Posture Awareness 108
The number 108
(1+0+8=9)
The Key to a
Coherent Cosmic Resonance:
The number 108 shows up
in the Sun to Earth,
and Earth to Moon
diameter and distance relationships.
Buddhism & Hinduism speak of
108 workable chakras
Posture awareness
Opening the Chest
Any asana that stretches the muscles of the rib cage and expands the area around the heart will have the same benefits. Chest openers keep the breath strong and vital, ward off depression, and strengthen the immune system.
Working the Joints
The synovial fluid of the joints does not get rejuvenated unless we physically move our joints. Simple wrist, ankle, and knee circles are as effective as anything.
Yoga for Core Strength
Most of the sitting and standing yoga poses and exercises build core strength, leading to better posture awareness. With a strong core and good abdominals, someone is more likely to sit and walk straight and tall.
Yoga breathing techniques teach you to lengthen and deepen your breath. This increases lung capacity, elicits a relaxation response, lowers levels of stress hormones, and ushers in feelings of well-being.
They also relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. An increase in awareness of your body, reduces the chances of injury.
108 Cases of ‘golden’ Scripture Leaves:
The Tibetan Dragon Sutra, also known as the Dragon Canon or Longzangjing, is a magnificent 17thC Tibetan Buddhist canon written in sparkling gold ink on deep indigo-dyed paper. It acted as a protector of the Qing Dynasty for about 130 years.
The Tibetan language Canon cases
are in coherent resonance with harmonic
waves coming from celestial objects,
that will positively affect
the observers of these canons, even today.
Sutra in Manchu language,
the language of the Qing dynasty
History and Creation
Commission: Ordered by Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang during her reign as regent of her grandson, Emperor Kangxi.
Completion: Finished in 1669 (the 8th year of Kangxi’s reign, then only 16 years old). It ended the regency of his Grandmother.
Location: Housed as a national treasure at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. (stolen from the Beijing Palace Museum)
Physical and Artistic Design
Scale: Consists of 108 cases holding over 50,000 individual scripture leaves, written by 170 lamas over a period of 2 years.
Materials: Written in Tibetan script using real gold ink on custom indigo paper.
Binding and Art: Protected by jeweled, painted wooden boards and wrapped in elaborate multi-layered silk and velvet dragon-motif fabrics.
Contents
Divisions: Contains 1,057 texts divided into six main categories: Tantra, Prajñāpāramitā, Ratnakūṭa, Avataṃsaka, miscellaneous Sūtra, and Vinaya. Click here for images.
Illustrations: Features hundreds of finely painted colored images of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and protective deities.
