"Yantra is an instrument designed to curb the psychic powers by concentrating them on pattern, and in such a way that …"

"Yantras are mystic diagrams and geometrical designs on which certain lettered or syllabic characters are written. The…"

"...when the Goddess is invited to take her place, before the moment of worship, the yoni mudra is made since the yoni…"

"A yantra symbolically represents the human body and psyche. Most are circles enclosed in a square outer form with fou…"

"By regularly meditating on a specific yantra, you can tune in to the corresponding archtype to focus its healing ener…"

"...and also a magic diagram. It is derived from the verbal root yam, ‘to control'."

"Because it restrains all suffering arising from the defects (in the form) of desire, anger and so forth they call it …"

"O Mistress of the kula, because it protects always from absolutely all dangers, such as Yama and (evil) spirits (bhut…"

"It subdues all evil , it protects the practitioner from great danger when worshipped (and) visualized (dhyana); there…"

"In Hindu devotional tradition, “yantra” is the general term for instruments of worship, namely, idols, pictures, or g…"