OM Chanting – 108 Times (Million Times Powerful)

The number 108 has a special significance in Hinduism and yoga. Chanting OM 108 times is a traditional practice, and yogic tradition says it can help open the Crown Chakra.

108 has long been considered a sacred number in Hinduism and Yoga. Chanting OM 108 times is described in that tradition as a practice for body and soul. Read more about the significance of 108 below.

Significance of the Number 108

Malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads (plus one “guru bead,” around which the other 108 beads turn like the planets around the sun).

Mathematicians of Vedic culture are said to have viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. The number is also linked to the Sun, Moon, and Earth: the average distance from Earth to the Sun and to the Moon is roughly 108 times their respective diameters. Such correspondences are often cited as part of why the number carries ritual significance.

In yogic tradition, the chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna, leads to the crown chakra and is said to be the path to Self-realization.

Yogic tradition holds that repeating a practice 108 times gives it a special effect. That is a traditional belief, not something research has established.

Practitioners say that OM chanting and its vibrations, repeated 108 times, deepen in effect and can help open the Crown Chakra and, with it, the path to Self-Realization. These are claims from yoga tradition and from the video’s creator, as is the phrase “million times powerful” in the title; they are not established findings. Chanting can be a calming practice to try for yourself, and it complements rather than replaces care from a health professional.