108 Mala Tyrkenite necklace, meditation jewelry, natural stone, tassel 8 cm, bead 6 mm, calming stone

while reciting the mantra, hold the mala in your hand and turn each bead with your thumb and middle finger. Do not use the index finger, it represents the ego. If you are patient and kind to yourself, you will find inner peace.

You can energetically charge and purify the mala by using a Tibetan bowl, placing the necklace inside and lighting the bowl, or by using sunlight or moonlight, placing the mala in direct light.

There are many explanations for why 108 beads exist. The number 108 has special religious significance in many Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions.

• 27 constellations 4 Padas (parts) = 108
• 12 zodiacal houses x 9 planets = 108
• Chakras are the junctions of energy lines in the body and we are said to have a total of 108 chakras.
• It is believed that there are 108 feelings, 36 of which are related to the past, 36 to the present and another 36 to the future
• The Sanskrit alphabet has 54 letters in both female and male versions, so 108

• The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Sun.