About TM, Buddhism and Vastu

Beware beforehand of the increasingly cramped, urban condition and maintain space enough to thrive.

Vastu is a traditional way of calculating "what is best for wealth and health" by a series of compass alignments. It is much like feng shui in some aspects, but with a fundamental difference or two. There is basic theory with specifications fit for house accommodations. That holds true for Maharishi Vastu Architecture. [◦Examples] (see Bramble 2003; Wikipedia, "Maharishi Vastu Architecture")

Here is what a committed sceptic, Dr Robert Carroll (2011) writes - even though the assembled, verbatim and unshuffled Carroll-fragments carry quite other spins than he might have intended because of what has been left out by "an offhand art of quoting":

Vastu shastra goes by several names . . . But vastu shastra has one goal: to create buildings in harmony with Nature . . . in order to have harmony in rooms like the kitchen. If things are done properly, "the meals get cooked" . . . If your house is not aligned properly, you could get sick. . . .

One cannot deny that a poorly designed workspace, kitchen, bathroom or bedroom can cause a lot of stress . . .

The people who gave America Transcendental Meditation and Ayurvedic medicine are also responsible for giving us vastu [that should] produce beautiful and comfortable living quarters.

Examples of Maharishi Vastu architecture:

✑ Maharishi Vastu Architecture

Quotes

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture. - Arthur Erickson

Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization . . . - Frank Lloyd Wright