| The Sri Yantra, or Yantra of
Creation, originated in our pre-history. It has been known
in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions and since the earliest Vedic times as the most
powerful and mystically beautiful of all yantras (geometric mandalas
known as power diagrams).
It represents the timeless creative principle of the universe, the continuous unfoldment of all realms of creation from the central source, and with that mindfulness, it is used as an object of meditation. The central point, called bindu, represents transcendental unity and the source of creation. The opposing sets of triangles represent the male and female principles which form creation, themselves being recognized as expressions of the polarity inherent in the creative force of the bindu. The surrounding geometries represent the realms of creation, entirely supported by the creative process, and which would have no reality whatsoever without the omnipresence of the transcendental source.
The Gayatri Verse of the Vedas |