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Divine Vastu Tips to Improve Business Finances & Office Interiors
Divine Vastu Tips to Improve Business Finances & Office
Interiors:
Finance is the heart and soul of
every business. While small scale businesses’ financial circulation depend
majorly on payment receipts and cash flow, big businesses have their own
sources to maintain financial stability. Whether it is starting up a new
business, or achieve faster growth with expansion, mergers or takeovers,
getting funding from banks, financial institutions, equity markets or investors
is a must. In the better interest of the business and to bring down the costs
it is imperative that these funds be procured at lower rates of interest than
the prevailing market rates. In all of these situations, application of Vastu
attracts the right investor or support from financial institutions and markets.
‘Vastu Shastra’ is one of the
many great sciences that have come to us from the ‘Vedas’ or the knowledge
books of India. ‘Shilpa Shastra’, or ‘Vastu Shastra’ as it is variously called
is said to be an ‘Upa-Veda’ or a minor ‘Veda’.
Also known as ‘Sthapatya Veda’ or ‘Sthapatya Shastra’, it is the applied
knowledge of the ‘Atharva Veda’ just as ‘Ayurveda’ is attached to ‘Rigveda’,
‘Dhanurveda ‘to ‘Yajurveda’ and ‘Gandharva Veda to ‘Sam Veda’.
You will be surprised to know
that, originally, the learners of Vastu Shastra were also trained in ‘Artha
Shastra’ (Economics). Major reason was to make them understand all the aspects
related with; finance and use the balance of five elements to solve financial
problems. Even, Chanakya the king-maker of ‘Maurya’ dynasty and author of
‘Artha Shastra’ used guidelines on directions of alchemy from Vastu Shastra. He
has mentioned those guidelines for kings in his ‘Artha Shastra’.
The interiors of each business
relevant to its working needs and style can be made Vastu appropriate and Vastu
compliant with innovative planning of work Space in terms of usage, flexibility
and business values. Many in-house requirements of the company can be planned
to obey the rules of Vastu (without compromising on the standards and ethics of
the business) and contribute to the company’s growth and prosperity. Colors,
lighting, ventilation, cabin doorways, cabin size, elevations within the cabin,
furniture placement and orientation/location in addition to the primary five
elements i.e. ‘Panchabhootas’. In Nature all five elements ‘Panchabhootas’ (Water, Fire, Earth,
Air, and Space) are in balance. When a home or office is built that balance
gets disrupted. Vastu is an ancient architectural science that balances the
five elements in any environment bringing maximum productivity and success.
Water (fountains, aquariums, pools,
etc.), Fire (transformers,
generators, inverters, power houses, Air-conditioners, etc.), Space (utilization), Air (exhaust and ceiling fans,
elevators and lifts, etc.) and Earth (elevations,
depressions etc.) can all add to the affluence or otherwise of the business. Imbalance
of the primary elements may cause varied business problems. For instance account frauds leading to
business loss is traced to the imbalance of the primary element ‘Agni’ or ‘Fire’.
The North-East area
of your home or offices is linked to the Water
element and influences your success. The North-East is good for entrances,
managerial offices, research and development. If this area has proper Vastu,
finances will grow and there will be positive cash flow. If there is a toilet,
clutter, heating or lighting systems, or blockage, growth will be slow.The South-East, which imparts the energy needed to complete transactions, is aligned with the Fire element. Kitchens, lunchrooms in offices, computer rooms, heating and lighting systems, and legal matters produce beneficial results in the South-East. When this area is utilized properly, there will be speedy transactions and profits. If there is a missing corner or blockage, transactions will be drawn out and investments will be sluggish.
The South-West area of your office is associated with the Earth element and drives your financial support. A master bedroom in a home, offices for the chairman, directors, and supervisors of a business are most effective in the South-West. With proper Vastu in this direction, financial backing will come easily along with secure savings. If there is a toilet or heating source, there will be cash flow problems and depletion of savings.
The North-West area of your office associated with the Air element. It influences the ability to create and communicate. Bathrooms, conference rooms, bookkeeping, and sales work well in the North-West. If this area is balanced according to Vastu principles there will be satisfied customers and clear communications. If there is a missing corner or blockage there will be inaccurate bookkeeping, dissatisfied customers, and confusion.
