Monday, April 18, 2016

South facing home

I keep hearing from many Indians in America that one should not buy a south facing home as it is against Vaastu. I wonder where this all started, as I have never heard this while in India. And I haven't seen one single village or town in India that doesn't have any south facing homes at all. If the belief is true and most of Indians believe in it, all the Indian towns and villages should have a U shaped structure with a vast opening on the south side. But, as all of you know, that is not the case.

Then, why the highly educated Indians in America are spreading this superstition? What I understand is people fear the South because Lord Yama is the presiding deity of the southern direction. As you know, Lord Yama's full name is Yama Dharma Raja. When one follows his Dharma, he has no need to fear Yama. Lord Yama is a true impartial and unbiased judge. And when two parties go to the judge on a case, they both respect the judge, but the guilty party is the one that fears the judge.

Moreover, there is no greater heaven than your happiness and no worse hell than your sorrow. One should not strive to go to heaven or hell. Both the heaven and hell are temporary in nature same as the day and night. Once you finish paying-off your Karma in heaven or hell, you will be forced back to the earth to continue acquiring new Karma, just as one will be forced out of a hotel after spending all his money. Lord Krishna clearly stated this in Gita - "ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं| क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति||" - "Those who spend-off their good Karma in experiencing the luxuries of the heaven, will come back to the earth."

One should instead strive to raise above the Karma, as advised by Lord Krishna, by doing their rightful duties (Dharma) while leaving the result to Him. And coming back to south facing homes, a home in which people pray to God daily is as holy as a temple, no matter which direction it faces. And a day on which one wakes up praying god is an auspicious day, no matter what the calendar says.

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