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Whether it be called a mandala, as with Tibetan Buddhism, or a yantra, as with Tantrik Hinduism, it consists of a geometrical design, or a linear diagram, or some non-human, non-animal, non-pictorial representation by a drawing which is taken as a symbol of God, or of the higher self. Concentrated attention upon it is supposed to lead man closer to this self, like any other form of worship.

-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 5 : Visualizations, Symbols > # 64