The Creative Power of Sound

Yantra and Mantra

A yantra is a geometrical representation of a sound pattern, a diagram used in meditation upon a deity.
The use of yantras as an adjunct to the giving of mantras is very ancient. The mantra yogis realised what science has only recently proven: each yantra has a bija syllable which is said to hold the inner geometric pattern that is outpictured in the design of the yantra. These yantra designs have existed for thousands of years. They have preexisted the manifest creation as the part of the very sound of the mantra itself emanating from the Word.
It is said that the actual shape of the Sanskrit syllables is related to the seed mantra they denote. Therefore, these are yantras in a sense because the form out pictures the sound.
Most yantras have Sanskrit bija syllables in their centre. The sound of the mantra is the same sound that formulates the geometry of the design.
The Sri Yantra is considered the most sacred yantra of all. It is composed of ascending/descending, interlaced triangles. It represents the interaction of the male and female principles.

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