Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 For the longest of time, there were 108 elements.. You may remember this from chemistry lessons, the chart on the wall had 108 elements until at least the Eighties.. Since then, a few more elements have been discovered.. But the 108 have been around for a very long time and the yogis acknowledged them, too.. Via the 108 elements you partake of and participate in the five tattwas and deepening this process and experience leads towards mastery. In the 'olden days', before count down timers (!) the length of the kriya was determined by 108 breaths, counts or multiples or parts thereof.. Hence the relevance of 26. In the case of a wrist mala, you may have 26 beads plus an extra one, the Guru mala, the one with the tassle, 4 x 27 equals 108. Sat Nam, Pritam Hari K " Life is a source of happiness; all troubles can be worked out. " Yogi Bhajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Sat Naam I think that the mala with 27 beads is: 27 " PLUS " the 1 Guru bead(not 26 plus a Guru bead)... just like a mala of 108, has plus 1 Guru bead. perhaps I am mistaken, but that's how I understand it... what do others know about this? in oneness ~ Jiwan Shakti Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Kundalini-Yoga , wolfsister harmony <wolfsister_harmony wrote: > > Sat Naam > I think that the mala with 27 beads is: > 27 " PLUS " the 1 Guru bead(not 26 plus a Guru bead)... > just like a mala of 108, has plus 1 Guru bead. > perhaps I am mistaken, but that's how I understand it... > what do others know about this? > in oneness ~ Jiwan Shakti Kaur > ------------------reply -------------------- Sat Nam Ji, Both approaches are acceptable though in my practice, I have converted over 100% to a full bead count, leaving the Guru bead as a separate entity. Your example: the 27 bead mala is 27 plus the Guru bead, 108 plus the Guru bead, etc. This is the method I most often see from others as well, though I have heard from one mala master who used to make malas for Yogi Bhajan that 26 plus a Guru bead to make a 27 bead mala was also acceptable. The practitioner's usage seems to determine which system to adhere to. -If on uses a 27 bead mala to count out 27 repetitions of a mantra for instance, then the Guru bead can be used as the mark to recite an aspiration or prayer for which the mantras are being recited. -If this is not desired, then a mala of 26 beads can use the Guru bead as the ocassion to recite the 27th mantra. Blessings & bliss, Guru Bachan Kaur, Ganesha Gems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Now here is another question with regard to 26 and 108. 108 is not divisible by 26, and so why would 26 be significant to 108. Question 2, I understand the 27 bead mala with the 27th bead the guru bead, but a 27 bead mala with a 29th guru bead? What is the signifigance in that number. I fully comprehend the 108 - it is used in many spiritual traditions, and the 26 relates to the spine - am confused by these other explanations. Looking forward to some replies - Sat Nam. Kundalini-Yoga , " Donna Wong " <donnawong wrote: > > Kundalini-Yoga , wolfsister harmony > <wolfsister_harmony@> wrote: > > > > Sat Naam > > I think that the mala with 27 beads is: > > 27 " PLUS " the 1 Guru bead(not 26 plus a Guru bead)... > > just like a mala of 108, has plus 1 Guru bead. > > perhaps I am mistaken, but that's how I understand it... > > what do others know about this? > > in oneness ~ Jiwan Shakti Kaur > > > ------------------reply -------------------- > > Sat Nam Ji, > > Both approaches are acceptable though in my practice, I have > converted over 100% to a full bead count, leaving the Guru bead as a > separate entity. Your example: the 27 bead mala is 27 plus the Guru > bead, 108 plus the Guru bead, etc. > > This is the method I most often see from others as well, though I > have heard from one mala master who used to make malas for Yogi > Bhajan that 26 plus a Guru bead to make a 27 bead mala was also > acceptable. > > The practitioner's usage seems to determine which system to adhere > to. > -If on uses a 27 bead mala to count out 27 repetitions of a mantra > for instance, then the Guru bead can be used as the mark to recite > an aspiration or prayer for which the mantras are being recited. > > -If this is not desired, then a mala of 26 beads can use the Guru > bead as the ocassion to recite the 27th mantra. > > Blessings & bliss, > Guru Bachan Kaur, Ganesha Gems > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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