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If harmony doesn't exist in our home or workspace, the two places where we spend the great majority of our time, our body's own harmony is disturbed and we never experience inner peace. If we can't realize inner peace, we sabotage the benefits that come with ayurveda and yoga. Vastu, as the protective glove, safeguards the environment most conducive to the healthy body and mind so central to ayurveda and yoga.
The Vastu Body
Very few people would think of themselves as a living example of architecture. But we are. From the moment of conception, a human form evolves inside the womb. The body, therefore, is a perfect example of vastu. And throughout our lives, our vastu body serves as the primary temple that shelters our soul. This comparison of the body to a temple appears repeatedly in ayurveda and yoga.
Remember, too, that vastu uses the human body as a point of comparison and reference. As I discussed earlier, the human body from the top of the head to the soles of the feet and with arms fully extended to the sides creates an exact squarethe shape that represents the perfect cosmos, the shape of the temple inner sanctum, which houses the manifestation of the Supreme Creative Force, just as the body houses the soul whose essence is a part of That.
This inner sanctum, which is also called the garbhagriha or womb chamber, is another example of the weaving of the human body into vastu. And what about the vastu purusha who resides in the vastu purusha mandala and the spirit's marma points, which I mentioned in Chapter 2? Everything related to vastu purusha and his vulnerabilities corresponds to the human body and its physical vulnerabilitiesthe lungs, kidneys, and heart.
To see how they work in tandem with vastu, it is useful to have at least a rudimentary understanding of ayurveda and yoga.

 
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