108 Mala Shiva Rudraksha, meditation jewellery, natural Indian seeds, knotted, elastic, handmade, tassel 8 cm, bead 7-8 mm

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 cleanse the Mala using a Tibetan bowl by placing the necklace inside and resonating the bowl, or by using sunlight or moonlight by placing the Mala in direct light.

There are many explanations for why there are 108 beads.

The number 108 has special religious significance in a number of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions.

• 27 constellations 4 Padas (parts) = 108
• 12 zodiac houses x 9 planets = 108
• Chakras are intersections of energy lines in the body, and it is said that there are a total of 108 in the body.
• There are opinions 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 the feminine and masculine versions, making a total of 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.