Mala of 108 Rudraksha beads

Rudraksha It is a seed with great virtues that grows in some regions of Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. 
Rudraksha is the seed of Elaeocarpus ganitrus, a large evergreen tree that grows mainly on volcanic soil and takes 3-4 years to bear fruit.
This seed is used to balance energy and provide calm.
In the sacred texts of Hinduism, called Puranas, the story of the origin of the Rudraksha seed is told.
It is said that the god Shiva retired for a long time to meditate on humanity. When he woke up he felt so much pain for the humans and their condition, that he shed tears on the ground.
In this way, Shiva's tears, upon coming into contact with the earth, gave rise to the seeds that would help man to heal and find happiness.
These seeds were the Rudrakshas and therefore have great value in Hindu and Buddhist cultures.
Properties:
- Improves mental activity and provides calm
- Protects from negative energy
- Allows adapting to the energy of new environments
- Helps the cardiovascular system
- Balances the Chakras
- Relieves joint pain
- Reduces stress and encourages  relaxation
 
A rudraksha is used after a ceremony called siddhi. Here they are cleaned with water, neutral soap and oil. Later they are blessed through a ritual called puja.
- It is recommended to use rudraksha japa mala for 40 days in a row.
- Before using it you should wash your body and put on clean clothes. It is not necessary for rudraksha to be in contact with your skin, since its effects are also noticeable with clothing.
- To activate and energize your rudraksha japa mala, repeat the mantra “OM HREEM NAMAH” 108 times following the beads. At the end, take it to your eyebrows and then to your heart.
- Whenever you use your japa mala rudraksha do it with a purpose to be better.
- When you don't use it, store it near your meditation place.
 
Why 108 accounts:
- If you analyze each number in the Eastern traditions, 1 is unity/God/Truth, 0 is emptiness or completeness and 8 is infinity or eternity.
- The Sanskrit alphabet has 54 letters. Each one has a feminine and a masculine, 54x2= 108
- It is said that the heart chakra has 108 lines of energy, one of which reaches the crown chakra and is said to be the path to self-realization.
- The diameter of the sun is 108 times the diameter of the earth.
The distance between the sun and the earth is 108 times the diameter of the sun. 
- The average distance from the moon to the earth is 108 times the diameter of the moon.
- If one is able to have 108 breaths in the day (pranayama, in this meditative) it is said that the lighting will happen.