 Vastu is a Sanskrit term that refers to a dwelling, and how it is oriented with respect to astrological influences in order to maximize positive influences and minimize negative influences. It also includes the proper use of natural materials for construction. For all practical purposes, Vastu and Sthpataved overlap and are essentially a single category. 
$16.95CDVastu Puja and Vastu Shanti Mantras: For Rectification of VastuHelps create a peaceful atmosphere in your home…Many have found much benefit playing this at home. 
$16.00PaperbackThe Power of Vastu Living: Welcoming Your Soul into Your Home and WorkplaceKathleen M. CoxThe Power of Vastu Living introduces a wonderfully accessible, room–by–room approach for organizing and decorating homes, apartments, and work spaces according to the timeless healing principles of vastu—he sister science of Astanga Yoga and ayurveda. Kathleen Cox's breakthrough system, Vastu Living, delivers all the practical tools you need to incorporate the organic, soothing properties of ancient vastu design into an increasingly overcrowded, hyper–stressed, and e–saturated world. Now you can…
in every conceivable environment, from the kitchen, living room, home office, and bedroom to the company office, reception area, and even the dreaded cubicle. Elevate modern life through the 5,000–year–old healing properties of vastu. Enhance your inner peace, rediscover your sense of mind–body harmony, and always, always make room for the soul. 
$16.95PaperbackVaastu Workbook: Using the Subtle Energies of the Indian Art of Placement to Enhance Health, ProsperTalavane KrishnaDetailed instructions for creating a home that harmonizes with the natural and spiritual energies of its environment. Unlike feng shui, which favors adding "cures" to cover existing problems, vaastu (like holistic medicine) focuses on fixing underlying problems for the health of the entire system. By the director of the foremost vaastu center in India. Includes 100 line drawings to make all the complexities of vaastu understandable to a beginner.Feng shui practitioners are quickly discovering vaastu, the Indian art of environmental design that helps you create a home that is in harmony with the natural and spiritual energies surrounding it. Until now, books on vaastu have told you where to place your doors or ponds without fully explaining the rationale behind this. The Vaastu Workbook presents vaastu as it was meant to be understood—as an interconnected part of the great Indian tradition of sacred knowledge, along with Astanga Yoga, Ayurveda, and astrology. Using hundreds of clear line drawings, The Vaastu Workbook takes you through every conceivable vaastu situation, exploring the do's and don'ts of window and door placement, interior design, street focus, directional facing, landscaping, and much more. Introductory chapters provide a thorough grounding in the basics of Indian astrology, the five elements, and the healing tradition of ayurveda, all of which is necessary to truly understand the details of vaastu. With this knowledge in hand, even a beginner can quickly learn how to design a new home—or renovate an existing one—in order to bring peace, prosperity, and happiness to those who live there. 
$12.95PaperbackVaastu: The Indian Art of PlacementRohit AryaThe Hindu precursor to Feng Shui, Sthapatyaved vastu is the art and science of architectural placement. Vaastu: The Indian Art of Placement explains how to design homes that conform to eternal spiritual principles, and offers suggestions on how to rectify existing buildings with inauspicious energy. "…tackles the complex art of vaastu in a simple, practical, and easy–to–understand way." —Hinduism Today, March/April 2001 About the Author 
$9.98PaperbackVastu Home: Harmonize Your Living Space with the Indian Feng ShuiPatrick McFadzean and Juliet PegrumBased on the ancient principles of vastu vidya, the Indian art of placement, The Vastu Home shows how to create a beautiful home while bringing a deeper sense of contentment, prosperity, and well–being to one's life. 80 color photos. 70 color illustrations. 
$24.95CDVastu-Sutra: The Art of Vedic ArchitectureGita Cassettes, ChennaiA multimedia CD-Rom on Vastu Shastra 
$8.95PaperbackThe Little Book on VastuGyan C. JainA charming little book with 168 basic principles, each illustrated by a line drawing. "This book on Vaastu is one of the many already in the market. There has been a spate of such books in the market during the last two years because of renewed interest in Vaastu. I do not claim to be a Vaastu expert. This is the knowledge which I have collected from various (new and old) books and have illustrated the same making it easily understandable. Whether Vaastu plays a part in the fortune of humans or not cannot be said with certainty, but the fact that it is a science of our ancient scriptures bears ample testimony that it should, at least, have some value for humans. Many factors govern the life of a human, his fate, luck, karmas and many other things. But Vaastu can, perhaps, make sweet thing sweeter and bitter not so bitter." —From the Introduction 
$12.00HardcoverSilpa-SastramEdited by Phanindra Nath Bose, M.A.Original ancient Sanskrit text (devanagri) with English translation. 
