Yantra: Power and magic

Translation of the original Spanish book by Srila Japananda Das Acbsp. YantraThe Sanskrit word Yantra comes from the prefix yan, which means to conceive and by definition, mental conception. Yantra, then, literally means "device," "artifice," "mechanism," "tool," or, more precisely, "instrument."The Yantra is a graphic design, based on geometric figures made of linear elements, inscribed on a flat surface, that attempt to synthetically represent the different forms of energy, including subtle ones, in the natural world. They are visual tools that help meditation, being the numerical and / or written representations of the different divinities (manifestations of God), as they were perceived by the great seers of ancient India.THE AUTHORDas Japananda Acbsp (20 December 1953) is a direct disciple of Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, From an early age his relentless pursuit led him to search the holy scriptures of India. Like all of his generation, I look at different Masters, Gurus, and writers this world so rich knowledge and self-realization.Was the time appeared Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Guru Maharaji, Shree Rajneesh and of course Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.Literature was amazing, with texts as the third eye Lobsang Rampa, the saga of Hermann Hesse, the self-help and awakening the mind of Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne W. Dyer. Literary gurus as Ramacharaka. Paramahansa Yogananda and Yoga systems.In music by the grace of George Harrison of The Beatles, rang for the first time for many Hare Krishna mantra and with it the music of Ravi Shankar Hindu.It was that desire for knowledge that led him to seek the way to practice this teaching and thus enter the ashram of his spiritual master, receiving its inception in September 1976 in Buenos Aires. And the second brahminical initiation, where he received the sacred thread and Gayatri mantras, in mid-1977.His main job was to open knowledge centers and the printing and distribution of books of his Master. In recent years he has dedicated himself to compiling Vedic knowledge - Knowledge books of ancient India - being at this time the greatest authority regarding this discipline is concerned.In the final part of this book you will find most of his works, many of which have been translated into the most important languages of the world.