Vastu Living - Creating A Home For The Soul

by Kathleen Cox

Much like the Chinese feng shui , Indian vastu is an ancient practice of spiritual philosophy and science. By analyzing the orientation of your home and placing your furnishings in an arrangement that best fits your constitution, you can introduce more harmony and tranquility to your life. Vastu Living is designed to help you discover which primary element you most identify with (fire, air, earth, or water) and to create a living or working space that will both inspire and calm you. Author Kathleen Cox, a longtime proponent of vastu and an expert on Indian culture, says "an orderly and harmonious space leads to an orderly and harmonious inner life, which is so necessary for the good health of the body, mind, and soul--and by extension, of everything that exists around us." In the first half of the book, Cox explains the key concepts of vastu , including descriptions of Indian deities, the elements from which the universe was created, and the positive and negative forces that are in everyone's lives. "Unless our home is conducive to inward thinking," Cox says, "we can never really find an everlasting inner peace." The second half of the book tackles the practicalities of applying vastu to your home and office. Diagrams are included to help you map your space and to consider how to rearrange your furniture (or even swap entire rooms) for an optimal flow of energy and a content soul. Cox quietly and convincingly champions this blend of spirituality and efficiency. Well written and thoughtful, Vastu Living is an excellent introduction to millenniums-old Indian wisdom. --Dana Van Nest

247 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Gabrielle Jarrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vastu is a detailed primer on the Hindu based way of setting up a room/home/office to enhance the best energies of directional impact, while supplementing options when the best is unavailable. Cox brings in yoga and Ayurvedic principles as part of the way of life.
The vast amount of information is somewhat over whelming at times, but the reader can take what they want and leave the rest for another day. Kathleen Cox is clearly a knowledgable and accessible writer!

[Shevaun · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well summarized although quite repetitive most of the time.

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is lame. I cannot for the life of me find any real solutions to areas that need vastu help. This book covers how things are supposed to be in a perfect vastu home or office but offers very little in remedies or solutions where the vastu is less than optimal. I do not recommend it. If anyone knows of a good vastu book, let me know. I don't want to waste my money on something like this again.

[Nattalia Nealls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple steps to take to make any living space more harmonious.

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