$12.95PaperbackSecrets of VastushastraN.H. Sahasrabudhe and R.D. MahatmeCurrently, a trend is evident wherein people are attempting Vastu changes by just referring to a couple of books on Vastushastra which follow a typical pattern—quoting some rules in Vastushastra and then presenting some success stories related to this analysis. But since the basic assumptions in formulation of these rules are not clearly defined, there is always a chance that rules may be misinterpreted and the application of these rules may not result in the desired solution. This book departs from this set pattern to analyse the logic behind Vastushastra in a unique manner by not only elucidating Vastushastra principles, but also laying due emphasis on the extensive study that must go into any kind of Vastu analysis. It seeks convergence between Astanga Yogashastra and Vastushastra, Astrology and Vastushastra, Modern Science and Vastushastra, etc. This approach has also been discussed in relation to practical problems. A novel concept of "Balancing and Dynamic Planning" would prove useful for students in this field to understand the essence of Vastu concepts. It is not advisable to go in for reckless structural alternations in the pursuit of instant material gains. Vastushastra basically aims at peace of mind and a healthy life for the dweller, which requires a multidisciplinary approach while applying those principles. —From the Introduction 
$19.95HardcoverVastu Science for the 21st Century: To Enjoy the Gift of NatureProfessor B.B. PuriIn this book the author has explained in clear terms that the Vastu Shastra offers a multi–disciplinary approach in the process of design that maintains good, peaceful, and healthy standards of living close to nature. His study and research of the scientific understanding and the need of Vastu principles is in–depth. It will help to examine the forces that are now transforming the building industries within the framework of Vastu principles. —P.K. Verma, Architect, CPWD About the Author He has widely traveled, participated and headed many National and International Seminars, and is the recipient of numerous awards: Bharat Gaurav Award (1996), Bhaskar Award (1997), Business Initiative Development Award (1998), The Gem of India Award (1998), National Excellency Award (1999), Health Excellence Award (2000), and The International Academician Fellowship Award. His name also appeared in India's Who's Who Book (1978) and Prominent Personalities of India (1979). 
$14.95PaperbackHandbook of VastuB. Niranjan BabuRevised and enlarged. "It gives me great pleasure to present my readers Handbook of Vastu. In the last few years, Vastu Shastra (Science of Dwellings) has become popular and many books have been published on it. Many seminars and symposia have been conducted on it. Buildings also have been modified on Vastu principles with good results. The awareness of the importance of Vastu Shastra can be said to be recent, though the science itself is ancient. I have endeavoured to put before the readers the basic principles of Vastu, as expounded by classical authorities. Relevant diagrams and tables have been provided to enable the reader to understand the principles better. The book is divided into five sections. The first three sections are further divided into chapters and each chapter begins with an "At a glance" paragraph. The fourth section answers some common queries related to construction and modification of houses. A few illustrative building plans in the fifth section will, no doubt, enable the reader to grasp the principles better. I hope the reader will be enabled to acquire a working knowledge of Vastu by studying this book. My study and research in Vastu have been soley due the encouragement and guidance of revered parents Dr. B.V. Raman (Editor, The Astrological Magazine, Bangalore, India) and Mrs. Rajeswari Raman (Director, Sri Surya Prakash Institute of Astanga Yoga for Women, Bangalore, India)." —From the Introduction About the Author 
$65.00HardcoverA Pattern LanguageChristopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray SilversteinFrom the Center for Environmental Structure Series The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure to provide a "working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building, and planning," A Pattern Language offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own. Extraordinarily thorough, coherent, and accessible, this book has become a bible for homebuilders, contractors, and developers who care about creating healthy, high-level design. Brilliant… Here's how to design or redesign any space you're living or working in—from metropolis to room. Consider what you want to happen in the space, and then page through this book. Its radically conservative observations will spark, enhance, organize your best ideas, and a wondrous home, workplace, town will result. —San Francisco Chronicle A handbook designed for the layman which aims to present a language which people can use to express themselves in their own communities or homes, and to better communicate with each other. 
