Vaastu shashtra principles seem to be an interpretation of
those who learnt it. When teachers explain a subject students will interpret it
differently. Likewise those who learnt vaastu shashtra must have interpreted it
differently. The basics of architecture are geometry. Ancient gurus might have
taught geometry, architecture and everything superstitiously. The only
difference is now we learn everything scientifically. Every superstition has a
scientific reason too. If you think properly you can understand that some
beliefs are meaningless. Vaastu purusha mandala, the earth which is a globe is
shown as a square platform. Vaastu purusha is believed to be lying on the
entire earth with his head in the north east and legs in the southwest. Another
belief is that vaastu purusha is lying from east to west and changing position
throughout the year. If so, how come a separate vaastu purusha occupies every
piece of plot and every foundation of the houses? If vaastu purusha occupies
the entire earth a fraction of his body will not be there in a plot or a house.
Vaastu experts themselves have different opinions. When some say there is
planetary influence in vaastu others say it doesn’t have. And some say vaastu
flaws can be corrected by placing crystals, yantras, etc. Others say the flaws
cannot be corrected by these things. They should observe and study things
instead of going by superstition. These vaastu gurus make their own rules and
instill wrong notions and fear in people’s brain. What they preach themselves
cannot practice. They distort the geometry and make the houses inconvenient.
They make architects and designers do what is not possible. Architects will get
confused by the advice of the vaastu gurus and people will have fear to live in
such houses which are not vaastu compliant. People seem to be more vaastu
conscious these days because of these vaastu preachers. If only they understood
it is geometry and it can be done how it is possible to do. It is like solving
jigsaw puzzles. We arrange rooms in a geometrical design and construct the
walls. Thus we will have a geometrical structure as our shelter. If the
geometry is not done properly house will not be comfortable. I believe geometry
defects are vaastu defects. Our aim is to make a shelter. It should be safe and
comforatable and we decorate it with our creative sense to look good. Houses
were built with the materials available then and how it is possible to build.
If we build houses according to vaastu principles there will be only one design
and the same type houses. That’s why houses of poor families are seen same type
in our village. According to the culture, tradition and family profession
houses were built before. Exterior designs of the houses vary from state to
state and countries to countries. Architecture is evolving as everything else
with ages and with the materials available. Only large houses can be built
according to the vaastu principles. So vaastu is meant for the rich. Small
houses and flats cannot be totally vaastu compliant. Even if you do penance standing
on one leg you are not going to achieve it. These vaastu principles nullify our
creative sense. Some vaastu principles that they advise are ridiculous and
impractical. I believe only in geometry, not in vaastu. But I follow certain
rules when I design.
Monday, April 8, 2013
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