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The Vedas and Vastu
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I am the sapidity in water; I am the light in the moon and the sun; I am the syllable OM in all the Vedas, sound in ether, and virility in men; I am the sweet fragrance in earth and the brilliance in fire, the life in all beings, and I am austerity in the austere. Know me as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; the splendor of the splendid am I.
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HAGAVAD GITA,VII: 8,9,10
The word vastu, which derives from Hinduism's sacred texts, the Vedas, means ''a dwelling or site." Originally, vastu was used in city planning, temples for the gods, and palaces, forts, and residences for the Hindu upper classes. But today's vastu applies to any dwelling, from a palatial home to a modest studio apartment, a huge loft, a cabin on a lake, or a factory or office building.
The theories that support vastu and all the other Hindu disciplines, such as yoga and ayurveda, arise from the four-volume Vedas (the Sanskrit word veda means "knowledge," from the word ved, "to know"). Hinduism was originally called Sanatana Dharma, which means "eternal faith." Daily practice of

 
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