Vastu Vidya of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda® Vedic Architecture in harmony with Natural Law details Nature’s own timeless laws of structuring or building which maintain every particle in creation in perfect harmony with everything else. Thus Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is the world’s most ancient and complete system of architecture and planning. It takes into account the influences of sun, moon, stars and planets with reference to north and south poles and the equator. Homes, offices and communities designed and built according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda therefore connect individual life with Cosmic Life, individual intelligence with Cosmic Intelligence, optimizing both the close and distant positive environmental influences on the individual.

This knowledge of construction according to Natural Law has been recently brought to light from the Vedic Tradition – the eternal tradition of Natural Law – by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Maharishi is the world’s foremost scientist of consciousness. He is honored throughout the world for reformulating the ancient Vedic wisdom – including Maharishi Sthapatya Veda – in a systematic, scientific framework, which has brought the benefits of the Vedic knowledge and Vedic technologies of consciousness to millions of people throughout the world.

Maharishi says: “Because the individual is cosmic, everything about individual life should be in full harmony with Cosmic Life. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda gives dimensions, formulas, and orientations to the buildings that will provide Cosmic Harmony and Support to the individual for his peace, prosperity, and good health – daily life in accord with Natural Law, daily life in the evolutionary direction.”

Effect of Orientation on Brain Fuctioning
Recent research in modern science has now confirmed that our brain is highly sensitive to orientation, position, and direction in space.
The obvious conclusion is that one’s inherent sense of direction (orientation) and order gets confused in daily life when one lives in a building with wrong orientation, not build according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda – Vedic Architecture, resulting in physiological, psychological, and behavioral imbalances of all kinds.

Effect of Orientation on Health
Patients living in homes with south entrances had significantly poorer health and more financial problems than patients with north or east entrances.
This confirms the ancient principle of Vedic Architecture that only east and north entrances are beneficial for good health and prosperity. Also, those who slept in north-facing beds suffered from significantly more depression and anxiety than those who slept in beds without this orientation. This confirms the ancient principle of Vedic Architecture of orienting beds (head end of bed) toward east or south and never towards north.

Effect of Orientation on Security
75% more burglaries in south-facing houses than in houses facing east, west or north.
This confirms the recommendation of Vedic Architecture to close and avoid all southern entrances and orient buildings facing east or north. Beneficial Influence of East Light
Hospitalized patients in rooms with eastern sunlight could be released on average four days earlier than patients in rooms with only western sunlight.
This confirms the ancient principle of Vedic Architecture of designing all buildings east-facing and with maximum east light for every inhabitant.

Reference:
Progress in Neurobiology 13 (1979): 419-439;
Journal of Neuroscience 15 (1995): 6280-6290; and
Processing the Head Direction Cell Signal: A Review and Commentary’, Brain Research Bulletin 40 (1996): 477-486.

Reference:
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality “Can a Building’s Orientation Affect the Quality of Life of the People Within
Testing Principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda”. Travis, F., Butler, V., Rainforth, M., Alexander, C.N., Khare, R., Lipman, J.

Reference:
Prev. cit.: Travis, F., Butler, V., Rainforth, M., Alexander, C.N., Khare, R., Lipman, J., Study conducted on 110 burglaries reported in Fairfield, Iowa. A preliminary, unpublished study in 2000 by student Jar-El Cohen at the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment,
Fairfield, Iowa conducted on burglaries reported in Ottumwa, Iowa yielded similar results.

