Principles and Applications of Vastu Shastra : The Ancient Indian Science of Architecture and Layout for Today’s Modern World

The science of Vastu or Indian Architecture was developed thousands of years ago in India. Vastu Shastra shares an understanding of the need to achieve harmony and balance between the place where one lives or works, and the forces of Nature. Vastu Shastra adds essential and valuable insights to an understanding of the relationship between the spaces we create for our lives and the need to stay in tune with the location and intensity of energies in the environment.
Vastu recognizes that a house, office, place of recreation or entertainment, or house of worship has its own spirit. Vastu aligns with the deeper energies of the earth, starting with the magnetic poles, the path the earth traverses around the Sun, and including the more and more subtle factors down to the immediate organization and placement of the building and its internal layout. Vastu is an eminently practical science that emphasizes both the beneficial nature of a particular arrangement of rooms and furnishings in a building, as well as setting forth principles to facilitate ease of implementation. Beauty and harmony are also taken into account, with a recognition that there are subtle patterns of energy that make us feel energized, healthy, alert, peaceful and loving towards others. All aspects of life, including success in career, in relationships, in wealth, in children, and in spiritual matters are taken up and addressed in the practices of Vastu.
Vastu is universal in nature, not tied to any particular religious belief or location in the world. The principles of Vastu are adaptable to our modern society, lifestyle and building methods and limitations. A knowledge of the principles of Vastu can aid every individual in achieving his or her goals and fulfillment in life. Vastu is a practical science that can help transform difficulties into opportunities, challenges into real, positive progress in one's life.
This book Principles and Applications of Vastu Shastra is intended to provide you the fundamental principles of Vastu and show you how they can easily be applied to enhance your life. If you follow the general principles set forth in this book you will soon come to appreciate the feeling of wellness and success that permeates your entire life and activity. Vastu can be applied at the time of choice of land for a building, at the time of construction, in the arrangement of rooms, and in the layout and furnishings that are placed in the building. At any stage, the application of these principles will enhance and improve the results you can expect.