Yantra and Cakra in Tantric Meditation
Asian Traditions of Meditation October 31, 2016 Madhu Khanna 1 citation
In Hindu Tantric meditation, the Śrīyantra is a visual tool composed of nine circuits that correspond to psychic energy centers along the subtle body's vertical midline. The meditative process moves from the peripheral circuit, representing gross consciousness, inward toward the central Bindu, symbolizing subtle and transcendent consciousness. The yantra's symbolic universe includes mantras, deities, cosmic categories, and psychological traits, which provide an interpretative frame for inducing psychocosmic identities between the meditator and the meditative object, overcoming their dichotomy and disconnection.