Thursday, January 12, 2012

'Vasthu' - 'A Place of Dwelling'






The Sanskrit word 'Vasthu' means 'dwelling place' and it is derived from the root verb 'Vas' that means to 'dwell'. It is the mystic study of designing & positioning of architectural structures.

           Vasthu finds its references in Vedic knowledge and has come down to us through these years. It considers the five elements - Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Ether - as forces, which originate from a single source but have different characteristics. We are born out of them, we grow with them, we live in them, we are surrounded by them and we go back to them. So why not channelise them during 'life here'? Vasthu helps us utilize this energy to make our lives comfortable.

           Be it a home or office, factory or a commercial block, Vasthu shastra is known to reward the follower the benefits and protection from ill effect in life-be it economic, emotional or spiritual. Like any other science, Vasthu is considered rational (based on cause and effect) practical, normative (codified and governed by principle), utilitarian and universal.

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