Рина Задвиль – Vastu for personal growth and self-realization (страница 1)

Рина Задвиль

Vastu for personal growth and self-realization

Preface

Prana (the life force) is the energy that pulses through the body and spreads along the energetic channels. These same channels connect the soul and the body and serve as conduits for pranic energy. The purpose of Vastu is to create a space that can be filled with positive energy for a person (prana) and to keep this space harmonious at all times. The continuous preservation of a harmonious space supports a person’s success. An individual’s success is important for their own development and for the development of their family, and the development of the family can, in turn, contribute to the development of the surrounding environment. In other words, the more a person is developed and lives in a developed environment, the more they will continue to grow and contribute to the evolution of the environment in which they reside.

VASTU encompasses every place in the Universe. VAASTU encompasses a portion of space located within the greater space of the Universe. Let us take a building as an example. This example illustrates that the Universe has vast influences on us and on our lives, and these influences can be harmonized through the science of Vastu Shastra, with an emphasis on self-development and self-realization.

The Element of Ether – the Heart of the Home

In Vastu there are five primary elements, each responsible for one of the five directions: water – the northeast; earth – the southwest; fire – the southeast; air – the northwest; and ether – the center of the building. There is an exchange of energies between them, influencing the domestic space (these interactions were described by me in the book Vastu for Harmony in the Home and Success in Business). The element of ether is the primordial element that allows the other elements to flow as they should. It represents the direct connection with the cosmos and the microcosm.

The source of all energies and the information of all times is located at the center of the home.

The center provides the ability to see and understand the world correctly, to receive energy and strength for the people living in the house, and it also gives a person the opportunity to realize their potential. The element of ether is, in fact, the emptiness that gives life to the home and allows the energies of the house to flow freely. In general, every placement or movement of any structural object, furniture, or item that produces certain vibrations affects the flow of energies. All padas of the deities (energies) related to the Brahmasthan must be harmonious in order to receive energies from the central energy source. The center forms a connection with consciousness and spirituality. The eight cardinal directions constitute a group of characteristics and parameters. If the desired energetic flows do not occur between them and the Brahmasthan, they will not be able to function well. Therefore, it is very important that the central place of the home be harmonious and positive.

Brahma Bindu is the central point of the home. From this point, all energies flow outward toward the other sectors of the home in a clockwise direction (mandalkar). If the center of the house is positive, then positive energies will flow throughout the entire building. When the center of the house is blocked, negative vibrations are created.

The element of ether suffers from any noise, even the smallest, and of course from shouting, objects with cracks, and objects that are broken, dirty, or have a bad smell. Cleaning and order, quiet, emptiness in the center of rooms, pleasant sounds (mantras, prayers), and light colors all help expand the potential of the ether element.

If everything is in order in most places around the center of the house, and only the center has a defect, this may indicate good things accumulated by a person in a past life, and now their behavior will influence what will come next. If the center of the home is filled with objects or furniture, the people living in the home will have difficulties understanding problems. From this, one can conclude that if the center of the home is full of objects while the rest of the house is harmonious, the residents may ruin their own lives through their behavior. If a sofa is placed in the center of the house, the person will need rest most of the time. If a television is placed there, it will lead a person into illusions.

People who have a wall running through the Brahma Bindu may encounter the following problems: lack of energy, fatigue, constant work mode, lack of time, back pain, fertility problems, greed, various burdens, lack of self-love, and problems in relationships. It is possible that such situations were frequent in the person's family, and therefore they received such a home. In general, walls passing through the Brahmasthan or other blockages may indicate a block in partnership relations: communication problems, strong differences between partners, grievances, non-acceptance of one another, lack of respect, and, as a consequence, possibly a spiritual problem. If there is a toilet or storage room (or warehouse) in the center, this creates delays and postponements; a person must apply enormous efforts to succeed or to achieve anything, and still there is no certainty of the success they expect.

If supporting walls are built in the center of the home – which, as is known, cannot be demolished – one may try to break these blockages mentally and esoterically through self-work and understanding. If furniture is placed against these walls, it should of course be moved elsewhere. If it is impossible to keep the center of the home open and as it should be, it is better to anchor the heavy sectors (south-southeast, south, southwest, west, west-northwest), but without filling these sectors completely with furniture. It is important that each sector or room also have an open and aesthetically pleasing center (Brahmasthan). One can improve the situation by placing mirrors on the wall in the center of the home, but it is better not to overdo it and not to hang a mirror from floor to ceiling.

Today it is very difficult to find a home in which there is no defect in the center. In most cases, this area contains corridor walls designed narrowly to save space for other rooms, and as a result the central sector of the home is taken up by additional rooms. But in modern construction, especially in recent years, one can see bedrooms, porticos, staircases, kitchens, and even toilets in the center of the home. In most cases it is impossible to change the layout, and therefore one should not strain over it, but simply accept it or continue searching.

If most of the house is filled with furniture and objects, it will be very difficult to maintain the proper functioning of the ether element. It is good when furniture occupies from one quarter to one third of the home’s space (more is not recommended). A house in which the larger half is occupied and overloaded will be more difficult to correct to align with Vastu doshas (defects), because the corrections will not be able to act, and this will create fatigue, lack of energy, and lack of strength (since there will be no path for the energies to move through the space), even to solve important problems – because the home will become an energetic vampire. Moreover, excessive filling in every sector, even in the southwest, blocks the potentials that can be received from it. It is also not recommended for the home to be too empty. Absolute emptiness and excessive minimalism can be interpreted as poverty – everything must be in balance.

To help the ether element bring positive energy and harmony to the residents of the home, people must attune themselves to what God and the Universe want from them. That is, to listen to cosmic guidance, pay attention to signs, follow intuition, act in accordance with time, listen to and read mantras, and do many other things. Also, to invite new positive energies, one must get rid of old energies. Therefore, broken, cracked, old items, items that are not needed, items that do not work or are in poor condition, unfinished items (which most likely will not be finished), items that one does not like, items kept because “there is no other choice,” and similar things must be discarded. Only those items that are used and liked can bring positive energies to their owners. Everything else is considered clutter. Similarly, one should free oneself from inner torments related to the past in order to attract positive situations into the present and future.

Movement of Energies in the Home

A harmonious Brahmasthan is wonderful, but it is not sufficient if there are serious defects in the other sectors of the house and around it. In every building, the directions are divided into two groups – zones of incoming energy and zones of outgoing energy. The zones of incoming energy are the positive and light sectors (the north, northeast, and east). The negative and heavy sectors (the south, southwest, and west) are zones of outgoing energy. The northwest and southeast are neutral; therefore, they are considered both zones of incoming and outgoing energy.