Vastu: the Science of Harmonious living.

Vastu: the Science of Harmonious living

Vastu Means to dwell and Influence. Vastu is the ancient technique that deals with construction of dwellings that are in complete harmony with surrounding environment, cosmic forces and planetary influences. In a more detailed way it helps you to build a house that will bring peace and harmony to its residents. It tells you why the residents or owners of a certain dwelling suffer from a certain problem.

Vastu aims at ensuring the health, happiness, prosperity, and well being of the human being occupying the dwelling and endows him with a sustained peace and tranquility of mind. This science is not just related to the houses but it is also related to industries, commercial dwellings etc. It deals with every kind of construction.

Vastu balances the cosmic energies and physical world in order to build the best possible dwelling. The cosmic world includes all the planetary influences, directions and the five elements. The physical world deals with construction material, time duration and cost estimation etc.

According to the ancient sciences our body is made of five elements. We suffer from diseases when our elemental ratio is disturbed. This is the case with our houses too. We cannot live peacefully in a house when its elemental ratio is disturbed. To give you an example the families which suffer from daily clashes between its members generally reside in a house which has an increased flow of air element and fire element.

Vastu tells you how to construct a balanced dwelling. It shows that the elements of the house should be balanced according to the elements of its dwellers. It is to be noted that the mathematical principles attributed to Archimedes and Pythagoras can be traced to ancient scriptures written much before these mathematicians.






There are few tips for a peaceful living:

1. The North east of the house should be lower than the south-west of the house.
2. Water tank or reservoir should never be built in South-East.
3. Kitchen should be in the South-east and water reservoir should be on the north-west.
4. Master bed room should be built in the south-West. There may be differences in father and Son, if son is sleeping in South-west. South-west is the controlling center of the house. In commercial complex; it should be the seat of the boss.
5. Study table of the children should be kept in east.
6. South-west which is considered a bad direction is not actually very bad. It is very good for people dealing in medicines, computer hardware, sweet sellers, paint business, chemical business etc.
7. A place which does depresses you, or which does not give you a joyful feeling is never fit for residing.
8. Besides one should keep his/her place clean and one should light earthen during morning and evening hours. One should fully light his house during evening hours as it attracts Goddess laxmi.

These are only few general tips. Vastu in actual system requires very extensive study.


Alok Jagawat