Reference:
Ref: Journal of Affective Disorders 62 (2001) 221-223 “Morning sunlight reduces
length of hospitalization in bipolar depression”; Francesco Benedetti

Maharishi Sthapatya Veda considers the following values in the planning and design of ideal communities -- beautiful Garden Cities, in order to uphold healthy, happy life through the full support of Natural Law:
Auspicious site considering environmental parameters (slope of the land, bodies of water, unobstructed sunrise, etc.) that maintain life in accord with Natural Law
Layout of entrance with direct orientation to the east
All roads aligned north/south, east/west
Open central square with gardens
Proper location and proportions of all buildings and amenities according to Vastu Vidya
Low-density housing
Natural building materials and energy-efficient construction
Adequate flow of fresh air
Generous green space
Solar, wind and other cost-effective, self-sufficient, non-polluting energies
Sustainable Vedic organic agriculture for self-sufficiency in growing healthy and wholesome food
Maharishi’s Vedic Science and Technology of Consciousness for ideal education, prevention-oriented health care, and promotion of a problem-fee society characterized by economic self-sufficiency

The principle of the Meissner Effect from Quantum Physics verifies that the inner coherence and harmony of a system expels disturbing influences. This explains how the order, harmony, and good fortune, generated by an ideal Vastu, disallow the penetration of any harmful, negative influence.ORDINARY CONDUCTOR
In an ordinary electrical conductor, incoherent, disordered electrons allow penetration by an external magnetic field. SUPERCONDUCTOR
In a superconductor, coherent collective function of the electrons spontaneously excludes an external magnetic field, and maintains its impenetrable status.ORDINARY CITY
In an ordinary city roads are running in all directions resulting in the improper, or distorted, orientation of buildings, which leads to chaos, problems, and violation of Natural Law in individual life and in society.IDEAL CITY
In an Ideal City with an ideal Vastu—ideal orientation of buildings—all roads un North/South, East/West, creating cross-ventilation and enriching city life with the evolutionary power of Natural Law—creating order.Maharishi Vastu Effect
An Example of Invincibility through
the Establishment of an Ideal Vastu.Meissner Effect
An Example of Invincibility in the
Quantum Physics of Superconductivity.

Phase I - Controlling the expansion of the city by establishing a master plan with parallel roads in east-west, north-south directions.Phase II – Construction of ideal villages and satellite towns around the city, free from pollution, noise, and stress, set in landscaped gardens.Phase III – Starting to demolish congested areas in the city centre, replacing them with beautiful gardens, parks, and fountains.Phase IV – Final stage of the expanded garden city – providing ideal living conditions, including modern transportation systems.

The precious knowledge of architecture and planning in harmony with Natural Law is now available through the International Institute of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda of Maharishi Vedic University, which gives advice to house owners, architects, developers, and builders. Site Selection
The starting point for any Maharishi Sthapatya Veda building or development is an auspicious site. This service is designed to assist in finding such an ideal site.

Construction of a New Residential, Institutional or Commercial Building
Applying Maharishi Sthapatya Veda principles to the layout and design, measurements and proportions, and actual construction of a new building.

Development of Ideal Villages and Communities, City and County Planning
Layout of an ideal master plan and infrastructure. Rectification of Existing Buildings
Properly oriented buildings with an auspicious site can be rectified to incorporate some of the Maharishi Sthapatya Veda principles and neutralize existing negative influences. A rectification of an existing building will, however, never be ideal and can therefore be considered only a temporary solution, until a new, perfect Vedic building has been constructed.

Advice Before Renting an Apartment or Office
Advice to find the relatively best temporary living or working place, until it is possible to move into a completely ideal Maharishi Sthapatya Veda building.

For application and to find the MSV Consultant in your area please contact:

International Institute of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda
Maharishi Vedic University
Fax : +31 20 524 1384
Email: VedicArchitecture@Maharishi.Net

In North America please contact Maharishi Global Construction, USA
reception@MGC-Vastu.com
or visit www.MGC-Vastu.com

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The most important principle of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is right direction and orientation. With reference to a building it is the main entrance, that determines the direction in which a building faces, in which direction it is oriented.

Out of eight possible directions, only two – east and north – produce auspicious influences. This means that in an average city with roads in all directions producing all possible orientations of buildings, at least 75% of all buildings have inauspicious orientation, contributing to ill health and other problems in society.

