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- Yantras (Seal)
The Yantra is related to the mystery of the mind.
Meditation helps one to fully understand the universal laws. By
understanding the universal laws and following their orders one
can create a Yantra. One can also set the rules and organize them
so that they will fit with the natural forces around us. To the non-
believer, a Yantra is only a superstition. To the faithful, it
represents a miniature cosmos in which Vairocana Buddha (the
Creator) resides above and in the center, surrounded by the Gods
and Saints.
Seeing the Yantra is like seeing the emblem of Buddha.
The thoughts about Buddha should constantly be in one's mind.
The power of the Buddhas will manifest through the person
because of the worship, the faith, the prayers and the vows to
follow the Buddhas' wisdom and virtue path. From this, the
devoted person will get whatever he wishes, and the ability to
perform miracles to convert others.
Because it is a very hard subject to master, the practitioner
of the Yantras must devote great effort in researching it through
meditation. Even the advanced practitioner of the True Words
Sect (Shingon sect) is unable to know all the Yantras completely.
The Mantra, Mudra, and Yantra are the perfect tools and
the sacred codes to perform the magic generally used to preserve
good teachings and to stop false ones.
Once the practitioner understands the meaning of the
Mantra, the Mudra and Yantra, he will be able to discover the
three mysteries of the body, speech and mind by forming the
Mudra, reciting the Dharani and focusing his Mind on the Yantra.
The practice of the Three Secrets will protect him and others. He
can also transmit it to his disciple. When he practices the Three