Choosing and beginning
- How to choose a yantra, by intention. Which card the tradition pairs with wealth, savings, trade, study, devotion, courage or a graha, and where families keep it.
- How to use a yantra. Seven steps at home, about thirty minutes, ideally at sunrise: cleanse it, light a diya, chant its bija mantra and set a sankalpa.
How a yantra compares
- Yantra and amulet compared. A yantra is kept with its mantra and a daily practice; an amulet is worn for what it stands for.
- Yantra and rudraksha compared. A rudraksha is a seed worn on the body or strung as a mala; a yantra is a diagram kept for one intention. Many devotees keep both.
Festivals and pilgrimage
- Yantras for Diwali. Begin the Mahalaxmi card at the Lakshmi Puja, with Kuber or Ashtalakshmi beside it, and when to order.
- Dhanteras: which yantra to buy. Which card for the evening puja of Lakshmi and Kuber, how to begin it at home, and the last day to order.
- Akshaya Tritiya: which yantra. Which card to begin for a new venture, a new home or study, and the morning window.
- Hindu pilgrimage circuits of India. The Char Dham, the Jyotirlingas, the Shakti Peethas and Saptapuri, and how to plan a yatra.