VASTUSHASTRA … misconceptions and blind believes…!

It’s been close to two years that I have blogged; this was the time I was introspecting and learning new areas of Quantum world / Metaphysics / Para science and questioning “WHY” for most of the unanswered questions, especially the remedies. No doubt the remedies work, but WHY and HOW… what is the science and logic behind it kept me busy researching. Now I am convinced, researched various case studies and spoke to many a people who have seen visible impact.

One the key take away from my study in the last two years is people falling in trap due to lack of knowledge / wisdom coupled with MISCONCEPTION and BLIND FAITH that creates fear and get pulled into the vicious circle of various so called remedies causing more harm than good.

Firstly, directions play a vital role in VASTU, let’s understand how to find direction; this is sometimes confusing when we are not using the magnetic compass. Stand before Raising Sun, that is the East i.e.., you are viewing East direction, now at your back will be West direction, left hand side is North and right hand side is the South direction. If you have a compass, its easy, EAST is 90⁰, WEST is 270⁰, North is 0⁰ or 360⁰, South is 180⁰. We have four more directions and they are NORTHEAST 45⁰, SOUTHEAST 135⁰, SOUTHWEST 225⁰, and NORTHWEST 315⁰.

Each of the directions have a preceding deity, 

EAST is ruled by INDRA the king of demigods 

NORTH is ruled by KUBERA the treasurer of demigods

SOUTH is ruled by YAMA the lord of death

WEST is ruled by VARUNA the lord of Rain/Water

NORTHEAST is ruled by EASHWARA … lord Shiva, the most powerful god among the trinity … 

NORTHWEST by the demigod VAYU the lord of Wind, 

SOUTHEAST by AGNI the lord of Fire 

SOUTHWEST by Nairti is said to be the Chief of Demons. Often shown riding on a Donkey, a Lion or a Man and surrounded by demons and seven apsaras. Some refer this direction to Demoness Putna and few also simply call this Rakshasha Corner. 

Let’s STOP here, and question… HOW and WHY are these gods named with directions, what is the science behind this, do demigods really exist, what the rational our ancestors preached us this way, there is a difference between VEDAS and PURANAS, the vedas don’t describe god like the way PURANAS do… the UPANISHADs have a very different , is god is all powerful and he always takes care of you why follow such things… one humour often told is we INDIANS pray GOD with mantras … the language we don’t understand, when asked, jokingly one said so what if we don’t understand, GOD understands… well, that’s not what I want as an answer, and I’m sure lot of you who are reading are not convinced why some things are followed … there definitely is a scientific reason but due to lack of proper knowledge transition from our ansistors to us we have lost it. Many a vastu books that I read tell the outcome but fail to explain the rational … for example don’t place kitchen in north or north east, it will burn your cash and you will face troubles it’s the corner for GOD and Puja room should be there… is KITCHEN not a place of worship… don’t we Hindus worship the Rice… it’s called ANNABRAHMA… and the maker of rice ANNAPOORNA… often you would have observed people calling your wife / mother an incarnation of ANNAPOORNA after having a good meal … then why this misconception… similarly there are many other things that are been told and advised to do and not to do…

One other thing we should note, if one veiws above the earths pysical plane, North and South are fixed axis while East and West are reletive, earth rotates on its own axis. Vedic concept focuses on earth being the center and all other starts / planets rotating around it. While Heliocentic astrology calculates from Sun as center and earth as a celestial body. Vastu too needs to be seen from this angle. Dont blindly consider east and west as fixed points, see from the spatial dimension too.  

Per my research, I can conclude VASTU is more of ENERGY and  ENERGY balance and is UNIQUE… remember this phrase UNIQUE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL, Vastu consulting should not be done unless you see a Horoscope of the person., Astrology and Vastu go hand in hand, based on the positions of the planets that resonate with ones blueprint (Kundli) and the movement of the planets that impact a biorhythm the Vastu should be aligned and suggestion be given to the individual. Go back and check all those people who have kept a Puja room in the east direction, are they Happy… or those who cook in the NorthEast direction unhappy… no… definitely not… there are various nullifying factors that come into picture. One should carefully analyze all positives and negetives before recommending a change … I had a person who told me he spent more than INR 3 Lakhs to renovate his living room and changed the door from west to north as per advice given by some Vastu expert, he took a loan and ended up repaying the EMIs for almost 2 years, and there is no visible improvement in what so every lifestyle … in fact his life before was well to do and was much healthy compared to now…

I happened to read his horoscope and also of his wife, going thru that realized he is a LIBRAN and so his wife too, his daughter is also a Libran and Son’s zodiac Gemini with this combination a WEST Facing home is absolutely blissfull and he would have faced more comfort in a west facing home than that of the current renovation… this is only one such example… there are many more…

Some of the most common misconceptions I have researched are…

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            - EAST is auspicious, and main door should always face east, otherwise you will lack peace and prosperity. Go back and research, how many people have doors in other directions, are they not prosperous. Remember one rule does not apply to all…

-          Planting Trees in the WEST and not in the EAST… in fact planting trees in the EAST is more beneficial, the morning sunrays are good not only for the human but also for the trees… its scientifically proven

-          Kitchen should be in East … this is one of the very big misconceptions… in the olden days women did not go out of home in sunlight, and this was a preferred way for them to get the Vitamin D.

-          Vastu plays a very vital role and is connected to religion is another misconception, Vastu is not limited only for Hindus… it’s a common principle of energy balance, beyond directions its about connecting with the five elements (Air, Water, Earth, Space and Fire)

-          Study in the East direction to increase grasping power is another misconception, you can study in any direction, people preferred east in olden days due to sunlight and usually the Gurukul systems … children faced east seeing raising sun which is more soothing. This will also avoid the shadow of the child to fall on the book / material he/she used to study upon.

-          Money should be kept in Northeast, well, this misconception rose due to widely preached philosophy of keeping puja in the northeast and the safest / sacred place where people will not try to steal from.

-          8 directions form vastu is a the most known myth or misconception, Vastu is not about 8 directions, vastu is about energy balance, cosmic rays, vastu is science, vastu is beyond 8 directions, its actually 64 dimensions that needs to be studied along with 12 Zodiacs, 27 Nakshatras and 9 Planets (according to Vedic astrology), vastu also is about Numbers and Numerology plays a very vital role, Vastu also is about physiognomy, its mysterious occult science coupled with quantum theories and principles of mathematics going beyond the earthrl plane into the astral world.

-          Vastu in my opinion is about connecting your DNA with the BIORHYTHM of the given place to ensure you take right decisions which will impact your HEALTH, WEALTH, PEACE, PROSPERITY and overall WELLNESS

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