Wednesday, August 7, 2013

What is Vaastu Shastra

It is ironic that despite unimaginable technological advancement & progress human life is far more miserable than what it was. Starvation, death, destruction, war, nuclear holocaust & proliferation, ecological imbalance, environmental degradation, global warming, all are synonymous with modern civilization. The reason behind is that modern man has moved far away from nature. The digitized & synthetic way of life is leading the man towards confusion & chaos far away from fulfillment & contentment.The emphasis of modern architect which is based on utilitarian view of life, is only on efficiency  and outward elegance. That is why it is relentlessly constructing lifeless concrete jungles.
The basis of modern science is physical energy in its all forms which is measurable. The emphasis of Vaastushastra is on oneness of inherent universal energy, which is immeasurable, invisible to naked eyes, which manifests itself in many forms. It is the basis to define all the theories to construct any building, colonies, towns, city, and temples. The central emphasis being on harmonizing balancing & dynamic planning of all the forms of natural energies with our own energy in relation to place where we live and work to achieve Sat- Chit – Anand  i.e. euphoria, the eternal bliss.


The subject matter of Vaastu is constant confluence, convergence &  fusion & diffusion of all  these  energies which creates a unique energy e.g. by virtue of fusion of solar energy photosynthesis takes place in plants & we get fruits & vegetable for sustaining life. It acquires its uniqueness by virtue of location & structure either man-made or natural. If we are in harmony & in consonance with this energy we get best of the result with same destiny and action & any discord, disharmony would result in death , destruction, delay, & hindrances in life.
Vaastu stands for law of nature. It is a bridge between man and nature. It transforms voids into spaces, which are wombs of creation, care and  comfort.
Concept of Vaastushastra : Vaastushastra, yogashastra ,Astrology, Ayurveda and Music,  operate at the basic level of human existence – physical, phenomenal, psychological and spiritual deals with the micro level existence of body, mind and intellect consciousness. Bharatiya Darshanshastra defines Human life and its existence as single stream of consciousness – free sprit beyond any boundaries of Space & Time formulating the comprehensive perception in terms of energy — outward flow of mind and its interaction with external energy and matter
           Five Branches(Panch Upanga) OF Bhartiya Darshan Shastra   
Music    Astrology             Vastu    Yoga      Ayurveda
Notes    Constellations   Sun streams       Mudra  Kaf
Bits         9 Planets              Moon streams  Prana    Vat
Sound   5 Great Elements             5 Great Elements             Nadi       Pitta               
12 Swara              12 Signs                12 Dieties            12 chakra             12 Elements
The energy manifests itself in many forms & these five sub-branches of Darshanshastra are associated with various energy forms playing an important role for seed of life to flower and eternally experience the Sat Chit Anand i.e. "Kshema Yoga", the eternal euphoria. Macrocosm or outer spaces come under the preview of Astrology which deals with the cosmic link of 27 constellations, 12 signs of zodiac, 9 planets, in terms of Panch- Maha – Bhuta i.e. five great elements – Jal, Vayu, Prithvi, Agni, Akash with individual human life.
Astrology has been used for understanding and predicting an individual’s destiny, his state of mind, body, including any diseases, afflictions and handicaps deciding positivity or negativity.
Microcosm or the inner spaces come under the preview of Yogashastra. It has indicated two cosmic currents named as moon streams (Ida or Chandra Nadi), & sun streams (Pingla or Surya Nadi) and silent Shushubhna (Brahma Nadi) on the eight directions; with their positive effect on North /East and negative effect on South/ West respectively.
The North South geomagnetic flux is termed as Jaivik Urja i.e. organic energy –the eternal unidirectional flow defines, directs and propagates the existence at cellular level, whereas ever-changing multi-directional solar energy flux- dependent on the position of the sun relative to the earth, is termed as solar or Pranik Urja which is cruel & harsh. It defines the inter play of organic & solar energy flux.
Wherever friendship, unification or reinforcement of Jaivik Urja and Pranik Urja takes shape, life finds heavenly bliss. Oneness of Prana and Jeeva is termed as life i.e. Preeti-Sangam, the deities of the North zone, being Pavan, Som, and Ish  the place of positive confluence. Since solar energy is multidirectional when the sun lies in the south zone, the direction
of the Prank streams is exactly in opposition to Jaivik stream, known as Surya nadi. Thus Prana and jeeva are in juxtaposition, i.e. jeeva devoid of Prana is termed as yama lord of death- the life is subjected to hardship, pain, and sorrow. In Vastu-purush-Mandal this battlefield is defined through three deities - Agni, Yama and Nairuti.
 Mutually opposite flows of Pranik and Jaivik fluxes is termed as Shiv Tandav i.e. demonic dance of Shiva Vastu- Purush Mandal symbolically represents the amalgamation .confluence, conversion, fusion& diffusion of all these energies as a metaphor for explaining facts & procedures -the perfect one word expression for process involved.
Thus the definition of space is : space=void+energy. So eliminating voids through the art of planning the spaces to give helical stream of energy is Vaastushastra. The helical streaming of energy, traditionally termed as Mandlakaran. The accelerating moon streams and reducing sun-streams which leads to event manifest, is the purpose of Vaastushastra.
