108 is a sacred number in nearly every religion. Hindu prayer mala’s are made of 108 beads. There’s 108 names of God and 108 Chakras. Earth, Sun, and Moon are also linked to the Holy 108.

It has been said that if one takes just 108 breaths in one day, they will reach enlightenment.

“In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away” -Shing Xiong

According to NASA, the Moon’s orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle and is more of an ellipse, so the Moon is not always 108 ‘moons’ away. It is at this distance at some point between its mean orbit and its perigee, which means ‘when the Moon is closest to Earth’. Earth’s orbit around the Sun is also an ellipse. On September 18-19 the distance of the Sun from Earth is 108 times that of the Sun’s diameter.

There are said to be 108 types of meditation. Some say there are 108 paths to God. Indian traditions have 108 dance forms. Every year in Japan a bell is chimed 108 times in Buddhist temples to finish the old year and welcome the new one. Hindu deities have 108 names.

On Sri Yantra, the Marmas have 54 intersecting energy lines where three lines intersect. Each has feminine, or shakti, and masculine, or shiva, qualities. 54 X 2 = 108. Therefore there are 108 points that define the human body and the Sri Yantra or the Yantra of Creation. The same rule is observed in the Sanskrit language, with its 54 letters, both representing the two genders and they are also called Shiva and Shakti respectively; again, 54 X 2= 108. – HumanityHealing

Mathematically and Geometrically:

108 is a Harshad number (1+0+8=9) / 108 is divisible by 9

108 pattern in reduced fibonacci numbers

366 days in sidereal year; 3x6x6 = 108

1 squared plus 2 squared plus 3 squared equals 108

108° degrees on inner angles of a pentagon

Theology and Culture:

108 beads on prayer mala

108 repetitions of a mantra

108 types of meditation

108 paths to God

108 dance forms in Indian traditions

108 time frame in Rosicrucian cycles

108 gopis of Vrindavan in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism

108 defilements in some schools of Buddhism

108 earthly temptations

108 beads on a juzu(prayer beads) worn by Zen priests

108 questions for Buddha in the Lankavatra

108 previous incarnations remembered in modern Gnosticism

108 chances or lifetimes to rid the ego and trancend the materialistic world

108 earthly desires/lies/delusions in Buddhism

108 is maximum number of repetitions in Kriya Yoga

108 Sun Salutations in yoga

108 breaths in a day reaches enlightenment in meditation

108 energy lines or nadis converging to form the heart chakra

108 sacred books in the holy writings of Tibet

108 epistemological doctrines in Hinduism tradition

108 virtues in Jain tradition

108 steps in temples mentioned in the Lankavatara Sutra

108 sins or 108 delusions of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism

108 pressure points in body according to Marma Adi and Ayurveda

Throughout history 108 has always been a highly revered number, coveted by many religions for its practicality in nature and design. Perhaps the most auspicious number of all, 108 also happens to be the number of stitches on a baseball. Does MLB display the key quantity of this sacred canon of number in plain sight for all to see, or is it just another happy coincidence?

“The material universe that you perceive through your mind, speech, eyes, ears and other senses is an illusory creation that one imagines to be real due to the influence of maya (illusion). In fact, you should know that all of the objects of the material senses are temporary.” -Uddhava Gita-

“The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty.” -D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson

“Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream” -nursery rhyme

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