Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
A mantra from Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles as we move through life - internally and externally. Lord Ganesha is an elephant, in part, with large ears to pick up even the unsaid prayers of spiritual seekers.
Chant or meditate on the mantra - om gam Ganapataye namaha. In some cultures, a mala is used to count as a mantra is repeated. Traditionally, the mala has 108 beads and have historically been known as prayer beads, originating in India a loooong time ago. This is what the mala necklace looks like: 📿 (how fun that there's an emoji!)
So why 108 beads, why 108 mantra repetitions? There's many different answers:
-the average distance of the moon from the earth is 108x the diameter of the moon
-the sun's diameter is 108x the earth's diameter; the distance from the sun to the earth is 108x the diameter of the sun
-Sanskrit alphabet has 54 letters, each letter with a masculine and feminine energy - 54 x 2 = 108
-or maybe a more esoteric, inventive reason: 1 for truth, 0 for emptiness, 8 for infinity
As far as I'm concerned, any and all of these reasons sound good to me.
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
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May you break through obstacles, and find success.