Re:Steve: brahma bead --- plus sanskrit --- parvati

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thnx parvati i made this change in practice last night ...

 

btw i received the thomas eagens book on sanskrit grammer .. it is

way more involved than the first book which is restricted to the

alphabet ... i am making my way very slowly ...

 

steve

 

, "parvati_saraswati108"

<parvati_saraswati108> wrote:

> Namaste Steve,

> You are right that we do not cross the Guru Bead or Brahma

> bead. We turn and count in the opposite direction.

>

>

>

>

>

> , "bingo_ridley"

> <sconnor@a...> wrote:

> > when one says counts the beads, do we not cross the Brahma

> bead, but

> > then count in the opposite direction? i see this on some web

> sites.

> >

> > still a newbie,

> >

> > s

> >

> > , "parvati_saraswati108"

> > <parvati_saraswati108> wrote:

> > > Here is what Swamiji has to say on the subject:

> > >

> > > There are 54 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. The letters

of

> > > sanskrit are the bij mantras for all of the objects that can

> > > possibly come into evolution. That is why we have 108 on

> the

> > > maala. It is a sacred number. There are 54 vibrations of

> > > evolution and 54 steps to return to the source.(involution)

> The

> > > 109th bead is the Brahma bead. We use 108 to indicate the

> > > entirety of all of creation. The real japa is ajapa which is

> > without

> > > count. It keeps on going. We keep saying the mantra until the

> > > mantra says us.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > , "Latha Nanda"

> > > <lathananda> wrote:

> > > > Namaste all,

> > > >

> > > > Here is a question for us to ponder over ...

> > > >

> > > > Anyone know the significance of the number '108' when

> > > chanting

> > > > mantras ? Why is it such a sacred number?

> > > >

> > > > JAI MAA

> > > > Latha