Yantra - Mandala Yantra
The Hindu Yantra has a function similar to the one with the mandala of Tibetan Tantrism. What the difference is that the mandala design has a more painterly and drawn on a circular which contains its constituent elements. The Yantra is therefore a kind of mandala used by Tantrism, where the images are purely geometric.
The Yantra typically consists of a square edge that includes circles, lotus petals, triangles and a central point known as root-bindu, representing the creative matrix of the universe and the gateway to the transcendental Reality.
The Yantra provides a focal point that is a window to all. The idea is to make the Yantra as real, internally and externally, that comes to life. In this way, completely absorbed the attention of the yogi to such an extent you can not tell if the Yantra is within or is the practitioner who enters into the Yantra. If
mandala is successful, this exercise will catapult the practitioner (sadhaka) to pure consciousness, beyond the distinction between subject and object. Yantra
Some rituals are also used therapeutically. In addition, you can create specific yantras for a disease or a particular person as an amulet that holds magic cures. In any case, the effectiveness of the Yantra will depend on the quality of concentration and visualization of the follower, in addition to his mastery of subtle energies.
The Yantra typically consists of a square edge that includes circles, lotus petals, triangles and a central point known as root-bindu, representing the creative matrix of the universe and the gateway to the transcendental Reality.
The Yantra provides a focal point that is a window to all. The idea is to make the Yantra as real, internally and externally, that comes to life. In this way, completely absorbed the attention of the yogi to such an extent you can not tell if the Yantra is within or is the practitioner who enters into the Yantra. If
mandala is successful, this exercise will catapult the practitioner (sadhaka) to pure consciousness, beyond the distinction between subject and object. Yantra
Some rituals are also used therapeutically. In addition, you can create specific yantras for a disease or a particular person as an amulet that holds magic cures. In any case, the effectiveness of the Yantra will depend on the quality of concentration and visualization of the follower, in addition to his mastery of subtle energies.