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If you do not have the space to allocate an entire room or a fair-sized area in a wall-less space to a zone of tranquility, you can set up a zone within a quadrant or set up a couple of quiet places in other rooms. A zone of tranquility can celebrate an aspect of nature or a source of inspiration that becomes the focus for your eyes at the start of meditation. It can be a rocking chair placed near a window with a view of the sunrise or a graceful tree by a pond. It can be an easy chair by a side table with a small collection of seashells found on the shore or special stones carried back from a hike or trek. If your home is limited to one small room, you can just take a mat or a towel and unroll it to create a temporary designated zone of tranquility, near a special photo or special hanging on the wall. |
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Music can also be a great addition to your zone of tranquility. You might turn on classical music, meditation musicany form of music that carries you away from your concerns and empties your mind. What you're looking for is a source of positive vibration that soothes the vibrations in your body. |
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You can also consider a special place outdoors for your own zone of tranquility. Listen to the sounds of nature. The chattering of birds, the dramatic buzz of cicadas, the rustling of leavesthese sounds tend to calm the inner self. |
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You'll recall that earlier we compared vastu living to the creation of a temple for the soul, that divine part of us that is connected to the essence of the Supreme Creator. In vastu living, we think of our homes as sacred temples, tootemples for body, mind, and spirit. In India, for instance, many Hindus adhere to the tradition of removing their shoes just before they enter a home or immediately after they cross the threshold. When they take off their shoes, they are repeating an act that they faithfully follow whenever they visit a temple. The filth of the streets and the world's impurities are kept outside; the interior of the home is kept sacred. |
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