‘People do not generally know that the orientation of residential and office buildings contributes a great deal to success and progress in professional life; and health, happiness, and fortune on the individual level.’
–Maharishi

NOTE: There are many considerations that ultimately determine auspicious and inauspicious influences: the orientation of buildings, placement of rooms, proportions and Vedic measurements, shape and slope of the land, location of any body of water, unobstructed view of the rising sun, influence of the environment, etc.

The strongest influence of Natural Law on earth comes from the sun. Not only is the orientation towards the rising sun, i.e. towards east, the most auspicious, but also, as the sun (seemingly) traverses the sky, from sunrise to sunset, it radiates different qualities of energy. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda considers the energy of the Sun at different times of the day and its influence on different parts (north, south, east, and west) of the building.

According to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda there is a suitable place for the entrance, the living room, the kitchen, the dining room, the study, and the bedroom in any home. This is based on Vastu Vidya – knowledge of the correct positioning for storage and generation of different elements used in the building, such a fire (used for cooking), or water (for bathing, etc.).

Healthy living means that one should not always feel sleepy in the dining room, or always feel hungry in the study. Rather, when one enters the study one should feel more fresh and alert; when one enters the dining room, digestion should be stimulated; and the location of the bedroom should be conducive to deep undisturbed rest.

Maharishi Sthapatya Veda considers all these factors to ensure that every aspect of daily activity in the home or office building is in harmony with Natural Law.

Similarly, in town and city planning the same principles of suitability of direction are applied, so that all aspects of living are fully supported by the nourishing power of Natural Law.

Brahmasthan
In addition to all commonly found facilities, there is one very special place in every Maharishi Sthapatya Veda structure. This is the Brahmasthan, the open central point – the seat of wholeness. Every home should have a Brahmasthan, where the totality of Natural Law is established. Then the home becomes a holistic structure of Natural Law. And every town, city, and country should have a Brahmasthan, so that every citizen is always connected with the wholeness of Cosmic Life.

Vedic Measurements and Proportions

In Maharishi Sthapatya Veda the proportions and measurements of the building and the rooms are designed and calculated in the light of the general proportions of the human physiology and the symmetry of the Cosmic Physiology, using the ancient mathematical formulas of Vastu Vidya of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda.

This ensures that the proportions are auspicious, that is, in resonance with sun and moon and all the stars and planets. It is this subtle, yet perfect resonance between the individual structure of the building and the Cosmic Structure of the universe that promotes health, wealth, and happiness and ensures an evolutionary development of the life of every individual and the community at large.

Natural, Healthy Building Materials

Another important aspect of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is building with natural, non-toxic materials suitable to the local climatic conditions. This includes materials like naturally treated and painted wood, bricks, rammed earth and adobe, straw bale, etc. as well as natural finishes such as clay stucco, marble and tiles, natural fibers for carpets, curtains and furniture, and healthy, natural, non-toxic paints, glues and wallpaper.

Also any harmful electro-magnetic fields, high-tension lines, microwave towers and ovens etc. should be carefully avoided. Ideally all materials and appliances in Maharishi Sthapatya Veda buildings should be pure and healthy.

NOTE: To make sure that a building is planned and constructed really in accord with all the principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, it is necessary to consult an expert in Maharishi Sthapatya Veda. The highly trained expert applies the precise, time-tested knowledge of Natural Law from the ancient Vedic tradition, which has been preserved through out time in the texts of Sthapatya Veda and restored to its full significance by Maharishi.

The revival of this timeless knowledge of building in accord with Natural Law – Vastu Vidya of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda – gives us the opportunity for the complete reconstruction of the whole world for everyone to be really healthy and happy on a permanent basis.

This realization has given rise to a global programme to provide auspicious Vastu buildings for the whole population of the world.

His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has founded the Global Country of World Peace to reconstruct the whole world – inner and outer – according to total Natural Law – the Will of God – for permanent peace on earth.

The Global Country of World Peace will establish Heaven on Earth by raising the quality of life of every individual to complete fulfillment and affluence in enlightenment.
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