The central area of a home or office is associated with the Space element. If this area is open there will be business and career opportunities. With clutter, toilets, a kitchen, or no open Space in the center of an environment, there will be financial limitations.
According to Vastu Shastra there
are 16 Vastu zones in every building. Each of them governs different aspects of
your life. Out of them, North-West (NW) zone is primarily responsible for
getting support from Financial Institutions. If there is a restroom/toilet in NW
zone, you will feel there is nobody supporting your cause. Similarly, if there
is green color which is creating an imbalance of five elements, then I your
support system will not be stable and will face continuous problems. To ensure
a healthy financial support system, you must ensure the zone is clean of
anti-elements and activities. Ideally, you can place a sculpture of a pair of
white horses which symbolizes financial support. This remedy will draw necessary
support for your business from people, banks and other financial institutions in
the hour of need.
Next is the zone of money and
opportunities, North. If North zone
has pantry or red or pink colors in your office, you will face problems in
payment recovery. You will also not receive new orders which form the back bone
of finance for small and medium enterprises. Similar situation happens when
there is blue color in South-East (SE)
zone. In a scientific research conducted on over four thousand successful case
studies, it has been found that placing some green plants gives miraculous
results to relieve such situations.
Similarly, if you have waste
products (especially, metals) lying in East
direction in your office or, factory, you will face problems with government
departments and influential persons which will not be a good thing for your
financial growth.
ln addition to these, you also
need to take care of certain zones which help to create trust, vision, team,
understanding and bonding, thus, supporting your financial vision for growth.
Once you have got your office space programmed as per Vastu principles, you’ll get
secure and fruitful financial flow in your business.
For a business to be successful, primarily
three areas have to be addressed: Strength, Finances and Debt Trap.
Several tips in respect of these areas are given here:
Strength for the Business Owner
- The Chairman and the directors or CEOs occupy the Vastu appropriate areas: South, West and South-West and their subordinates the North-West or South-East areas.
- The direction to face receives prime importance. This is based on astrological signs. Wrong orientations will set blocks to your thinking process and hamper proper business decisions.
- Doors and the passages are an important consideration. When these are improperly placed finances tend to get stifled and suffocated.
- Furniture and fixtures, electrical and electronic gadgets and treasure rooms have all to be based on their relevance with the primary elements.
- Colors, paintings and portraits can also be used to accelerate your right thinking processes that enable you to interact with the subordinates to the betterment of the business.
Finances
The Finance head, the Chief
Accountant and his staff have to be in the North and East sectors.
Financial records, cash and other assets have to be either in the central North
or South-West of the cabin. Staff dealing with cash and bank transactions
face North and East directions.
Debt Trap
A few of you may have got caught
in the debt trap and trying to come out of it. For some of you the
debt trap can even result in inability to pay bills, debts, and even
mortgage repayments. This invariably happens when the North is totally blocked
and the ‘Kubera’ (God of Wealth) energy stops flowing. Activate the flow
with running Water and Air. Certain yantras like the ‘Sri Yantra’ placed
in the Vastu appropriate places will also help. Of course your mental faculties
have to be regulated to avoid taking unnecessary loans, the repayment of which
is impossible. This apart, stop or minimize using your credit cards.
Recital of the ‘navagraha mantras’,
particularly of Jupiter ‘mantra’ will help you to take the right financial
decisions and possibly pull you out of the debt trap.
As a part of this Earth, we live in a sea of electromagnetic and stellar influences. Every shift produced in the atmosphere has the potential to affect our actions. Every particle of energy in the atmosphere is linked to the next particle. According to Vastu, the Sun produces different qualities of energy on its path from East to West and can influence our daily life. Each of the five elements is associated with a direction and each direction has a particular influence on our business activities. Each function of a business is most optimally supported by an individual direction.
Our actions will be more synchronized with the forces of Nature, much like swimming with the stream as opposed to swimming against it. Many studies have shown that when one faces North at their desk they will be more productive and successful. Studies have also shown that sales increase when a sales person faces North or East when working with a customer.
