Vaastu - Richard Craze

Vaastu was originally an architectural philosophy, governing the situation and building of temples, and later homes. A common misconception nowadays is that vaastu is a sort of Indian feng shui, but this is not strictly so. Feng shui deals with the placement of objects within a home, while vaastu is ultimately concerned with the value of the person within that home. According to the principles of vaastu, you can organise your home, but if you do not organise yourself as well on a spiritual basis, all that work will be in vain. Vaastu sees the home as a physical manifestation of the order of the cosmos - you need harmony, sound structure and balance to achieve a suitable habitation for such a celestial being as yourself. The journey into the home is also a journey into one's self and vaastu lays down the foundations for this journey. The centre of any vaastu home is the puja - the prayer room. Here the occupants can dedicate themselves to a cleaner, more spiritual way of life.;In the first book of its kind, Richard Craze combines the basic principles of vaastu with other elements of the Indian way of life - yoga, for physical health; ayurveda, for diet and internal health; and jyotish (Indian astrology) for karmic health - to create a new, holistic approach to living. There are lots of practical methods for improving your life, health and wealth, from making your own altar to planning your garden, as well as an introduction to the origins and theory of vaastu.