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Getting Started
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A careful observation will show that the heaven is there on earth, not in the sky above.
M
AHATMA GANDHI
Determining Your Needs and Preferences
The physical spaces where we spend most of our time have a pivotal effect on us, and vastu is here to help us ensure that the effect is positive. A first crucial step is to be sure we know our selves so that our home and workspace can truly reflect our personalities and be aligned to our personal needs. To this end, I am including a short questionnaire on ayurveda, the Vedic science of life, to help you determine your dosha (body type, emotional make-up, and quality of mind). The doshas, as you'll recall from Chapter 4, are a kind of classification system having to do

 
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