So what is the significance of the number ? She is a lifelong student of Tantra, Ayurveda , bhakti, hatha yoga , kalaripayat, Odissi dance, and yogic arts. She notes that has long been considered a sacred number in Hinduism and yoga. A mala is used for counting as you repeat a mantra—much like the Catholic rosary. These beads are traditionally used as a tool for meditation, repeating a mantra as you touch each bead with your fingers until you complete the mala. To meditate with a mala, sit comfortably with your eyes closed.
Take a few deep breaths and set an intention. If you have a mantra for this practice, chant it aloud or silently.
Hold your mala in your right hand, draped between your middle and index fingers. Pull the mala, pulling it toward you as you recite your mantra. Do this times, traveling around the mala, until you once again reach the guru bead. Others give other reasons for malas having beads. There are ancient Sanskrit texts called the Upanishads. These books expound on the Vedas. Most scholars believe agree that there are Upanishads. In the Sri Yantra , there are marma points or energy centers where three lines intersect.
There are 54 of these intersections. Each intersection has a male and female quality known and Shiva and Shakti. The Sri Yantra is said to be a microcosm of the cosmos, as well as the human body. The ancient Vedic sages were mathematicians.
They devised our number system. Thus, you can understand how the Vedic sages felt that the number represented the whole of existence in our universe.
You can incorporate this number in your practices, whether it be mantra japa , pranayama , or performing a particular asana in a week. If you do not have a mala with beads, it is ok to use one that has 27 beads and do four rounds. Alternately, you can utilize one with 54 beads and do two rounds.
Learn more in Meditating With Mala Beads. These reasons explain why Hindus considered holy. However, other religions recognize the mystical power of as well. In Buddhism, for example, there are said to be Earthly desires, lies, and delusions of the mind.
This illustrates that the power of has permeated into Eastern philosophies, but it does not stop there. In fact, is not exclusive to religion, as it appears in our natural world. In astrology, can be noticed with the approximate relationships the Sun, Earth, and Moon. The diameter of the Sun is times the diameter of Earth. The distance from the Sun to Earth is times the diameter of the Sun. The distance from the Earth to Moon is times the diameter of the moon.
Lastly, there are 12 astrological houses and 9 planets. Additionally, is associated with the River Ganga and Stonehenge. River Ganga spans a longitude of 12 degrees 79 to 91 and latitude of 9 degrees 22 to There are 54 letters in Sanskrit, where each can be seen as either masculine Shiva or feminine Shakti , and therefore totalling Sun salutations are often performed in nine rounds of the 12 postures which totals poses.
A yoga mala consists of sun salutations. A mala is traditionally a string of prayer beads with a guru bead. As you pray, you move along the beads, reciting your chosen mantra times. As we practice chanting, breathwork, or asana in rounds of this sacred number, we become aligned with the rhythm of the universe and the energy of the divine source.
Placing significance on the number connects the essence of each individual yoga practice to the whole. To use your mala beads through practice, simply hold your mala between both your middle and index fingers.
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