Vastu Shastra Principles
by SCBA
Many factors in life of a
human being are govern by his fate, karma and Vastu of the place where he/she
lives and work.
Apart from karma of a person,
fate and Vastu affects life's quality.
It is important to follow Vastu Shastra guidelines while
constructing a house, shop or any other place as it changes a man's destiny for
betterment.
Science behind Vastu Shastra
We have observed how car is
or a plane is designed, it has front part lower than rear part to overcome the
wind resistance when in speed. Similarly, our earth is moving around sun in its
own axis with a tilt of 23.5 degree from west to east, if our building is lower
on east and higher on west, only than it will be able to withstand the
resistance of wind easily and get filled with positive energy from North - East
leading to peace and prosperity of the inmates. To understand Vastu all one
needs is a little knowledge about Astronomy to reap its benefit.
Principles behind Vastu
Shastra
As we all know that Sun is
the most important celestial body which radiates light and heat and is the
reason for existence of life on earth; that’s why Sun is known as the “Soul
of Universe” in ancient Indian texts.
The principles of Vastu Shastra
allow humans to use limitless energy of Sun in best possible way.
The earth, which is our planetary home, is like a mother and is a
treasure-house for all comforts and happiness which a human cannot find
anywhere else.
Sun Effect
Sunlight has two spectra
1) Visible Spectrum: It consists of 7 main colors called
VIBGYOR which stand for Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.
These colors have deep psychological effect on person's mood and should be used
sensibly to create positive environment.
2) Invisible Spectrum : It consists of Ultra violet rays which are
shorter in length, invisible, they kill bacteria and aid in the synthesis of
Vitamin D in our bodies and secondly Infra-red rays which have longer wave length
and cause for the heat of the sunlight
Importance of Sun
Sun illuminates the Earth and it sustains life. There are 3
reasons why sun is considered as life giving ORB
1) Sustain life on earth by process called Photosynthesis. All
living things gets oxygen and animals get food from the plants.
2) Illuminates the Earth and is the reason we are able to see.
When the sunlight falls on a coloured object, it reflects the light of the
object's colour into our eyes while all other colours are absorbed into that
object, giving us the perception of the colour.
- Weight
loss by water retention
- Good
for liver as it detoxify the liver, doctor recommend exposing jaundiced
new born baby to morning sunlight
- Increase
endurance and muscle tone
- Good
for healing
- Kills
germs by UV rays
- Increases
alertness by boosting serotonin levels which help a body to stay alert
- Normalize
blood sugar
- Positive
effect on cholesterol
- Lowers
Blood pressure
- Endorphins
increment in our blood creates feeling of wellbeing in us and reduces the
incidence of depressive conditions.
- Good
for immune system
Since Sun is proven very important and essential to human being in
day to day life, Vastu Shastra takes consideration of Sunlight for designing of
the buildings from place to place, sunrise to sunset and from season to season
in the design of buildings
Some broad ideas I am sharing with you, which we will discuss in detail
in my coming up blogs.
1) Water Source and wells: The water source is preferred on east
and north sides so that the UV rays can kill germs and purify the water.
2) Kitchen: The kitchen platform on eastern side so that morning
sunrays can destroy germs and prevent food from spoiling moreover the person
who is cooking the food is also exposed to the useful morning sunlight.
3) Windows: Wall should be thicker on south and west side to reduce heat and there should be more windows on north and east side to allow constant sunlight
4) Toilet and storerooms: These lesser used rooms should be placed
in west side, as it tends to get hot and these rooms act as buffers to the
house to get heated up. Since these rooms are getting heat, so these rooms are
always free from moisture germs and fungus and all dried up.
5) Obstacles : These should be no obstacles, high compound wall or
tall tree on north and east side of building.
6) Balconies, Terraces and Open space: All these desirable should
be north and east to have morning sunlight.
7) Trees: It is advisable to have tall trees in south and west
direction as it protect house from direct sunlight and give pure oxygenated air
to inmates.
Earth Magnetic Field also taken in Vastu Shastra with scientific
Explanation some of the examples I am sharing.
One should never sleep with head in the North
The Scientific Explanation –"Since the Earth’s magnetic North pole
(situated near the geographic South) is stronger and has a positive
effect on humans, especially on their brains, one should always try to
sleep or sit with the head in the South. Also, because the magnetic South
pole (located near the Earth’s geographic North) has a negative
effect, we must avoid sleeping with our heads in the North. "
When sitting at the dining table or in
the living room, one should sit facing East, North or West but avoid sitting
facing South.
The Scientific Reasoning –"When you sit facing
South, your head is effectively in the North and your feet in the South.
So, this causes the negative effect described above."
In the Puja room avoid idols
facing north because then the worshipper has to face South which is not
advisable.
The Scientific Reason –"When a worshiper sits facing South, his
feet are towards the South and his head is in the North. This causes the
negative effect explained above."
Earth Energy or Cosmic energy effect
In Vastu, the movement of cosmic energy also called ‘prana’
through a 4-sided building is believed to be similar to the flow of energy
across the Earth. It flows in a definite direction – from the North-East
direction towards the South-East and North-West corners before heading to the
South-West. Keeping this flow in mind, Vastu Shastra prescribes an ideal plan
called the “Vastu Purusha Mandala” to ensure that the ‘prana’ or
‘cosmic energy’ moves smoothly through a building and around it.
There are invisible energy
lines which run in all four directions and generate effects on human body at
the cellular level and control the organs of human body. Since the structure is
placed above the earth it tends to break this electromagnetic field, in order
to maintain equilibrium we need to design the structure in proper manner so
that this energy flows harmoniously.
Vastu Shastra is based on various natural energies which are there in atmosphere.
- Cosmic energy
- Wind energy
- Light energy
- Magnetic energy
- Thermal energy
- Electric energy
- Earth energy
- Solar Energy
- Sky energy
Utilization of these energies gives us pleasure, peace, prosperity and money in life
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