The 3 types of luck and how does vastu enhances them

Chinese philosophy specifically mentions three types of luck which influences the success and growth of an individual; earth luck, heaven’s luck and man’s luck.

Once you understand them you will agree that indeed this is what happens in life.

Heaven’s luck is the effect of past karmas on your present life. 40% of the luck we have comes from Heaven. This means our Heavenly Blessings or the good fortune we have created from the past (our past actions and deeds create good fortune) – which accumulates to become the luck we have now. The past karmas decide which family we will be born in and what date and time we will be born. In astrology we understand this as planetary influences on our life.

Earth’s Luck is the influence of our environment on our life. 30% of luck we have comes from earth. These are earth and nature’s energies and space energies effecting our life. These energies help you create a success or a prosperity mindset. In Vastu we understand is the effect of the five elements on our lives.

Man’s Luck is the remaining luck on which we have total control. It is the decisions we make, the choices we take and the actions we perform to achieve the goals of our life. The English proverb – “Work is worship” and the famous Shloka from Bhagwat Gita -  “कर्मणये वाधिकारस्ते मां फलेषु कदाचन । मां कर्मफलहेतुर्भू: मांते संङगोस्त्वकर्मणि”  emphasis the importance of this type of luck. You cannot and you will not be achieve any objective in life without the required efforts irrespective of what you do in Astrology and Vastu.

Many people ask me then what is Vastu and Astrology for? And I answer, “Vastu and Astrology are to act as a catalyst in your efforts. Their role is to support you, program your sub-conscious to lead you to the right decisions and right actions. That is exactly why several successful people believe and have used such metaphysical sciences in their life. They do not leave everything to destiny, they also strive to achieve their dreams.

The attached diagram explains my understanding of this three luck phenomenon, spend some time reflecting on it.

VastuAcharya Manoj is a Senior Mahavastu Expert and Astrologer, you can contact him at mshrivastava2005@gmail.com for Vastu advice.

Diwali Special || 5 Days of Wish fulfillment

In our Vedic culture 5 days from Dhan teras to Bhai dooj are considered very auspicious to achieve desired results. This year they are falling between 17-October 2017 to 21-Oct-2017.

Besides the Lakshmi Pujan and other Puja that you do every year as per your family traditions, you may also do one or more of the following rituals:

1. ·        For continuous prosperity – start from 17th Oct’2017 Dhan teras to Bhai dooj. Take a piece of camphor, one laung and one big ilayachi (black cardamom). Burn it in earthen diya in worship area and also chant “SHRIM” for 108 times sitting there.
2. ·        To get desired job/ promotion/ clients – Take kaccha sut (sacred white thread), janeu), sprinkle some turmeric powder over it and few drops of water and make this thread Yellow thread. Now take 21 big ilayachi and create a beautiful garland for lord Lakshminarayan with this yellow thread and 21 big ilayachi. Offer this garland to lord on during Lakshmi Pujan.
3. ·        Make kheer (pudding of rice and milk) on Diwali day to offer to Lord LakshmiNarayan. This Prasad should be consumed by only family members.
4. ·        To get forever wealth worship Ma Lakshmi with lord Narayan together. Astrologically Ma Lakshmi is Venus means maya and we can control this maya only by intelligence which is represented by Lord Vishnu. Both Lakshmi Narayan should be seated on Garuda. That picture is perfect for worship. Garuda is a vehicle of Narayan. When Lord Vishnu was in Ram avatar and during fight with Ravan days. Lord Ram and Lakshman  were entangled in “Naag pash” by Meghnad. That time Garuda cut the ties of snakes and let Lord get free from nag pash. So Garuda got blessing from Lord Ram to help us to untie the karmic bondage.
5. ·        On the night of Diwali (19-10-2017)  chant as many times as you can any Lakshmi mantra or shree sukta. You can chant “ॐ श्री महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे विष्णु पत्न्यै च धीमहि तन्नो लक्ष्मी प्रचोदयात् ॐ” or “ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्ष्मयै नम:॥“. These are two powerful Lakshmi Mantras.
6. ·        Always do prayer in present continuous form. Future tense always stay in future. For example wish “With your blessings my Lord and Mother Lakshmi, I am rich and wealthy” in place of “I want to be rich and wealthy”
7. ·        If you feel stagnant in career growth – Buy one lock with keys before 17th October. On 19th October – Diwali day take this lock with keys at any churaha and keep it there and return to home. Note – Do not check lock how it works by opening it and also don’t allow shopkeeper to show its functioning by opening it. You need to just purchase locked (close) with keys and drop it. Rest let the Universe do.
8. ·        Try to keep the ladies of the house – mother, wife and daughter happy in these five days especially. They represent Venus. If they are sad due to any reason, no remedy can give fruitful results.
9. ·        Offer white flower  (Mogra or kevda) itra to Lord Lakshmi Narayan in these five days. You can also use these but in that case use two separate bottles. One for Lord and one for you.  I pray to Lord lakshmiNarayan to bless you with Health, Wealth, peace, Harmony and all your desires get fulfilled.

These remedies are specially designed by Astrologer Upma Shrivastava for her clients. With her permission I have posted them here on my blog. For astrological and numerology consultation she can be contacted through AstroYogi.com or AstroSpeak.com

VastuAcharya Manoj is a Senior Mahavastu Expert, Astrologer and can be contacted at mshrivastava2005@gmail.com for Vastu advice.

The Asymmetry of Nature

Nature is asymmetrical. Have you seen a mountain which is same on all sides – a perfect cone? Have you seen a river which flows in a straight line? Or a perfectly symmetric tree?

The earth is tilted to one side and revolves around the sun in an elliptical motion. Had it been vertical and revolving in a circle we would not experience seasons and we would not have the beauty of having summer during summers in certain parts of the world. The asymmetry is what brings dynamism.  Nature is dynamic and it keeps changing itself. Symmetry results in a static world. That is why most natural things are asymmetric. Nature has its own way to decide between symmetry and asymmetry.

Yet we strive for symmetry and why is it so? Symmetry is the property of the logical and scientific mind. A logical mind strives for perfection. Perfection leads to constant and constant is static. No amount of evolution can happen with a static because any change requires dynamism. When the mind is illogical can evolution happen. All innovations happen with an illogical mind specially at the level of hypothesis. It is only when the hypothesis is tested on experimentations does the logical mind takes control of the invention and the world recognizes it as a scientific discovery or an invention.

This is what we mean when we talk about “Eureka” moment.

There are several concepts which are yet not proven scientifically and yet they exist as if they are laws. The behavior of the sub-conscious mind is one such phenomenon. In fact, there has been no device discovered which can see the sub-conscious or the conscious mind forget about locating it in the part of the body. When we can see through scientific devices is the brain and the nervous system. But is that the mind? We cannot be so sure.

The Hindu model of Universe explains these concepts wonderfully and is captured beatifically by our ancient sages in Sankhya Darshan (Indian Metaphysics). Everything in Indian philosophy finds its roots in metaphysics.

Fortunately, there is a renewed interest in metaphysics and a lot of work is happening. Many concepts and processes which were not possible to be explained through conventional science are now being explained through metaphysics.

I believe Vastu and Astrology are two important pillars of metaphysics and with time these will be brought into the realm of science once they are fully explained using metaphysics

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VastuAcharya Manoj is a Senior Mahavastu Expert and he can be contacted at mshrivastava2005@gmail.conm for vastu advice.