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with our basic constitution. By knowing which dosha is dominant in you, you can see how it bears on your pattern of preferences and dislikes, and your level of comfort or discomfort in your home and workspace. Once you can see your natural biases clearly and plainly, you will be able to make the appropriate choices and calculations so that vastu living will work best for you. Please use a separate piece of paper to fill in your answers. This questionnaire is about you, so there are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Just take your time and try to be as objective as possible. You want to see more than what is reflected back at you from the mirror. As with so much of vastu, impulsive answers or decisions can interfere with success.
If you live with a roommate or partner, ask him or her to fill out the questionnaire. It is useful to see how your needs coincide or differ. It also helps to have a good friend or relativesomeone who sees you frequentlycomplete a questionnaire. Their answers will reflect their impression of you and can be very instructive.
Vastu Living Questionnaire for Determining Your Needs and Preferences
1. What bothers you more: (a) weather that is cold and dry, (b) hot and sunny, or (c) cold and damp?
2. When things don't go your way, do you tend to get (a) fearful and anxious, (b) angry and upset, or (c) tolerant and forgiving?
3. Do you have (a) limited stamina, (b) moderate stamina or (c) tremendous stamina?
4. Do you sleep (a) lightly for about five hours and toss and turn? Do you get by with (b) five to seven hours of sleep? Do you need (c) at least eight hours of sleep?
5. Are you (a) chronically thin, (b) the right weight for your size, or (c) chronically overweight?
6. Do you (a) find it difficult to gain weight, or do you gain weight (b)

 
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