All the above postulates can be explained in terms of basic laws, and logic, law of conservation of mass energy, quantum mechanics, particle physics, biochemistry and energy dynamics.
We can see the greatest & gravest exemplifications of vaastumahadosha having disastrous ramifications  at such a vast scale, not only for the nations but for the whole  world in some of the following cases:-
Case 1- The whole world was shaken by terrorist attack on World Trade Center on September 11 & its total destruction & defamation of the mightiest power of the world. Vastu Deficiencies : The North side tower being higher than the south side one, has created a vedh. *The entire South, South-West and South-East area to the World Trade Center has a sea shore and depression, *has activated the pingala stream.
Case 2- Pentagon House - Pentagon represents an assembly of three triangles, and triangle represents the “fire element” susceptible to explosion and fire.
Case 3- Mrs. Indira Gandhi former Prime Minister of India faced series of evil events which made her life miserable & was assassinated by her  security guards in a brutal, cruel and fatal attack, at her house No. 1 Safdarjung;  where she  lived;  had severe Vaastu Mahadosha - 1. South  West entrance. 2. Cross-axis. 3. C- opening in North-West, South-East and South-West. 4. Toilets in the North zone. 5. Raised plinth in the North-East zone. 6. North zone blocked by an additional office – building. 7. Anti clockwise entrance to the house. 8 House in the wrong zone
9. Slopes & load in the wrong zone.
Case 4- The 25-year old son of the owner died in a road accident.•Court ordered liquidation of property subsequent to a setback in business.
Vaastu Deficiencies - 1. North zone & the North-East South-East zone are polluted due to the location of kitchen & toilets respectively. 2 North & East are closed. 3.The house has a C-shape opening toward the West zone. 4.Huge swimming pool in the South-West zone  5.The entire house is subjected to Western streams.
Some of the historical examples of Vaastu dosha are -Rawan’s Lanka which was destroyed by fire , Delhi’s Old Fort, The Fort of Tuglakabad & Red Fort – where Mughal kings had to face lot of problems and lived nuisance life.
Vaastu principles are applicable to religious places also. There are some religious places; despite having  difficult terrain & dilapidated structure, located in a remote places and not easily accessible, bustle with believers from all religious faiths throughout the year, bestowed with wealth and financial resources e.g.Trymbakeshwar Temple at Nasik Maharashtra, Haji Ali Dargah at Mumbai, while some others despite their grandeur  hardly have any visitors  e.g. Syagogue Lal Deval Temple in Pune 
The above examples show that wherever there is violation of basic principles of Vaastu the result is death, destruction, devastation, & discontinuity  The reason is that the network of negative energy creates a vortex and torque in and around the house & voids and vacuum absorb the cosmic breath. We know that “Sky, i.e., ether, is full of events. Events flow along the natural streams of energy. If these streams are blockage free, impedance free and frictionless, only then one meets a positive network of events in life.
Vaastushastra is the art of living with natural forces in harmony and peace. It is a science of fortune making. is much beyond the physical orbit of present science.
Astrology
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Our birth & death are neither the beginning nor the end of life. It is the consequence of thousands of cycles of previous birth & death & karmas (Action). Our birth is neither a coincidence nor the result of some whim & fancy, but it is the result our accumulated actions i.e. karma. What ever  we are to-day; is the result of our action of yesterday & what ever we will be tomorrow  would be the result of our past &  present actions. We know our action & its results of this birth only; to a great extent, but accumulated actions of our previous births we know not; which play a very significant role in moulding our mind & shaping our soul.
 Our Rishis through thousands of years of meditative intuition have discovered the links and cross-links which make life’s endless chain from thought to truth. They have unraveled the mystery of our past karma - knowing them would lead to transformation & fulfillment of our life.’Yet pindey tat brahmandy’ - the microcosm mirrors the macrocosm; representing & reflecting minutest actions of our mind & body.  This supreme cosmic computer having millions of galaxies with its position of planets, constellation, signs of zodiacs & its movements not only records our actions but also acts its executor. 
 Thus the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn etc. are the causative planets for our soul, mind, expression, knowledge & wisdom, love & affection, experience etc. respectively. They live around us in the form of our father, mother, brother, sister, Guru, wife etc. In fact all our nine human gods are  incarnations of nine planets-  Shri Ram from Sun, Krishna from Moon, Narshingh from Mars, Budhavtar from Budh, Vamanavtar from Guru, Parshuram from Venus, vitar form Shani, Varahavtar from Rahu & Matsayavtar from Ketu.To show the way to the humanity that it is not impossible to lead a life like human being.
 our ancients have developed a method by which   parallelism between position of planets and our actions can be established - timing of events in the universe and in the individual consciousness here; a method for the interpretation at several levels of the relationship between casually unrelated sets of phenomenon; enabling us to find the state of development of the various organic activities and function with in all living organism.
