A Quick Overview of Vastu Shastra

Since ancient times, Vastu has been implemented while constructing residential, commercial and religious structures. Many of us believe that Vastu Shastra will help you in changing your future or kill the evil powers or curses, which is not true. Vastu shastra is a science that helps you in building a structure which allows you to absorb all the positive forces from the environment.

In our environment 5 elements exist, they are,

Aakash (Space)

Agni (Fire)

Jal (Water)

Vayu (Air)

Bhumi (Earth)… and every element have its own significance in our life. Vastu helps us in structure planning so that we can fetch maximum out of every component.

When you consult  Vastu shastra Expert, he tells you to build the bed room, dinning area, kitchen etc. in particular direction. It’s because, there is a significance of 5 elements in our life and depending upon their reception on the plot, position of every room is decided.

All the five elements have strong relation with each other and Vastu balance their relation with person and materials. A quick overview for placement of different rooms in the house

• North – treasury
• Northeast – prayer room
• East – bathroom
• Southeast – kitchen
• South – bedroom
• Southwest – armory
• West – dining room
• Northwest – cowshed.

It is often said that to make our structure Vastu compliance, we can either use Yantra / Crystals or demolish the structure to reconstruct it. However, there are way outs which you can adopt by consulting Vastu expert or getting important Vastu tips from him.

Some handy tips to analyze how compliance your house is to the Vastu

-         There should be an open courtyard in the center of the house. If not available, living room should over more of the central zone of the building

-         Entrance from north east zone

-         Kitchen should be in South East Corner

-         Bed room should be in Southern, Western or south-west corner

-         Toilets should be south and south-east, south and south-west, west and south-west, west and north –west.

-         Number of risers in the staircase should be in odd number

-         Pooja room should be in the North-east zone. Its door should have double shutters and four frames.

-         All the roof and floor level should slope towards North, East and North-east corner

-         Using motifs like images of Gods in decoration of doors is prohibited

Myths of Meditation Busted

Fashion of practicing Meditation is going viral these days. Our stressful work environment, ‘not-so healthy’ life style, increasing level of aggression could be possible reasons behind this.

While many of us say blunt ‘No’ to meditation, because we don’t have time or we are unable to follow strict rules of meditation.

Wait a minute… Strict rules of Meditation? What’s that? Are there actually some strict rules of meditation?

Definitely NO.

There are some perceptions about meditation which we have made in our minds. Let’s talk about them one by one and you tell us which myth about meditation you are living with.

# 1 Meditation can be done only in defined hours of the day

Many of us prefer to wake up late in the morning (come on, I am not lazy, it’s just… I work late night :) ) and feel it’s too late to meditate now. Don’t worry; there is no fixed time to meditate. You can do it in any hour of the day, whenever you get time; even 10 minutes are fine to start with. So, now on… if you are traveling in bus, car, or have spare time in office, after cooking your lunch; promise yourself to spare 10 minutes for meditating.

#2 While meditating, ignore the sounds around you

Try telling your brain, not to hear the noise of truck going outside the window while meditating… Your brain will think about only that noise and even visualize the truck; this is the tendency of our brain. So, accept all the sounds and activities that are happening around you and do not try to ignore them… it requires effort and makes your brain more tired instead of relaxing it.

#3 Meditation = Concentration

Meditation does not mean concentration; Guideline by Best Astrologers rather it improves our power to concentrate. For the beginning, just take long breaths and pay attention to every breath going in and out. If you are experiencing some disturbances from your surrounding, let them come and you keep on paying attention to your breathing.

#4 While meditating, you will have a journey through heaven

How illogical is this! How can you have journey through heaven by just breathing? Please keep one thing in mind, meditation is a practice of releasing emotional toxicity, it’s no magic!

#5 Meditation can be done only with soothing music 

Many of us buy transcend music C.Ds and cassettes to meditate, because we believe meditation is impossible without this. Any music genre can help you in meditating, provided you like it. To many, soft rock soothes; to others, instrumental transcend music; to some, hip-hop; choice of music for meditation may vary from person to person.

Mediation is a way of relaxing mind and body. You can do it at any time of the day with any sort of music or without music. 

Just One tip, do not meditate after taking your meal, there is no side effect… but you may doze off.

Happy Meditation!!!

P.S. – Don’t forget to tell us which myths about meditation you are living with.