The Secrets of Vastu Shastra: A Beginner's Guide to Checking the Vastu of Your Home

 Introduction

Vastu Shastra, an ancient Indian science, focuses on creating harmonious living spaces that promote health, happiness, and prosperity. If you're keen on harnessing positive energies in your home, it's essential to ensure that your living space aligns with Vastu principles. Checking the Vastu of your house is a pivotal step towards inviting positivity and abundance into your life.

Understanding Vastu Shastra

Vastu Shastra revolves around the belief that the design and layout of a building can influence the flow of energy within it. By adhering to Vastu guidelines, individuals aim to harmonize the five elements - earth, water, fire, air, and space - to create a conducive environment for living.

Assessing the Vastu of Your Home

Entrance

The entrance of your home serves as the gateway for energy to enter. It should be well-lit, clutter-free, and inviting to allow positive energy to flow effortlessly into your living space.

Living Room

The living room is where family members gather to connect and unwind. Ensure that furniture is placed in a manner that promotes conversation and fosters a sense of togetherness.

Kitchen

The heart of any home, the kitchen should be clean, well-organized, and situated in the southeast corner to enhance positivity and abundance in your life.

Bedroom

The bedroom is a sanctuary for rest and rejuvenation. Position your bed in a way that allows for a clear view of the entrance and ensures that you get a good night's sleep.

Colors and Decor

Incorporate Vastu-compliant colors and decor elements to create a harmonious ambiance that promotes positivity and well-being in your home.

Conclusion

Checking the Vastu of your house is a transformative journey towards creating a space that nurtures your mind, body, and soul. By aligning your living environment with Vastu principles, you can invite an abundance of positive energies that enhance your overall well-being and quality of life. Embrace the wisdom of Vastu Shastra and watch as your home becomes a sanctuary of positivity and prosperity.

Medicinal plants and its usefulness

 Medicinal plants with medicinal values help people to prevent diseases, maintain health or cure ailments. In one form or another, they benefit virtually everyone on Earth. Most of the plants erected for medicinal purposes and not for ornamental purposes. The plants provide health boosting uniqueness, temporary relief, and symptomatic problems have curative properties.

The description and usefulness of some of the medicinal plants are hereunder:

 

Aloe Vera


Aloe, a popular houseplant, has a long history as a versatile remedy. Commonly known as Aloe Vera, the plant can be apply on cuts and burns for instant relief. Aloe Vera is an acaulescent or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 60–100 cm (24–39 in) tall, spreading by offsets. The leaves are lancelike, bulky and plump, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white patches on the upper and lower leaf surfaces.

The margin of the leaf is erose (irregular notches) and has small white teeth. The flowers produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm (35 in) tall, each flower drooping, with a yellow tubular corolla 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) long. Like other Aloe species, Aloe Vera forms arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis that let have the plant superior contact to mineral nutrients in soil.

Aloe Vera has many medicinal values. Aloe Vera comprises over 20 minerals that are essential for the growth of the human body. The human body needs 22 amino acids for good health - eight of which are necessary because the body cannot produce them. Aloe Vera comprises of eight necessary amino acids and 11 of the 14 are secondary amino acids. Aloe Vera holds Vitamins like A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E.

In India, Aloe Vera maintain youth, due to its positive effects on the skin. Hence, it is known as ghee kunvar or ghee kumaari.


Amaltas

Amaltaas is one of the most attractive tropical trees with grape bunches like yellow gold flowers. The flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. A tropical ornamental tree with a trunk embodied in hard reddish wood, growing up to 40 feet tall. The wood is hard and heavy which used for cabinet - work, inlay work, etc.

The fruits are dark-brown cylindrical pods, also 2' long, which also hold the flattish, brown seeds (up to 100 in one pod). These seeds are in cells, each bearing a single seed. A postal stamp issued by Indian Postal Department to honor this tree.

Amaltas has many medicinal uses. Amaltas has sweet blackish pulp of the seedpod that used as mild laxative. Juice of Leaves - cures Ringworms, Facial paralysis, Rheumatism (leaves are rubbed on the affected parts). One of the best laxative is very useful in constipation, flatulence, worm infestation, skin diseases.


Arjun


Arjun – the Ayurvedic herb in particular seen in Himalayan forests region, Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh of India. Arjun is found in dry hilly area in the form of rows of several plants by the side of water bodies - rivers, streams and ravines. It is also used for ornamental purposes and gives shades in many parts of India.

In Indian mythology, Arjun is Sita's favourite tree. The tree attracts lot of attention for the reason that of its connection with mythology and its many uses. Arjuna is a bulky, evergreen tree, with a spreading crown and loose branches. Flowers are small, white, and occur on long hanging flower cluster. Flowering time of the tree is April-July, in Indian environment. Fruit is 2.3-3.5 cm long, fibrous woody, hairless and has five hard wings, striated with numerous curved veins.

