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with sour, hot with cold, sickness with health, left with right, up with down, youth with old age, pleasure with pain, laughter with tears. |
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The cardinal directions in the vastu purusha mandala express this principle of dualities. In the construction of a Hindu temple, once we arrive at the inner sanctum, which houses the sacred manifestation of the deity or its symbol, we arrive at that point where we are no longer in the world of duality. We are now in the realm of pure essence. |
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Kuber, the god of wealth and indulgence, reigns in the north along with the gods of birth. Kuber shares his realm with Soma, the lord of the moon and the lord of health. As the moon traverses from the northwest to the northeast, it shines in its most heavenly glory. Many healing herbs also thrive in the north, especially in the mountains. In the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic, when Lord Rama needed a medicinal herb, he sent the monkey god, Hanuman, north to the Himalayas to bring back the special herb. Hanuman was unable to identify the plant so he brought Lord Rama an entire peak. By keeping therapeutic products and medicines in the northern area of a space, we protect their healing properties. If you are looking for success, try facing north. You will receive the blessings of Kuber and Soma, health and wealthand this includes spiritual wealth. |
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In the south, we find Yama, the Medic god of death who also oversees the world of ancestors. Yama passes judgment over the soul and decides its fate at the time of death. Should the soul return to the earth for another round in the cycle of birth and death, or be liberated to find its eternal bliss with the Supreme Creator? And how does the presence of these particular dualities influence us? If you want to put off your moment with Yama (death), you will pay |
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