Vastu Shastra: India's Traditional Architectural Science: Origins, Principles, and Comparison with Feng Shui
Vastu Shastra is India's traditional architecture system rooted in Vedic texts, built on the five elements and cardinal directions.
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Is Vastu Shastra the "Feng Shui of India"?
Calling it that is not entirely accurate, though the two systems share many philosophical similarities regarding harmony between living space and human destiny. Vastu originates from the Vedas and Hindu cosmology, based on the Vastu Purusha Mandala model and the Panchabhuta (Five Great Elements), while Feng Shui originates from Chinese Daoist and Confucian thought, based on qi and the Five Elements. These are two independent traditions that developed in parallel in two different civilizations.
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Sha - Surrounding Land Forms in the Five Decisions of Landform Feng Shui: An In-depth Analysis
Sha are the land forms and hills that surround an acupuncture point and shield its qi. This analysis covers their definition and classification.
Long and Long Mach in Ngũ Quyết Phong Thủy Loan Đầu: From Legend to Geographic Principle
Explore the concept of Long and Long Mach in Loan Đầu Feng Shui and Ngũ Quyết: origins, classifications, identification, and practical applications.
The History and Origins of Palmistry: From Ancient India to Cheiro
Palmistry's journey from ancient India, China, Egypt and Greece to Victorian systematization by Cheiro, plus the core principles of palm reading.
Seven Common Misconceptions When Reading Your Own Palm, and Where Folk Books Contradict Each Other
Seven common palm-reading misconceptions, where Eastern and Western folk books contradict each other, and why science calls palm lines just skin folds.
The Four Jhānas in the Pali Canon: How the First to Fourth Jhāna Are Described
How the Pali suttas describe the four jhānas, from the first with applied and sustained thought, rapture and pleasure to the fourth with equanimity.
What Are the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination in the Pali Canon?
The twelve links of dependent origination run from ignorance to ageing and death. What each link means in the Pali suttas and how the chain ends.