Where should the toilet be?

The toilet, as distinct from the wash room, causes lot  of problems, because strictly speaking it should not be in the house. In olden days, or even today in rural India, there were no toilets in the house. Men and women used to go out side in the fields to ease themselves. But in the present day, toilets are a necessary part of the house.

Why should they not be in house? For obvious reasons. The excreta is dirty and emits foul smell. Now that modern age has taken care of these things, they have come to be accepted in the house. But the question comes where to place them?

North east is most holy place in entire house. It is called Ishaan corner, the place where shiv resides. How can you have toilet here? Symbolically, it is the place where Vastu devta's head is. How can you keep something dirty near it's head? Scientifically, lot of positive energies come in from the northeast, and these should  not be defiled. If you have a toilet in the northeast, you and your family members will have health problems, you may suffer financial losses, your children may not study. In short your life will be a series of problems. You don't want that, do you?

East is the place of sunrise. It is also the place, where lord Indra and other gods resides. You can not defile this place. Scienctifically, the morning sun rays come in from east. You don't want to block its path with filth. How ever a bathroom is permitted here. Sun rays filtered with water is a good combination, especially for the eyes. But no toilet.

South east is the corner of Agni dev. Technically, this place should be Ok, for heat of the fire can dry up the foul smell and it's source. But we use plenty of water to clean up, and fire and water don't go together. The sun is at its peak and emits ultra violet rays, which when mixed with excreta makes a deadly combination. If you have a toilet in this corner, you and your family members suffer ill health.

Northwest corner is Vayu kone, the place of high winds. Strong winds come into the house from this direction. You can imagine what can happen if you have a toilet in this corner. You and other people staying in the house don't enjoy a good reputation and it is difficult to enlist the support of good persons.

The toilet or anything should not be in the centre of the house for that is the brahmasthan, the seat of lord Brahma. If you take the religious angle further, the Vastu Purush's stomach is here and you don't put any weight there. Scienctifically speaking, its the centre of gravity, a very high energy area. That is why it used to be left open, where children used to play.

Where should the toilets be? In the area south of south east corner, south, southwest and west. These are the areas best suited to have a toilet. Or I should say least bad areas. For windows and exhaust fans will be in the two walls which are supposed to be closed, so that positive energies don't go out. Overall, these are the two directions most suitable for a washroom.

Do you love carpets?

It is good to see doormats or carpets in every house. They add beauty. But these can be a source of problems in your home, if not done as per Vastu norms.

Please make sure that colours and designs on these don't resemble any god or their symbol. It is not good to have foot-mats having religious symbols like 'OM', lotus flower or 'shubh laabh'. If you do this goddess Lakshmi become annoyed with you and you can never get wealth. Similarly symbols of Ganesh Ji make him unhappy, and you will never find peace in the house. If symbols are bad, pictures of the gods and goddesses are worse.

Similarly carpets lying in the house are definitely image builder. But make sure their colours are not yellow or red. These colours have religious significance and these should not come under our feet. The colour should not be black either, but with patterns it is OK.

Floors should be shining, if you want prosperity in your home. If there is crack or a spot, a good carpet can hide this defect. But make sure carpets these are not frayed or torn. Otherwise this itself can be Vastu defect. Carpets and doormats should not be, as far as possible, artificial. These are OK if there is no alternative. The carpets should be made with pure wool and doormats with jute. These have great power to absorb negative energy from the environment.

If you have carpets and doormats don't forget to have them dry cleaned properly, otherwise these become store house of dirt and attract negative energy. Every month or remove them and beat them with a rod. Also remove your rugs periodically, and clean the area.  There should not be any dirt under the rug or mat.

 

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Do your children study better?

We want our children to become doctors or engineers. Have you provided your children with right place to study? Here are few Vastu guidelines for a good study room.

Children's study room should ideally be in northeast, north or east directions. These directions have the capacity to absorb positive energy.

A study room can be in west direction also. Please make sure that the children face east or north while studying. The door should also be north or east direction only. Make sure there is no door immediately in front of the study table. There should not be any door or window behind the children.

There should not be any beam over children's head. It is very bad for concentration. There should not be any washroom above the study room or adjacent to it. There should not be any pointed or sharp objects in the study room.

There should not be any clutter in the room. Every thing in its place is a golden rule. The study table should not have bookcase on either side. It should be well lit with a focused light on it. The bookshelf is ideally placed in south or southwest directions, and it should be closed.

The achievements of the children should be proudly displayed. It reinforces the child's desire to study more and achieve more. Pictures of successful people should be displayed. O have pictures of galloping horses. The wall clock should be on north, northeast or east wall. Make sure it is showing correct time. Unserviceable clocks are unlucky and stint children's mental growth.

Paint yellow or light green colours on the walls. Even light blue can be painted, but never have dull colours. Don't have excitable colours like orange or red. These tips should improve the chances of success of the children in their desired goal.

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