By T. SELVA
Cleaning your home daily helps you get rid of negative elements and make room for harmonious energy.
OUR home is the abode of peace and it plays a vital role in healing and protecting everyone who occupies the space. Since ancient times, elders have regarded the house as a sacred space because it is created to inspire, comfort and heal our body, mind and spirit.
However, over the years, many dwellers have overlooked the importance of their private space while some have abused it by not giving it appropriate care and balance.
This has resulted in many people being angry, nursing hatred, experiencing dullness and feeling lousy when they step into their house.
I would like to devote this column to ways to create a curative space so that every occupant can live in good health, harmony and happiness because the space we occupy reflects our mood, emotions and contentment.
Calm, pleasant surroundings are not only easy on the eye and soul but will also invite positive energy. — File photo
You don’t have to rebuild your house or tear down walls. You can creating a tranquil home just by cleaning it, which helps to transform and give your space a fresh and motivating look.
Making a home sweet home starts with the occupants feeling that they belong in their house. Next, take an inventory of your house, like, which is your favourite room, the room that makes you uncomfortable, and which area of the house needs healing and attention.
We should allocate time to clean and cleanse our living space daily, and this should begin with the master bedroom in the south-west, which the couple of house occupies.
Dust the bed daily and remove any clutter in the corners of the room and under the bed. Shoes and slippers should not be worn in the bedroom because they carry negative energy gathered outside into your private space.
All clothing should be placed inside wardrobes and not hung behind doors or on the wall.
In the living area, remove mementoes from the past that hinder your movement into the future.
Display pleasant images of fountains, mountains and scenery, and hang family photographs on the wall.
Remove all broken furniture and stained carpets because such defects create negative energy, which will affect relationships and family unity.
In the kitchen, wipe off oil stains on the stove, table tops and cabinets regularly after cooking. Ignoring such an activity will allow stale energy to stagnate in your kitchen and hinder your desire to cook.
In the dining area, display some fresh fruits on the table as this will enhance appetite and help you enjoy your meals.
The bathroom should be in working order, with no rusty or leaking pipes, or spoilt showers, which are all inauspicious. As this is the space where you cleanse yourself, it should be clean and rejuvenating.
The garden should be inviting and all dried or dead plants should be removed and replaced with flowering plants.
Every home should have a holy space and this can be in the form of a prayer room or a corner where you take time out to relax. The north-east is the appropriate area for this activity and this space should be clean and free of weight and disorder.
Just like how we brush our teeth and have our bath daily, our house also needs to be cleaned every day because the energies emanating from it should be in tune with that from our body.
> T. Selva, chief news editor at The Star, is the author of the Vasthu Sastra Guide and is the first disciple of 7th generation Vasthu Sastra master Yuvaraj Sowma from Chennai, India. Selva provides tips on Vasthu Sastra on Astro’s 360 Degrees programme on Channel 201 at 10pm every Friday and on RTM’s TRAXX fm at 11.15am on the last Friday of every month.
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