By Emma Perkins

Vastu Shastra is the Vedic study of architecture, which follows certain principles and is aligned with certain beliefs. It is akin to the Oriental belief of Feng Shui Decorating. Vastu rests on the conception that every living and non-living thing on Earth has a soul. And souls react to the magnetic forces covering the Earth. By following the Vastu Shastra principles people believe they stay in harmony with the cosmic energy, thus positively affecting their lives.

Interestingly, Vastu states that matter is made of five basic elements. They are earth, water, fire, wind and ether or vacuum. These elements can be recognized as the basis of many types of beliefs. The already mentioned Feng Shui is one of them, and the other is of course astrology that also has ‘fire’, ‘water’, ‘earth’ and ‘wind’ signs.

So, if one wants a house to aid in the general well-being, health, happiness and prosperity of its occupants, then House Vastu is one of the ways in which this can be done.

House Vastu dictates how your home should be built, what direction the doors and windows should open, what are the ingredients that should or should not be used in the construction of certain rooms, and what furniture should be placed where in the house. To sum it up, one can easily leave it upon Vastu to design and set one’s house!

The concepts of Vastu rely on the tenets that combination of aforesaid elements can be made to aid in one’s over all well-being in the world. Hence, advices may range from refraining to use river-mud while constructing one’s puja-room, or placing the bed in the bedroom in a North-South direction. And if a river flows in the vicinity of the house, then what should be the direction of the rooms and doors and windows.

While a number of Vastu instructions can be explained scientifically, some ambiguities remain, which can easily be credited to the long time-difference between the era in which it would have been created and the present age.

As can be seen, Vastu Shastra covers a major part of one’s lifestyle. And as it happens with every all encompassing subject, the followers of Vastu are many. Builders take care to follow the advice of Vastu-gurus before finalizing a design for any prospective building, as a considerable number of buyers and clients tend to follow Vastu Shastra.

The ancient science is so popular among some firm believers that it can become a matter of deciding upon the sale or rent of any major architectural construction. This makes Vastu a major mover of market and real estate dealings. All in all, Vastu Shastra is an important moving force in Indian architecture, and major parts of the clientele consider the Vastu-friendliness of the dealing.

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i want an expert to suggest me vastu measures to be taken to improve my business and overall prosperity.
please let me know what details are required to be given in this regard

Well, my dad is a vastu expert and i know plenty myself. The most important thing is having the door or entrance facing the north. If there is a road leading straight into the door, then your business will fail. The road should curve, and not go straight into the door. Next, the retention pond, pool or lake should be in the north or east. Never have water or a dowanward slope in the south or west. tall structures and trees should be located in the south or west. If there are large tress in the west and south, then that is very good. Your main study desk should be facing north or east, or you will make terrible decisions. This information is very important, in comparison to the insides of the house.

Other information inculdes that when you sleep, your head should be facing the south or west and head should face the north. This is important for health
The direction of the toilet is also important for health and should face the north of east.
The entrance to a room should be east or north

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