Arjun has many medicinal uses. Every part of the tree has positive medicinal properties. Arjun holds an esteemed position in Ayurvedic medicine. According to Ayurveda, Arjun is useful in fractures, ulcers, heart diseases, biliousness, urinary discharges, asthma, tumors, leucoderma, anemia, and excessive perspiration etc.

Medicinal plants comprise of a significant natural prosperity of a country. They play a noteworthy role in offering primary health care services to people. They serve as healing agents as well as vital raw materials for the manufacture of traditional and modern medicine. Considerable amount of foreign exchange can be generated by exporting medicinal plants to other countries. In this way, native medicinal plants play momentous role of an economy of a country.

Vaastu and tension free living

Vaastu is a new way of living to create a pleasant, healthy living space be it housing, commercial, industrial or educational premises. Vaastu concentrate on space, ventilation, light, colors and energy flows. As a result, physical health gets better. Vaastu produces the emotion of well being, unlocks tension, and creates a tension free nourishing atmosphere by balancing elements and cosmic forces. 

Vaastu also supports the desire to live honestly and encourages spiritual urges. A few of the benefits of Vaastu are sound sleep, peace of mind, feeling full of energy, healthy and positive frame of mind and increased creativity.

The most astonishing fact is that even though being in science age people are still attracted towards Vaastu Shastra, and this shows its importance. It will not be wrong to say that with the passing time its reputation will grow. Satirically, Vaastu Shastra has evolved as a collection of planning principles for a healthy living that based on the knowledge base of the time. 

Vaastu Shastra equated with principles of Yoga as they both work on flow of energy. To attain the happiness, peace and wealth, one must follow the principles of Vaastu.

Geographical location of a region involves the environment and so the Vaastu principles. Some countries like – Japan, USA, and UK etc are much advanced, developed and prosperous while others are backward or in developing stage. Why is it so? For example – The land of Japan is on the North – East direction of the Earth, which is believed as most favorable direction according to Vaastu Shastra.

The Eastern face of Japan is widespread way - stretch and open. Therefore, Japan gets full advantage of rays of the Sun. This is the main reason that country like Japan is rich and affluent.

Country like India has Himalayan range from North to Northeast side, the placement is against the Vaastu Shastra principles, and thus there is lots of poverty in India. Three side of India's land is covered with water and that's southwest, southeast side, and this position makes it vulnerable to face the attacks from foreign empires. One thing that makes India famous is that slope is towards east side, which is a very favorable and auspicious sign.

Within India, question arise that why is so that the Tirupati Balaji Temple is famous worldwide and other temples situated in the same regions are not as famous as Tirupati Balaji. The main reason behind this is Vaastu Shastra – perfect construction on proper land. Tirupati Balaji is famous because it is build according to principles of Vaastu Shastra.

Vaastu is a practical science. Over the 5000 years, based on the information in the Vedas, repeated studies on a number of buildings, offices, temples, houses, and apartments have shown a positive connection between the function of Vaastu principles and success from Vedic periods to modern times. It can broadly apply to various man-made landmasses, temples, factories, homes, office buildings and corporate headquarters.

Channel of cosmic power

 The puranas and other mythology books describing Great Cosmic Power, spirit into demonstration says that in the Beginning only the Sun (as the Creator of the Universe) was the master of the sky. He was worshipped and adored by all beings. The sages (rishis) begged the mighty Sun (Surya) to create more worlds and offered him soma, a sacred plant (or the divine nectar) as sacrifice.

Then Surya used his power in order to manifest the worlds (lokas or bhuvanas). This Supreme Energy thus assumed a shape of its own as the splendid manifestation of the Great Cosmic Power Bhuvaneshwari, Governess of all worlds or Mistress of the three worlds or in other words, the earth or the physical dimension, the atmosphere or the astral dimension and the sky or the heavenly dimension. It is also said that this form of the Supreme Energy, Shakti was not manifested until the moment of creation.


Other writings speak of Lokas (the worlds) as the divisions of the universe representing the delicate worlds corresponding to the consciousness level of the beings inhabiting them. Generally here we are talking about a division into three fundamental worlds, Triloka, or the Sky, the Earth and the Infernal world or in other words the Divine, the Intermediary and the Inferior world. 

