Sri Yantra, Shri Yantra, Shree Yantra or Shri Chakra is a form of mysterious chart (yantra) made by Hindus thousands of years ago. Today, the motiv is everywhere – on t-shirts, jewelry, coffee cups and wall decor. The ancient Shri Yantra has become a trendy design, but most people do not realize the complexity, meaning and symbolism of the nine interlocking triangles and double ring of lotus leaves. Few know the power of an accurately constructed Shri Yantra.
A yantra, in the Indian tradition, is an instrument of spiritual and mental progress. The various elements of the Shri Yantra symbolize profound philosophical understandings, which make the image a powerful source of inspiration.
The dot in the middle or bindu symbolizes the «singularity» from which all reality comes. From one point of view, the design is representative of the evolution of the universe itself from its mysterious beginning, and maps its many levels.
Outside the bindu there are nine triangles. Four of them point upwards and represent the masculine power of the universe. The five downward-pointing triangles represent the feminine power of the world.
Sri Yantra forms a unity, with the masculine and the feminine in erotic embrace as a reminder that these forces are intimately intertwined in everything we see.
The notion of the integration of body, mind and spirit is symbolized in Sri Yantra and makes it a perfect visual representation of our mental forces as the basis of the human potential in the universe. Shri Yantra is used for meditation, many call it Mental Yoga.
When placed in a home, office or other spaces where people go about their everyday lives, the presence of a yantra is very beneficial and nourishing. It can help you prosper in your business or career and also help bestow good health, happiness and success upon you. It can attract prosperity and abundance and even heal and protect, because the primal vibration from a yantra is love and divinity.