Hi Joynetters, Firstly a Big Thank you to Lonth Uncle for sharing his own experience in a simple yet clear manner. A few Points I would like to add here for all those who say Vaastu is only a science and thus can be accepted. Firstly we are not against Vaastu Shastra because it is Hindu Tradition, that would be wrong on our part to do so. We also reject Feng shui which is Chinese in origin but similiar in concept. We are against Vaastu or Feng shui because it is against Christian Teaching and Belief. Let me explain, The proponents and experts of Vaastu say that your gate should be in this direction, your altar should be in this direction ,you should sleep in such and such direction etc. There maybe some scientific wisdom in it no doubt, but what is the end result for which we are asked to do the same. To Gain Happiness, Prosperity in life and for our family members. As Christians we Know for a fact that it is God our Jehovah-Jireh " The Provider" who supplies all our needs and gives us this happiness and prosperity because he loves us If what Vaastu says is True then I Think the world doesnt need God at all. If I have a 100% Vaastu house does it mean that i will live in prosperity for ever? Am I Saved? I dont know. But One Thing I do Know is that the Vaastu consultant will surely have a prosperous life from then on ,for all the money he will charge me for the same. It is very easy as we have seen, to turn this argument from a Good versus Bad discussion, to a science versus faith Discussion. There are many things in this world which go in the guise of Science. Even Occult and Black magic is considered Science " Kali Vidya" it is called. Even Practices like Abortion are scientific in nature. Does it mean we have to accept them.? Just because they are science. True science is one which realises that it doesnt have a definitive answer for all questions, what it can give us are theories and suggestions based on what is observed. Faith comes to our rescue when science stops. Faith is not opposed to reason it extends beyond reason. human Reasoning is finite and Has an end. faith is a Gift from God who is eternal and has no end. Let us Realise That when we practice or Propogate Vaastu, Feng-shui and anyother such practices we are challenging the Power and Prominence of God in our lives. Then we cannot call our selves christians. Because Christ will not be at the center of our family Home but at the North east corner of it.( As per vaastu, Family altars should be in the Northeast corner of the house). Love and Prayers
Ravi Joseph lonth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>My Dear JYs We had a very long and highly informative discussion (sometimes breaking into personal collision) in Vastu Shastra. Simply it means when you construct a building especially residential house two things are important - light and air. Looking at the layout of the land and the direction experts can help the house have ample light and good air circulation both of which make healthy living condition. This has nothing to do with religious faith or superstition. But the people consulted or who consider themselves experts add many things to these simple needs and make it appear complex and extra-mundane. When I needed a house there was one available for sale. Although it was not ideally spacious to my liking after praying and discerning I decided to purchase it. There was a medium sized cross across the road and people started saying a house rising above a cross is a dangerous place to live. Secondly a house very close to a place of worship is not good for living. Probably this has prompted the owner to sell it. However, I considered the above things a blessing and bought it. After completing the remaining works it was blessed and after the housewarming a very close relative observed that the main gate is on the south and the regular gate on the west and the house facing the west was bad as per Vasthu and therefore hinder prosperity. I just told him that when God created He marked the directions but never attach any special importance or bad effects to any one of them. Four years have passed. In the meanwhile my son came out 19th rank in the Kerala medical entrance exam of 2001 and got admission to MBBS in Govt Medical College Trivandrum (among seven other entrance offers). I have purchased a Volks Wagon Passat for nearly Rs8.5 lakh and rubber plantation for Rs45 lakh. I have always tried to live as per the instructions of the Lord as narrated in the promises of Deuteronomy 28: 1-14. That's my strength and my secret. All other things are false beliefs and cannot deliver the goods. God bless you With love and prayers Joseph Lonth Dubai, UAE **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************** Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
