Question: What exactly is a yantra?
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sadhguru: A yantra literally means a machine. A machine is a combination of very purposeful forms. For example, a computer is a product of our minds, but still, if we are asked to multiply 1736 with 13,343, we reach for a calculator – a yantra. It is not that the calculation is not possible in the mind, but this purposeful form or yantra allows us to use our body in a much better way. Even though you already have the body – the most sophisticated yantra – with you, it is possible to perform different types of activities better with specific machines for those activities.
The process of building temples was fundamentally to create a powerful yantra for everyone. But maintaining many public spaces has become difficult in today’s world, so more private things are being created.
Question: What benefits does being in a yantra’s presence bring? Is it only for the spiritually-inclined or are there more material benefits?
Sadhguru: Yantras are tools to enhance our life in different dimensions. They are made for specific purposes and different types of yantras reverberate in different ways. Looking at the kind of energy that is to be created, we can create that kind of yantra. The most basic yantra is a simple triangle. An upward facing triangle is one kind of yantra, a downward facing triangle is another kind. You can mix them in many different ways and make a variety of yantras.
For example, the Bhairavi Yantra is meant for the enhancement of one’s wellbeing. Whatever you do, you can do it much better with the assistance of the Bhairavi Yantra. It is a very powerful, personalized tool that creates a certain space and an atmosphere so that your wellbeing is naturally taken care of. It is for those who are actively involved in businesses, careers and family life, and want to do many things in the world.
One of the main things that does not allow a human being to find his full potential is friction. Friction need not necessarily mean that you get into a fight with someone. But when you try to be active in a big way, it builds up around you. How low friction levels are kept determines how far you will endure. If friction increases, you will want to stay away from activity or you will get into one big mess. It does not matter how important a certain goal is for you, if friction happens every day when you step out and try to do something, you will slowly develop an aversion to that very dear goal of yours. I would say 80% of human beings have hugely curtailed the possibility of what they could do in their life simply because they cannot deal with the friction they naturally generate when they get into brisk activity. It is not a very smart way to deal with it because instead of bringing lubrication, you are keeping the engine off.
We have created the Bhairavi Yantra for those who want to lubricate their actions with the Grace of the Devi so that you can take up things and not get into friction. Her Grace will take care of that.
Question: Linga Bhairavi offers two yantras. You spoke about the Bhairavi Yantra. How is the other one – the Avighna Yantra – different?
Sadhguru: Essentially it is just one. The other one is just a question of size. We estimated that if the homes are anywhere between 2000-2500 sq. ft., the Bhairavi Yantra would do. For homes larger than that, we said this is not enough and we offered the Avighna. Avighna also has a slightly more business-like attitude towards it, more for success and prosperity. Whatever a human being is trying to do, there are always various obstacles. Whether one is able to cross the obstacles or not is the measure of success that one has in one’s life. Avighna Yantra is designed to bulldoze the obstacles in one’s life. It is a certain form that takes the obstacles away.