tantra - mantra - yantra - transcendence - cosmograph
OK, i have read about 120 pages in flat 4 hours yesterday and it would require me some time and my personal diagrammatic observations to be able to talk about the above.
Nevertheless, the post could be a review of the book "The Art of Tantra" by Philip Rawson. I shall post some things from the book too later.
So here:
yantra: A diagram / diagrammatic pattern created through the mantra.
mantra: the words containing the sounds that create a vibration and help in focus the 'right' energy.
tantra: the description of the way in which 'mantra' is to be said/performed.
The above is the simple relationship between tantra - mantra and yantra.
Basically the book tries to explain the Jain philosophy behind the emergence of the universe which it says is a result of 'cosmic sexuality'. The book puts light on interesting aspects of the symbols that we follow today in our daily rituals - what they signify and how are they manifested into the physical world. It interestingly connects many ideas, symbols and images and gives a new reading into the meaning of forms around us through symbology.
Some word patterns, which I shall assist with diagrams later:
Play - Leela - Kama - Krishna
Garbha Griha - Womb - Egg - Vulva - Phallus
Hrim - Hridaya - Heart - All - Life
Vibration -Resonance - Sound - Snake
Sound - Shape - Design
Nevertheless, the post could be a review of the book "The Art of Tantra" by Philip Rawson. I shall post some things from the book too later.
So here:
yantra: A diagram / diagrammatic pattern created through the mantra.
mantra: the words containing the sounds that create a vibration and help in focus the 'right' energy.
tantra: the description of the way in which 'mantra' is to be said/performed.
The above is the simple relationship between tantra - mantra and yantra.
Basically the book tries to explain the Jain philosophy behind the emergence of the universe which it says is a result of 'cosmic sexuality'. The book puts light on interesting aspects of the symbols that we follow today in our daily rituals - what they signify and how are they manifested into the physical world. It interestingly connects many ideas, symbols and images and gives a new reading into the meaning of forms around us through symbology.
Some word patterns, which I shall assist with diagrams later:
Play - Leela - Kama - Krishna
Garbha Griha - Womb - Egg - Vulva - Phallus
Hrim - Hridaya - Heart - All - Life
Vibration -Resonance - Sound - Snake
Sound - Shape - Design
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