Vastu: A Traditional and Scientific Means for Better Living
“I feel this place is not good to sit..”
“I think this is the ideal space for dining..”
Quite often we are confronted with such thoughts about places and spaces. But we rarely think over it questioning these presumptions. But these are sometimes not presumptions but facts that rule our lives. The place or space where we live indeed will have an oblique impact over our lives. The angle in which your work table is placed, your chair is put , the position of your bed, the space where you have kept your stove in the kitchen and all such diminutive details, which often you leave carelessly, will be influencing your activities, health and wellness in the long run. In this context, Vastu Shastra, the Indian science of architecture, has become popular in building and planning commercial and living spaces.
Vastu Shastra, as defined by architects is one of the old Hindu canons of town planning and architecture. The ideals of Vastu are taken from ancient scripts and texts like Manasara Silpa Shastra (by Manasara), Mayamatam (by Maya), Viswakarma Vaastushastra (by Viswakarma). Vastu helps bring job and prosperity to your life by planning the architecture of your building in harmony with the environment. This helps you feel your living and working ambience more vivacious and supportive. This helps improve your living by making you more productive and synchronized in your work place and at home. Vastu is proven by scientists as more powerful than feng-shui, the Chinese architecture. Vastu teaches that when your home or work place is finely synchronized with the nature, the harmony brings the whole universal powers at your service.
There are certain ideals that people with knowledge of Vastu observe before buying a property or land. Some people stand in the middle of proposed land to feel the vibes of it. If they find those vibes positive they will be ready to possess the land. These intuitions sometimes sound crazy. But when you feel really good about something you are supposed to buy you will be happy and content after the possession of it. That’s a simple logic. But there are certain scientific notions that Vastu scholars stress on before going for a new house or land. The colour of the soil of the land, the type of the mud, the level of the land etc should be the main considerations before buying a new land. Vastu consultants who have a good knowledge of modern architecture have substantiated these notions using scientific theories.
The theories are not only restricted to land buying but also to construction of houses, office space and factory building. If it’s a dwelling place, Vastu specifies that the entrance of the home should be facing south and the entrance door should be wider than the other doors in the house. The position of the kitchen, as prescribed by Vastu is on the south east corner of the house. The ideal position of the living room is on the north side as per Vastu. The vastu suggests the north west and south west sides for bedrooms in a house. The pain colours given in Vastu for kitchen are yellow, orange, pink and chocolate brown. Vastu also suggests specific spaces for each and every furniture and articles in a house.
Vastu has different and unique construction styles for commercial space and factory building. Some office the famous corporate houses in eastern countries where vastu is widely observed, point out the influence of Vastu in the development of their business. As proved beneficial in the prosperity of the businesses of some many have started believing in the force of Vastu on the lives and on the material world.
Now, there are books and magazines available in the market in plenty which give a fair description of Vastu and the various construction styles according to your requirements. Established and reputed construction companies have started appointing in-house vastu consultants. Today, well-known Vastu scholars give online services and suggestions for one’s queries regarding the construction land buying and interior decoration. Vastu can be called as a result for man’s unrelenting thrust for better living
