The knowledge of YANTRA and the aspect of precision in design and planning
Bharat Bhushan - 16 July 2008
YANTRA - the design
It is often dismissed as ridiculous superstition. Usually, the free-thinkers label it as the irrational belief in the occult. There could be diverse ways and means of explaining what we thought we knew, except that we do not simply accept it as what it was, or is. It was, to put it plainly, ancient knowledge about the precision of design.
Old, really old, really really old, older than ancient. Much older than the vedas (c. 4000 BC at the earliest). Its out there, staring at us, from all the ancient structures, the ancient cities and settlements, from Stonehenge to the pyramids to the ancient astronomers and the very ancient seafarers. To do what they did, successfully and repeatedly, it required a simple art of precision - namely, geometry. Known in so many different perspectives, but as the most ancients termed it - YANTRA.
The ancient knowledge of YANTRA, known to a very few, grew later in different forms, only becoming known as the 'Geometry' that we recognise, in the past 500 years or less. Before you begin to google and wiki me wrong, for what I am about to describe and explain, it is not to be found in google or in the wiki, and you have to admit, in today's web world, that IS an achievement.
There are books that label YANTRA, and for that matter, MANTRA and TANTRA, as occult science. Similarly there could be many who would disagree that anything related to the occult, could not be science. I am not willing to be drawn into that argument. Argue what you will.
There does exist the knowlege of YANTRA, and there does exist ancient knowledge presenting and explaining various aspects of it. I am only going to attempt a convergence of the existence of ancient knowledge and explore the various aspects of systems that relate to the science of geometry and present the usefulness in 'planning'.
Planning? Planning what? well, simply, the systems of planning, from thought to ideas to concepts to hypothesis to postulates and thereon to multiple and multivariate systems of planning sciences, sports, structures or governments and governance. In contemporary times, planning is pitiably discussed in the myriad wordplay of the lexicon of management, organisations, corporate processes, quality systems, kaizen, and even, surprise of surprises - futuristics and minimalism. There is too much theory out there, and very little attempt to present the very early beginner's tools of precision - i.e., geometry in all aspects of planning. Namely, perfection.
Bharat Bhushan - 16 July 2008
YANTRA - the design
It is often dismissed as ridiculous superstition. Usually, the free-thinkers label it as the irrational belief in the occult. There could be diverse ways and means of explaining what we thought we knew, except that we do not simply accept it as what it was, or is. It was, to put it plainly, ancient knowledge about the precision of design.
Old, really old, really really old, older than ancient. Much older than the vedas (c. 4000 BC at the earliest). Its out there, staring at us, from all the ancient structures, the ancient cities and settlements, from Stonehenge to the pyramids to the ancient astronomers and the very ancient seafarers. To do what they did, successfully and repeatedly, it required a simple art of precision - namely, geometry. Known in so many different perspectives, but as the most ancients termed it - YANTRA.
The ancient knowledge of YANTRA, known to a very few, grew later in different forms, only becoming known as the 'Geometry' that we recognise, in the past 500 years or less. Before you begin to google and wiki me wrong, for what I am about to describe and explain, it is not to be found in google or in the wiki, and you have to admit, in today's web world, that IS an achievement.
There are books that label YANTRA, and for that matter, MANTRA and TANTRA, as occult science. Similarly there could be many who would disagree that anything related to the occult, could not be science. I am not willing to be drawn into that argument. Argue what you will.
There does exist the knowlege of YANTRA, and there does exist ancient knowledge presenting and explaining various aspects of it. I am only going to attempt a convergence of the existence of ancient knowledge and explore the various aspects of systems that relate to the science of geometry and present the usefulness in 'planning'.
Planning? Planning what? well, simply, the systems of planning, from thought to ideas to concepts to hypothesis to postulates and thereon to multiple and multivariate systems of planning sciences, sports, structures or governments and governance. In contemporary times, planning is pitiably discussed in the myriad wordplay of the lexicon of management, organisations, corporate processes, quality systems, kaizen, and even, surprise of surprises - futuristics and minimalism. There is too much theory out there, and very little attempt to present the very early beginner's tools of precision - i.e., geometry in all aspects of planning. Namely, perfection.
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