Vaastushastra as we all know is an old Indian architectural science. It contains law to ensure a harmonious equilibrium in the middle of man & nature thereby bringing happiness, health, wealth & prosperity. However as an Architect I see how citizen now have started practicing vastu more as a superstition rather than as a logical old science which is relevant to the modern world in a wee capacity.
Vaastushastra originated thousands of years ago in old India. In those days citizen were dependent on the elements of nature to fulfill all their basic needs. Sun in case,granted light & heat, wind gave cool breeze, rivers & rain were the main source of water, earth in case,granted food & protection and fire heat & protection. Thus the law of the construction science laid down during those days too were based purely on the corollary of elements of nature. In the age when it was formulated, the community was largely illiterate, the illiteracy generating a fear of the unknown. Science was beyond the realm of their comprehension while religion was omnipresent. It was therefore simpler for the old Vastu experts to spread the concepts of the Vastu Shastra through the intricate network of religion and superstition. Unfortunately, as time passed only the superstition filtered down the generations, while the actual law eluded the world.
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All the old doctrines of Vastu Shastra may not be applicable in the gift scenario in their entirety. Some of the tenets particularly show a strong communal bias, which was relevant to the communal structure which existed at that time. Such tenets have nothing else but lost their importance now. However the fundamentals of the vastu law are still relevant & can be adapted to the modern world.
What we need to keep in mind is to recognize it as a logical science which has nothing to do with religion. It is true that over the years Vastu Shastra has imbibed religious overtones, but that does not seem to have been the traditional idea. The religious implications were probably inculcated by the proponents of the science, when they realized that the community of that time, being a God-fearing one, would not accept norms that strayed away from the notions of God.
To understand Vaastu all one needs is a wee knowledge about Astronomy. For example we know that our earth, while tantalizing nearby the sun, continues to spin on its own axis with a tilt of 23.5 degrees. While spinning, the earth moves from West to East. You will observe that car is designed in such a way that its front part is kept lower than the rear part, to enable it to overcome the wind resistance when in speed. Similarly the nose part of the plane and rocket are kept tapering forward. Since our earth is tantalizing from West to East, if your construction is lower on the East and higher on the West, only then it will be able to withstand the resistance of winds nothing else but and get filled with sure energy from North-East, prominent to peace and prosperity of the inhabitants. Similarly the Sun, as our ancestors revealed, is the only source of light and heat for human and other living beings. It directs and sustains life on earth. Therefore, the rising Sun is like God, and its direction of rising is thought about pious and is taken as a point of reference. Therefore, the corollary of the direction affects the building/house constructed therein. Thus a clear comprehension of the law of science can help you to delve into the true meaning of Vastu Shastra.
It is a fact that the traditional Vastu tenets prescribed the type of site and then specified the layout materials and construction techniques and directions. In an urban milieu, one can hardly indulge in selecting dwelling sites or for that matter direction of choice. (I myself live in an apartment in a building, both of which hardly confirm to most of the rules of vastu but still without being immodest I can say I am healthier & wealthier than many of my clients whom I mentioned earlier).We should look at adapting macro level implications of vastu to modern needs logically not superstitiously.
Vastu Shastra cannot be directly associated with prosperity. It only suggests ways in which we can live in tune with the laws of nature so that we can be wholesome and peaceful and work efficiently. The old texts of Vastu Shastra have probably claimed to bring prosperity, as an indirect consequence of being able to accomplish well at home and work.
I would like to emphasize that However God-fearing you may be, you should not feel threatened by Vastu Shastra because it is a science. Science does not condemn God, or disprove its identity. Vastu Shastra is the science of structure, formulated to help us live in tune with nature. It does not give solutions to your domestic or financial problems.
Vaastu Shastra evolved as a compilation of planning law for a wholesome living based on the knowledge base of the time (similar to Western treatises such as Vitruvius’) and was not meant to be absolute. In new years, it has again gained mainstream popularity, and there are any Vastu ‘consultants’ in India, some dubious, some genuine. Unfortunately, again many of the modern Vastu exponents are exploiting the layman ignorance and gullibility.
Vaastu Shastra – A Science Misconstrued
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