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you in the practice of vastu at home and at work, and the use of nature on the property and inside the home. Chapter 9 provides symbolic remedies that can counteract imbalances that may exist in your space and interfere with your goal for harmony and inner peace.
You certainly don't need to be a Hindu to reap the benefits of vastu living, any more than you need to be Hindu to do yoga, practice meditation, or follow ayurveda. Vastu living can work anywhere, and for people who practice any faith. It can even work for those of us who are spiritually inclined but do not follow a specific religion. Vastu living only asks you to consider your interconnectedness with the Divinethe divinity in all life forms, the divinity of the earth on which you live, and the divinity of the entire cosmos.
So, get out your compass and pencil and start mapping your new vastu home or office. And please plan to tinker and fine tune your home and workplace over a period of time. Even after you have created your vastu living layouts, you will probably shift around some furniture until it looks right and feels right to your innermost self.
And while you're doing all this tinkering, you will also be learning to be aware of your interconnectedness with everything that exists around you. You will be discoveringand hopefully discardinganything that has been creating disharmony, and becoming aware of the deep significance of your design and décor decisions. You will learn how these decisions can block or promote the inner peace that can be yours through vastu living.
Once this process is finished, think of how wonderful it will be to enter your home and pause to soak up the good feelings that come from your vastu living space. Imagine the joy you'll feel to have that same positive experience at work. This is what vastu living is all about: the creation of a sacred and welcoming space for your soul.

 
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