Astrology is a science in itself and contains as illuminating body of knowledge which  unfolds the mysteries of human life & thereby its destiny. T;ksfr"kka lw;kZfn xzgk.kka cks/kda 'kkL=e~A
The astrological chart is a symbolical picture of cosmic reality & thus it is not the chart of our destiny but our karma, which make our destiny
Astrology is a science in itself and contains as illuminating body of knowledge which through the position of planets, constellation & its movements unfolds the mysteries of human life & thereby its destiny.
Palmistry
Etched in our palms are clues to our character, goals, and destiny. Once we understand these messages, we can fulfill all our potential for a richer and fuller life. The hand reveals the cosmic meaning of existence and the true path to spiritual development.
Scientists have proved that there are more nerve connection between brain and the hand than in any other portion of the system. The hands are the servants of the system, so all that affects the system affects them.
The brain cannot think without the hand feeling the influence of the thought. Our hand’s shape, color; lines reveal much about our psychological profile.
Palmistry is study of signs of the hands offering us an objective view of who we really are revealing more than we think. The lines of our hands change in response to our thoughts, habits and lifestyle. Just as pebble thrown into water creates ripples, so our thoughts create similar effect in our hand.
I have therefore endeavored to write about these esoteric science study of which is not contrary to the dictates of reason, but in accordance with those natural laws, which constitute nature and control mankind. vortex and torque in and around the house & voids and vacuum absorb the cosmic breath. We know that “Sky, i.e., ether, is full of events. Events flow along the natural streams of energy. If these streams are blockage free, impedance free and frictionless, only then one meets a positive network of events in life.
Vaastushastra is the art of living with natural forces in harmony and peace. It is a science of fortune making. is much beyond the physical orbit of present science.
Vaastu Practice & Remedies
Every human being needs cosmic and direct forms of energy as per his genetic code, daily routine and work. Each person is projected with different type of stress and strain in his daily routine, accordingly his energy requirement varies.
Any additions, deletions, cuts, irregularity in  shape of plots and non alignment of geometric & geomagnetic axis (as shown in following figures) lead to imbalance in the cosmic  body of Vaastu Purush & are paid back as penalty to the occupants and residents of house in the coming future.
In the extremely urbanised scenario of high rise buildings & flatted complex it is almost impossible to find an ideal Vaastu oriented place to live & work. But our ancients have given us such a magnificent system which suggests the ways to balance the helical streams of energy without demolishing the existing structure..
 Energy being the basic module for decision of everything in Vaastushastra which manifests through vibrations, sound, light and waves. These four parameters & the main factors which reinforces these virtues in the house &  are used through the following mediums.
1. Crystals, gems, pearls, Pyramids, mirrors, Colours, Stones, Metals, Lights, Vaastu Yanatras- All these have the aura of planets & five elements, their biosensitive behaviour; help in holistic cure of the environment. protects and nurtures the microcosm as a prism connects this microcosm to immensity of macrocosm by channeling the cosmic energy in a particular way. (mind is defined a Tejas Dravyam i.e. material formed light.)
2. Plants & Trees- depict divine plan & are associated with qualities o fGods e.g. – Lord Brahma with Lotus, coconut tree with Lord Shiva. Banyan & peepal tree are worshiped in India. Biophysics also speaks of biorhythm through plants leading to intellectual synchronicity and natural frequency.
3. Fountain & Water Bodies - Jal Tatwa ( water) is denoted a Amrit (nectar) having within its fold Jyoti (light) and Ras (essence) Cleansing the voids, purifying & revitalizing the spaces and streaming the energy. These are three important qualities of water e.g. Gangajal, bathing in rivers in India.
4. Sound -Bells & Chanting of mantra - Mantra Recitation -The entire universe is the embodiment of Nada without which neither song nor dance can exist. The consciousness of Nada Brahaman leads to enlightenment. The notes of music have symbolic meaning, they evoke varied moods. Each note activates & effects the different cells of the body & mind. Positive sound is productive; it creates greater understanding & unity & is closest to the divine; connecting us  to the source of all creations. That is why Gods are associated with music e.g. Nataraja with Damaru, Krishna with flute, Saraswati with Veena, & narada with tanpura. Legendary musicians Tansen brought rain, Thyagaraja brought to life a person presumed dead by singing the raga Malhar & Bihari respectively.
 Chanting is recommended by all religions. It helps activate resource center in our system; produce electromagnetic waves at different points of brain restoring physical mental balance;  leading to Pranav dhvani - the ceaseless, primodial reverberations within - resonance of the last syllable ‘OM’ is healing sound .It elevate the spirit & effects positively both mind & body. Bell’s reverberating sound cleans the negative spaces; create a holistic pause in human mind to give immense peace. Sound is power ful force  - it can heal it can  destroy also
Astrology, Yogashastra and Vaastu science, by using the above methods, when used together, serve as catalysts, give a good solution to all vaastu faults, rectify the cosmic alignment of an individual, without demolition & restructuring the existing building can provide a holistic curve for all the problems in the world & succour to human mind that has lost its way in the confusing scenario of the modern era, have profound effect on us on all levels- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, leading to positive relationships, satisfaction in all his endeavors, happiness, bliss, and grace.
Vaastushastra is the art of living with natural forces in harmony and peace. It is a science of fortune making. is much beyond the physical orbit of present science.

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