$15.95PaperbackGolden Rules of Vastu Shastra: Remedies and SolutionsSuman PanditWhereas most books on this subject assume that you are building from scratch, this title includes rectification solutions for existing properties. An in-depth study of the science and art of Vastu Shastra. The book is structured in a way that guides the readers through different stages of the Shastra so that they understand the principles of one topic and their applications before moving on to the next. The step-by-step presentation starts with selecting a site or a house, and then undertaking its construction and planning the interiors, keeping in mind the principles of Vastu. The book adopts a holistic approach to Vastu Shastra and incorporates remedies and corrections as per astrology, colour therapy, crystal healing, space harmonization, and Feng Shui. A section deals with solutions for promoting marital harmony, wealth, family peace, de-stressing, and happiness. Vastu Shastra for:
$75.00PaperbackBuilding Architecture of Sthapatya VedaDr. V. Ganapati SthapatiThe science and technology of Vaastu Shastra—re-defined, re-interpreted, and its relevance and all-time universal applicabililty re-established. Archetypal building forms illustrated and punctuated with apt quotations. The textual matter enriched with measured drawings. A research work of a traditional practitioner cum scholar. One of the most detailed and informative books on Vastu that we have come across. Contents: 1. Sthapatya Veda 2. Central theme of Sthapatya Veda 3. VAASTU SHASTRA: a scientific treatise, not a religious document 4. Vitruvius: architect on craftsmanship and scholarship 5. Traditional Indian science and technology 6. Sacred geometry of Dr. Robert Lawlor of Australia 7. Genesis of traditional Indian science, art, and architecture 8. Vaastu Shastra, a class by itself 9. Vaastu Shilpa, as advanced science and traditional technological practice 10. Two old Oms and five fold Vedas 11. Time and space : rhythm and form 12. Vibration and resonance 13. Vastu reva Vaastu 14. Measure of earth's mantle 15. Maya, the great scientist of Bharat 16. Shilpa Vidya Rahasyopanishad: Vaastu Sutropanishad 17. Rig Vedic Vaastoshpati Sukta: Vishwakarma Sukta 18. Taala system of spatial measures 19. Selection of building site 20. Orientation of buildings, cities and villages 21. Ayadi calculations 22. Vaastu Purusha Mandala 23. Concept of time and space and design of building spaces 24. Effect of subtle and gross spaces on human system 25. Discussion on the designing of house buildings 26. Archetypical or basic patterns for house buildings 27. Town planning 28. Outlines of temple architecture 29. Trees and plants in and around the buildings 30. The absolute, pure, and auspicious cosmical periods of Vaastu 31. Vaastu Puja and Vaastu Homa 32. Building designs based on Vaastu principles 33. Illustrations on building architecture 34. Biographical sketch of Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati 430 pages 
$19.95PaperbackThe Way of Vastu: Creating Prosperity Through the Power of the VedasMichael and Robin MastroA new book on Vastu from the authors of Altars of Power and Grace—nominated for nine awards, including Spirituality Book of the Year (USA Book News) and Self-Help Book of the Year (Coalition of Visionary Resources-COVR)—The Way of Vastu is a powerful guide to attracting balance and abundance. Expanding on the wisdom presented in Altars, this exquisite new offering includes a wealth of practical suggestions for bringing harmony into your home, your office,and your life. Vastu is more powerful than Feng Shui in harnessing nature's beneficial energies and correcting any imbalance that blocks the flow of abundance. When you live and work in environments properly aligned with the forces of nature, the entire universe comes rushing to your aid. About the AuthorsRobin Mastro M.A., an environmental designer, focuses on instructing people worldwide how to eliminate stress in homes and offices. Robin is dedicated to adapting the wisdom of ancient systems to enhance the quality of modern life. She is also the creator of AltarWearTM, a jewelry and clothing line based on Vedic teachings. Michael Mastro, award-winning architect and president of Global Construction, is one of the leading Western experts on the art and science of Vastu Shastra. In the 1970's Michael designed spiritual centers in India, Europe, and the United States. His company built the first Microsoft office building, with the orientation and placement designed according to Vastu Shastra, as well as several office buildings for Boeing. Robin and Michael have taught yoga, meditation, and other spiritual awareness techniques as part of the Art of Living Foundation for over ten years. They live on a lake in the Pacific Northwest. The Mastros are in high demand as consultants, teachers, and speakers. As co-owners of Vastu Creations, they implement principles of Vastu Shastra to bring balance and abundance to individuals, homes businesses, and communities worldwide. Vastu Creations trains and certifies consultants in the sacred Vedic science of Vastu Shastra. 
$14.00PaperbackVastu: Astrology and ArchitectureGayatri Devi VasudevVastu Sastra, an important limb of Jyotisa or astrology, is an ancient science and study of architecture and engineering. The present volume is an outcome of a symposium on Vastu. One of the goals of the symposium was to revive the lost glory of Vastu and show its relevance to modern times. The book covers different aspects of construction from planning to execution. It underlines the role of Jyotisa (astrology) in Vastu principles. 
$150.00HardcoverManasara Series on Hindu ArchitecturePrasanna Kumar AcharyaThe principle texts on Hindu Architecture ( Vastu) 7 volumes consisting of
$29.95HardcoverVastu: Transcendental Home Design in Harmony with NatureSherri SilvermanA very thoroughly researched book on Vastu as well as a gorgeous gift book, this is a wonderful synopsis of the principles of Vastu, filled with beautiful color photos. Clearly and simply tells homeowners and apartment dwellers how to apply Vastu principles to create a truly tranquil home. Sherri Silverman , Ph.D., is an artist, writer and Vastu Sacred space design consultant. Hardcover 160 pages. |
