Rajendar Menen - Benefits of Vaastu and Feng Shui

Benefits of

Vaastu

&

Peng Shui

Rajendar Menen

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ISBN 978-93-813845-3-4

Edition: April 2011

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D EDICATION

MAY GOOD VAASTU AND PENG SHUI GUIDE
ALL THE GODDESSES WHO BROKE BREAD
WITH ME ALONG THE WAY.

T here are billions of words on Vaastu and Feng Shui. There are also several score practitioners and theorists who have taken great pains in their interpretation of these sciences. We would like to specially acknowledge the contributions of Wendy Hobson and Juliet Pegrum, among others. They have taken enormous effort to explain the complexities in everyday language.

V aastu and Feng Shui are household names today. Suddenly, almost out of nowhere, like an ancient prophecy come alive, they have emerged out of the closet and taken the world by storm. Both have ancient origins. Both have been conceived in the womb of two of the most ancient civilisations in the world; Vaastu is Indian and Feng Shui is Chinese in origin. And both have many similarities and one end: to make life happier, healthier and more prosperous for those who follow the principles.

There are hundreds of thousands of books, websites, shops and outlets all over the world selling Feng Shui and Vaastu information and merchandise. Practitioners have become well-known newspaper columnists and merchandise has travelled to homes across the globe.

The twenty-first century has seen many new developments. The world has now woken up to the immense possibilities of maximising the human potential. Man has realised that with the right diet, the right exercise, the right medication and the right environment, he can give his life a longer and more fruitful lease. Vaastu and Feng Shui fall squarely into this paradigm of evolution, growth and betterment.

Writing a book on Vaastu and Feng Shui is not easy. There are several complexities that need to be unravelled and a lot depends on the interpretation of the practitioner. However, a strong thread of common sense runs through both, and that helps. While there are millions of words on the subject, Wendy Hobson and Juliet Pegrum were illuminating in their interpretation of the subject.

We hope this book helps you understand the science better as we have dealt a lot on the origins. We also hope that it stirs your curiosity to know more about the subject and make effective changes in your everyday life. The idea simply is to help you fulfil your potential in every way and lead a happier, healthier and more prosperous life.

Let the everlasting air and light make comfortable the house that is built up with skill and knowledge and measured and erected by learned architects.

Atharva Veda

Among the oldest literary works known to man written around 2500 BC, the Vedas mention gods directly related to Vaastu Vidya (knowledge of Vaastu). The Hindu triad of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and their wives are important to Vaastu. Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu, is the Goddess of Fortune and she attracts wealth. Saraswati, wife of Brahma, is the Goddess of Science and Wisdom. Of course, the most popular Indian deity is Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva and Parvati.

In the Hindu pantheon of gods and goddesses, Shiva is the creator and destroyer. He is depicted with a blue throat and his sacred animal is Nandi, the bull. He has four arms, usually holding a bow, a club, a drum and a noose. His symbol is the Ungarn or phallus, which emerges from the female yoni.

Vishnu has ten major incarnations: Matsya, Kurma, Varcha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parsurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. He is depicted with his consort, Lakshmi, resting on a lotus. His sacred animal is Garuda, which is half man, half bird.

Brahma is the symbol of creation connected with the origin of the universe. He has four faces of which only three are visible. They represent the four Vedas. His four hands denote the four directions and hold a rosary, water pot, book, sceptre, spoon, bow or lotus. The swan is his vehicle.

Ganesh, perhaps the most popular Indian god, has an elephants head, four to ten arms, and a round belly. His vehicle is a rat and he holds a rope, an axe, a goad and a dish of sweetmeats. The fourth hand is in the boon-giving position. Lord Ganesh is the destroyer of obstacles and is also known as the God of Wisdom.

Vaastu Vidya is ancient Indian knowledge. The word Vaastu means to dwell and Vidya means science and so, quite literally, Vaastu Vidya is the sacred science related to designing and building houses. Vaastu is rooted in Vedic philosophy and is considered by experts and practitioners to be the distant ancestor of Feng Shui, the Chinese art of geomancy, which we will be elaborating later in this book.

Both Vaastu and Feng Shui have the same goals - to restore the balance between the home and the cosmos bringing health, wealth and happiness to those who follow the principles, most of which are based on simple common sense. There may be an esoteric element to the science but it rests a lot on the interpretation of the practitioner one is consulting.

Vaastu believes that the external and the internal are interchangeable. According to Vaastu, the energies that govern the elements, like wind or fire, are similar to those that control the organs of the human body. According to Vaastu, when buildings echo the underlying cosmic principles, they vibrate in harmony with the universe. These vibrations also affect those who are housed in the building and can determine their health, wealth, happiness, progeny and prosperity.