Guest guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Could you tell me the significance of 54 and 108 as numbers requested in many exercise sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2001 Report Share Posted July 13, 2001 Hi Janet, > Could you tell me the significance of 54 and 108 as numbers requested > in many exercise sets? There are in fact many answers to your question. 108 is a mystical and very auspicious number in India, Tibet, Japan and other Asian countries. 108 is the number of elements in the universe, the number of good wishes, and also the number of misconceptions about yourself that you unknowingly hold (there are even more meanings than that!). Full-size malas (prayer rosaries) used to count repetitions of a mantra have 108 beads. Numbers that can add up to 108 are also auspicious and used in many occasions. Such are 54 and 27 (54 * 2 = 108, 27 * 4 = 108) and that is why you will find these numbers very often. Many blessings, Satsang Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 Dear All, > > Could you tell me the significance of 54 and 108 as numbers requested > > in many exercise sets? Just adding to Satsang's response. The numbers and the times are what are required to achieve a certain effect. Some power is released or some resistance is overcome (or both) with this number of repetitions. Something happens. Sat Nam, Gururattan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 Dear Satsang Kaur Is there not some significance in the fact that the numerology of all these numbers reduces to 9 - that is for 18, 27, 54 and 108, all of which are commonly used in KY? Sat Nam! Gordon "Satsang Kaur" <satsang > Hi Janet, > > > Could you tell me the significance of 54 and 108 as numbers requested > > in many exercise sets? > > There are in fact many answers to your question. 108 is a mystical and very > auspicious number in India, Tibet, Japan and other Asian countries. 108 is > the number of elements in the universe, the number of good wishes, and also > the number of misconceptions about yourself that you unknowingly hold (there > are even more meanings than that!). Full-size malas (prayer rosaries) used > to count repetitions of a mantra have 108 beads. Numbers that can add up to > 108 are also auspicious and used in many occasions. Such are 54 and 27 (54 * > 2 = 108, 27 * 4 = 108) and that is why you will find these numbers very > often. > > Many blessings, > Satsang Kaur > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 Satsang Kaur [satsang] Friday, July 13, 2001 11:03 PM Kundaliniyoga Re: numbering Sat Nam! 108 is a number that is very sacred. There are 108 principal gopis. They are cowherd girls who danced with Krishna is the rasa-lila, his girlfriends. 108 is the numerical equivalent to the AUM sound. There are also 108 Upanishads. My husband has had this number figure prominently in some very intense spiritual experiences. Love Always, littlebird Leslie Hi Janet, > Could you tell me the significance of 54 and 108 as numbers requested > in many exercise sets? There are in fact many answers to your question. 108 is a mystical and very auspicious number in India, Tibet, Japan and other Asian countries. 108 is the number of elements in the universe, the number of good wishes, and also the number of misconceptions about yourself that you unknowingly hold (there are even more meanings than that!). Full-size malas (prayer rosaries) used to count repetitions of a mantra have 108 beads. Numbers that can add up to 108 are also auspicious and used in many occasions. Such are 54 and 27 (54 * 2 = 108, 27 * 4 = 108) and that is why you will find these numbers very often. Many blessings, Satsang Kaur "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" - Yogi Bhajan You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the Groups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to Kundaliniyoga NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! WEB SITE: kundalini yoga KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from kundalini yogaclasses.html Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical Books & Videos on Kundalini Yoga & Meditation. Also Meditation & Mantra CDs. Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 Dear Gordon, > Is there not some significance in the fact that the numerology of all these > numbers reduces to 9 - that is for 18, 27, 54 and 108, all of which are > commonly used in KY? 9 is another mystical number on its own. So is 3, from which all the above actually proceed (ida, pingala and sushumna; experience, experienced and experiencer; knowing, known, and knower; sattva, rajas and tamas). There are whole scriptures written on this. There are many meanings behind it as littlebird Leslie noted, but in all these meanings 108 is the number of completeness. Something done 108 times is really "done". So it is important, as Gururattan Kaur said, to do the exercises for the recommended number of times. Many blessings, Satsang Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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