Another classifying mentions the seven higher worlds: Bhur Loka – the Earth; Bhuvar Loka – the space between the Earth and the Sun, the realm of the sages; Svar Loka –Indra’s sky; Mahar Loka – the realm of the great saints; Jnana Loka – country of Brahma’s sons; Tatar Loka – residence of the Vairaja class (Vira-s) and Satya Loka or Brahma Loka –Brahma’s residence that once reached generates liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth. Seven inferior worlds correspond to these seven higher worlds called Patala. 

Samhita and Vedanta philosophical schools also mention eight Loka or higher and inferior regions: 1. Brahma Loka, the world of the supreme gods; 2. Pitri Loka, the realm of the sages; 3. Soma Loka, the realm of the world and planets; 4. Indra Loka, the world of the inferior deities; 5. Gandharva Loka, the realm of the celestial spirits; 6. Rakshasa Loka, the relam of raksha-s; 7. Zaksha Loka, Zaksha’s realm; 8. Pisacha Loka, the realm of demons and devils.


The cosmic power of a living being which keeps on flowing in the form of craving and lust is to be preserved inside the internal discipline of living being. Like the interior subtlest nature, the cosmic power is to be thrown back into the internal discipline and stopped for moving towards unconscious mind and sense organs of the living being. 

There after the power is to be fully awakened in the internal discipline. The force of craving and lust of unconscious mind is to be pulled up in the coil of one’s own internal discipline. The discharge and dissemination of cosmic power is to be stopped.


In the beginning of the Universe there was only “Word”. A universal cycle of existence begins with a divine utterance of a word, an idea brought forth by different religions, for instance, for the Hindus this creative word was AUM; for the Greeks a Logos and so on. A word is composed of letters; and each letter, in the cosmological type of symbolism, stands for a particular cosmic power. 

Astrology can be considered as an expression of such an ancient tradition, for the birth-chart of an individual is the sacred name, the "word in the beginning," the individual mantra of this individual born at a particular time and a particular place on the globe. These sounds correspond to certain positions of the Moon in the 360-degree Zodiac. There are 108 different Vedic Sounds (4 per star). Usually, if the person's birth date is unknown, then this method of determining the transit influences is used.  


The power of creation and procreation acquire strength of cosmic power. Brahmacharya is atonement with the power of creation and procreation. It is the state where any can seek and find and know the absolute illumined Truth of anything upon which they wish to focus their attention. 

It is the space where divine Unconditional Love for all divine souls and all life ever created by God is part of the natural ambiance.  And it is the space in which the divine Cosmic Power of God, the All That Is, is available for those in Oneness to create Peace, Truth, Love, Harmony, Abundance, and Perfection here on Earth.


A disciple of meditation is to avoid circulated of power of creation and procreation in order to promote power of strength of cosmic power. He is to be connubial to chastity in thought, word and deed. A disciple of meditation is enjoyed upon to preserve chastity through the practice and cultivation of various yogic exercises and disciplines. 

The cultivation and disciplining of the virtue of power of creation and procreation augments, enhances and promotes strength of cosmic power. The keeping and maintenance of character like that of the chastity, equivalent to the practice of power of creation and procreation.


At the moment of a child’s first breath, the basic rhythm of his total organism — blood circulation, breathing, and probably some sort of rhythm of nerve electricity (prana in Sanskrit) is set by some mysterious power, the creative power that emanates from the entire solar system. 


The birth-chart remains as a fundamental name, throughout the life cycle as an unchanging formula which represents the true individuality of this particular human being. The birth-chart is a word of which the planets are the letters. It may be said to be the resonance of the newborn organism to the powerful vibrations of the cosmic word and the acceptance by this organism of its particular place and function in the universe. 

The positions of the planets (Sun and Moon included) change constantly and continuously throughout the life of the individual human being, and these changes will have a finite impact upon his development. In every moment in time, a different arrangement of all matter takes place in the universe; and that arrangement is never repeated again ever, simply because time never wait for anyone.


Cosmologies cover many of the same concerns also addressed by religious cosmology and philosophical cosmology, such as the origin, purpose, and destiny of the universe and of consciousness and the nature of existence. For this reason it is sometimes difficult to distinguish where religion or philosophy end and esotericism or occultism begins. However, mysterious cosmology is distinguished from religion in its more sophisticated construction and reliance on intellectual understanding rather than faith, and from philosophy in its emphasis on techniques of psycho-spiritual transformation.

Examples of mysterious cosmologies can be found in Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Tantra (especially Kashmir Shaivism), Kabbalah, Sufism, the teachings of Jacob Boehme, The Urantia Book, the Sant Mat/Surat Shabda Yoga tradition, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, The Cosmic Tradition of Max Theon and his wife, Max Heindel (The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception), elements of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, Meher Baba, the Fourth Way propounded by Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, PaGaian Cosmology and many current New Age teachings.