Anahata's Yantra Symbol

A yantra is a geometric symbol or design that is usually used as an aid to meditation. The image above is Anahata's symbol. Yantra symbols in yoga are lotus flowers. Each chakra has a different symbol with a varying number of petals. Anahata's symbol has 12 petals around a circle. Inside the circle are two triangles intersecting to make a six-pointed star. One triangle is pointing upwards and the other is facing downwards. When the energy of this chakra flows up, our feelings are expressed as love and pure devotion. But when it flows down, that is when we are filled with jealousy and sadness. These triangles also form a shatkona, which is a symbol used to represent the union of the masculine and feminine form. 

Each petal usually has a different syllable on it. The syllables in sanskrit are kam, kham, gam, gham, ngam, cham, chham, jam, jham, nyam, tam, and tham. In english they are lust, fraud, indecision, repentance, hope, anxiety, longing, imaprtiality, arrogance, incompetence, discrimination, and defiance.


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