SRI YANTRA
The #sri #yantra is one of the most powerful yantras/contraptions/machines whatever it is you'd call them...
These could be in 2D or 3D
#ancient #temples of #India basically applied this #sacred #geometry or #yantra #gyan in their architecture thus making these temples powerful. If you notice carefully, a yantra in 3D resembles the shrines of a temple...
It's so amazing that the ancient Indians had so much knowledge and such in-depth understanding of the universe!
Coming back to sri yantra, it is basically a yantra for manifestation.
'SRI' is synonymous for ' #Lakshmi ' , the Hindu representation of the #goddess of #abundance. Often mistaken as the Goddess of #dhan or (material) #wealth, most of us have forgotten that abundance is not just gold or money bills but health, wealth, knowledge, understanding, family, friends, job etc... Even our experiences, sweet or bitter, are a gift of abundance that enrich our lives.
The sri yantra helps us increase our abundance and helps us manifest our deepest desires.
Most commonly these yantras are available in metal (2D) or in crystal (3D) form. Believers purchase them and use them often during the auspicious festival of #Diwali although they may be used any time (best used daily) after a proper initiation. The initiation could be done on the 8th day of the waxing phase. Sundays and Fridays are preferred for initiation of sri yantra .
It is important to 'centre' or 'ground' a yantra before using it. This can be done a night prior to the day you choose for initiation. This may be done by thoroughly cleaning the yantra under cold running water, burrying it in salt, keeping it in sun on the day of initiation, or all of these. The #Lakshmi #Mantra (or any text you consider holy) should be spoken aloud again and again while focussing on the yantra (preferably 108 times).
*Remember INTENT is the most important. What mantra you say or holy text you use is only as effective as the intent you put into it. THIS is the key where most of us lack. Remember, words are magic, but only because WE use them with an intent, without which they would mean less, if at all...
