[Sri Ramakrishna] Fw: Significance of the 108 beads on a Mala

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In a message dated 02-02-17 05:44:51 EST, vivekananda writes:

 

<< The answers I had dealt with ideas like 12 months X 9 planets = 108

and another which focuses on how one and eight are separated by zero...

 

None have really satisfied me personally.

 

Let us ask the list members if they can throw more light on the

significance of 108 beads...

 

jay >>

 

Hello, I have been away from my computer for sometime but when sifting

through an enormous amount of emails, I found this topic to be of particular

interest.

 

A couple of years back I was also wondering about the signifigance of the

number 108. I noticed that when added across, as in numerology, you get the

number 9. Not too signifigant I thought, BUT, then I realized that no matter

what number you multiply 108 by, the total, when added across as in

numerology (always taking it to a single digit) will ALWAYS come up 9.

Example: 22X108=2376=18=9 So perhaps the question is what is the sgnifigance

of the number 9? I use to have a recuring dream where I kept seeing the

number 9 floating around....strange I know...Anyone remember the John Lennon

song " Number 9 dream " Not to many lyrics, he just kept repeating " number 9,

number 9, number 9 " Always made me wonder if he dreamed of floating number

9's too (G)

 

Sue