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brainstorming sessions or presentations that call for an open exchange of ideas and constructive interaction. And the U-shape would leave the sacred center space free. If your company uses a circular or oval table that covers the sacred center and you find that your meetings are not effective, you should consider making a symbolic appeasement to Brahma. (See Chapter 9, Appeasing the GodsAppeasing Your Soul.)
Placing a rectangular kilim on the floor that extends about two feet beyond the edge of the table introduces nature and restores harmony, with the rectangle representing becalming static energy.
The ideal place for the leader of the meeting would be in a southern chair facing north. If the leader is the chief executive of the company, the primary financial executive should sit to the CEO's right so that the financial executive also faces north, the realm of wealth. Other company employees should sit in the remaining seats in the south and along the west. They will be facing the north, the northeast, or the eastpositive directions that will motivate the company employees. Visitors should sit along the eastern and northern ends of the table. Facing west, they face Varuna, the lord of oceans and the unknown; facing south, they are looking at the realm of Yama, lord of judgment and death. In this instance, the notion of dharma (duty) comes to the fore.
If you intend to show presentations, choose to screen them on the north wall, which provides health or wealth, or on the east wall, which brings enlightenment. Cover the windows with shades made out of soft natural linen. Shades can be adjusted to suit any need. A computer workstation should be placed in the southeast, which belongs to the element of fire. If the center sacred space is covered, this adds importance to the presence of a zone of tranquility, which ideally should be in the northeast, the east, or the north. A display of floor plants set in terracotta planters would be lovely.
This gathering room should feel like an organic space so that it binds everyone together and speaks of our relationship with nature. This reinforces respect and an acceptance of mutual divinity, which, in turn, creates a positive attitude and helps to subjugate individually powerful egos. The focus remains on the business welfare of the company.

 
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