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From Subhamoy Das, About.com
Swastika is the symbol of auspiciousness and good fortune - - literally, "It is well." The right-angled arms of this ancient sun-sign denote the indirect way that Divinity is apprehended: by intuition and not by intellect.
Reproduced with permission from the Himalayan Academy©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
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