Harshad is from Sanskrit and means "great joy").
108 is twice the number "54", which is the number of sounds in Sanskrit.
Some say that 1 stands for God or higher Truth, 0 stands for
wholeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.
108 lines of energy are said to converge to form the heart chakra.
108 has numerological significance in that 1^1 x 2^2 x 3^3 = 1 x 4 x 27 = 108.
The angle formed by two adjacent lines in a pentagon equals 108 degrees.
The diameter of the sun is approximately 108 times the diameter of the earth. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Sun.
The distance of the Moon from the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Moon.
The first manned space flight lasted 108 minutes, and was on April 12, 1961 by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut.
"One feels great. 108 is a journey." -Shiva
Rae "One represents union,
zero represents the void and eight is infinity " -Ben Thomas
