Vastu Living: Creating a Home for the Soul. This item is unavailable.Vastu Living: Creating a Home for the Soul

Feng shui, the ancient Chinese art and science of finding harmony with nature, has become widely adopted in the West. Like Buddhism, which migrated from India eastward, feng shui is recognized by Eastern scholars as having originated not in China but in India, where it is referred to as Vastu Shastra, or the science of architecture. In Vastu Living, Kathleen Cox introduces readers to the art, science, and practice of vastu. Cox explains vastu's origins in the Vedas, its relationship to the Hindu gods, its principles and guidelines, and its traditional uses. Vastu Living shows readers how to practice vastu at home and in the workplace--from understanding its teachings on room layout and furniture placement to bringing the divine into every dimension of one's environment.

Kathleen Cox, has written extensively about India's culture since 1986. A resident of New Delhi for most of the 1990s, she has contributed to many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Travel and Leisure (Asian Edition), Harper's Bazaar, and the Times of India. She was the principal contributor for many editions of Fodor's India and she wrote the original edition of Fodor's The Himalayan Countries. She has researched Vedic traditions for over a decade. She lives in New York City, where she consults and lectures on vastu living.