What is Yantra?
Yantra is a geometric image, which is said to be the manifested form of a mantra, a vibration. The drawing and painting of a yantra is practiced together with its respective mantra as a sadhana, an act of worship, an act of invocation.
Yantra is essentially a tool. They can be used in different forms in various areas such as astrology, architecture and are probably more commonly known in relation to particular deities and ritual and meditation practices.
Mantra is the essential principle or energy and the yantra is the body, the vehicle. Yantras are powerful tools of meditation, which help us to focus the mind, expand the awareness and activate our creative potential. Each symbol in a yantra, and vibration of a mantra resonates in deeper layers of human consciousness and can be used as tools of profound inner and outer transformation.