Unfortunately most modern architecture is based on function alone and is not designed to obey the forces of Mother Nature: the Sun, Air, Water, Climate changes, and the Planets. All ingredients of a business, whether home or office based, are greatly enhanced when the functions mentioned above are in their proper position. If there is imbalance, these can be corrected by a qualified Vastu professional who is experienced in rectifying pre-existing buildings.
Divine Vastu Tips for Office Interiors:
- There should be no obstacle placed near or in front of the doors of the office.
- The central part of the office should be kept empty.
- Reception should be preferably located in the North-Eastern part of the office. The receptionist should face either the East or North direction.
- Water bodies must be placed in the North East or Eastern region.
- An aquarium with 9 gold fishes and 1 black fish is recommended in the North-East is an advisable idea for Vastu for office interiors.
- Executives, managers and directors should be located in the West, South or South-West areas of the office according to office Vastu. Eastern and Northern zones should be reserved for the middle level management and employees. Field staff should be located in the North-West.
- Vastu tips recommend that the staff work facing the North or the East directions.
- Office Vastu recommends that the accounts department be located in the South-Eastern portion.
- Marketing department should be in the North-West of the office design.
- Try to avoid seating any employees under the beams. If this is unavoidable, cover the beams with a false ceiling.
- Office Vastu suggests that the owner or MD should have a rectangular table.
- Pantry and lunch rooms should be located in the South-East and North-West according to Vastu tips.
- Restrooms should be located in the North-West corner of the building or in the North-West corner of the rooms. Other alternative directions for restrooms are Central-South or Central West. Restrooms be avoided in North-East, North and East directions.
- All important documents and papers should be stored in safes and cupboards that face the South-West direction.
- All side tables and telephones should be placed in the South-West corner.
- Conference rooms are best placed in the North-West direction.
- Employees who need to improve their performance should first be located in the Western region and then shifted to the South-East.
- Placing images of Gods and deities towards the right of mirrors is considered auspicious from a financial point of view.
- The staircase is best located in the South, West and South-West locations in the office design.
- If the office has a temple, it should be placed in the North-East portion of the office design.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Divine Vastu Tips to get rid of Office/Workplace Politics
Divine Vastu
Tips to get rid of Office/Workplace Politics:
Workplace politics, (office politics or organizational
politics) is the use of power and social networking within an organization to
achieve changes that benefit the organization or individuals within it. Influence
by individuals may serve personal interests without regard to their effect on
the organization itself. Some of the personal advantages may include access to
tangible assets, or intangible benefits such as status or pseudo-authority that
influences the behavior of others. On the other hand, organizational politics
can increase efficiency, form interpersonal relationships, expedite change, and
profit the organization and its members simultaneously.
Both individuals and groups may engage in office politics
which can be highly destructive, as people focus on personal gains at the
expense of the organization. "Self-serving political actions can
negatively influence our social groupings, cooperation, information sharing,
and many other organizational functions." Thus, it is vital to pay
attention to organizational politics and create the right political landscape.
"Politics is the lubricant that oils your organization's internal
gears." Office politics has also been described as "simply how power
gets worked out on a practical, day-to-day basis."
An office environment can nourish and support the human
spirit as much as it can deny and suppress it. If our offices are humane,
loving, and sacred, then what is produced in those offices will have a sense of
humanity and integrity. The act of turning the places where we work into places
that we love, can transform our own lives, and will in turn positively affect
the lives of everyone around us.
A proper Vastu based office helps you feel inspired, productive, and
powerful. And when done well, it will enhance your creativity, discipline and success.
Follow these six essential tips to get rid of office politics.
1. De-clutter and Organize
2. Put your Desk is in the proper place
3. Use appropriate Artwork and Images
4. Balancing and Harmonizing the Space
5. Select appropriate Office Colors
6. Amalgamate Stress Relieving Techniques
1. De-clutter
and Organize
One of the most fundamental steps in creating an office is
to get rid of clutter. If you have read about clutter control then you know
that clutter has a profound impact on your emotional, mental, physical, and
spiritual well-being. When you clear clutter you bring in vital energy that
will help you with mental clarity, focus, and inspiration.
A clutter-free and organized office allows room for new,
refreshing energy and ideas. Maintaining an organized office and desk will help
you in innumerable ways. It will:
·
Increase effectiveness, efficiency and
productivity
·
Enhance discipline, creativity and success
·
Attract abundance
·
Improve mental clarity and focus
·
Reduce stress and help you to feel more relaxed
and peaceful
·
Give space for new projects and creative
endeavors to flourish
Here are a few other
things to keep in mind:
·
Try to leave your desk clutter-free and
organized at the end of the day;
·
You might add curved or flowing shapes, darker
colors, soft furniture and some window coverings;
·
Don’t overcrowd your bookshelves, it will leave
you feeling overwhelmed and overextended;
·
If your space is cramped, then open it up with
mirrors;
·
Keep everything that you use daily within arm’s
reach.
2. Put your Desk is in the proper place
In office you want to make sure that you are sitting in the
power position. That means that you can see the door when seated at your desk.
Ideally, you should be able to see as much of the room as possible. Sitting in
the power position is a key element in an office. The person seated farthest from the entrance will have the most power.
If you sit too close to the door, you will be distracted by daily/petty
details. If you sit with your back to
the door, you will suffer inauspiciously to office politics, backstabbing, etc.
If you have to share your office space with another, you should try to avoid
sitting back to back. It is also best to avoid sitting face to face. Both
positions tend to create conflict. If you cannot avoid sitting face to face,
either stagger the desks or create a small barrier with a plant, photo or other
object. In an open plan with many desks, use plants to soften sharp edges and corners.
Sharp edges create ‘poison arrows’‚ which contribute to conditions such as
irritability, discomfort, and even disease. Also, the aisles should be large
enough so that the energy moves slower. Make sure to use subtle colors in an
open office plan. Bright, vivid colors are too active in a large bustling room.
3. Use
appropriate Artwork and Images
When you surround yourself with images and objects that you
love and that inspire you create a living affirmation for your goals. In an office
if you want to surround yourself with images and objects that keep you
inspired, creative and productive. Add flowers, art and beautiful window
treatments. Hang pictures, mottos and images that symbolize what you want to
accomplish. Choose furniture and accessories that speak to you of prosperity,
abundance and success. Infuse your office with your personality; it will foster
and support personal growth and success. Every object in your office has an influence
on you. According to Vastu it is luminosity, the relative brightness of
something. Make sure your office is having a positive and uplifting effect on
you.
4. Balancing
and Harmonizing the Space
Balance and harmony are important attributes of an office.
There are two ways to balance and harmonize your environment with yin and yang
energies. (Yin and Yang are the basic
expression of ancient Chinese science of Feng Shui represented as darker side
as Yin and brighter side as Yang. Yin is a feminine & submissive energy and
on the contrary Yang is masculine expression & active, aggressive energy.
Both are interrelated containing aspects of each other in the form of a ‘Dot’
in symbol of Yin & Yang. It is a belief in Chinese theory that both the
energies can’t live without each other and also manifested as embracing &
encircling around each other; hence live together to harmonize the
surroundings.)
Yin and yang represent feminine and masculine energies as
explained above. Nourishing energy strikes a balance between the two extreme
forces of yin and yang. Let's say for example you worked in an overly yang
environment with high ceilings, light colors, angular furniture and lots of
natural light. You would need to balance this overly yang environment with some
yin energy.
Vastu represents the
natural elements of Air, Earth, Space, Fire and Water. It is important that all
five elements are represented in your environment. Even more important is that
the elements are in balance. When the elements are in balance then your life is
more likely to be in balance and you will have greater success in manifesting
what you desire.
As an example, let us say that you work in a very bright
office (the Fire element) with an abundance of light colors including metal
filing cabinets, computers, faxes, etc. In this case, you would want to focus
on bringing in the other elements. You could bring in some plants, some earthy
colors for the Earth element and an aquarium for the Water element.
5. Select
appropriate Office Colors
Color has a remarkable impact on your psychological and
physical well-being. When choosing office colors consider following Vastu.
Soft yellow, sandstone, pale gold, pale orange, pale green,
and blue-green are always appropriate office colors. Adding white will increase
clarity and mental focus. Browns and earth tones will ground and stabilize the
office.
6. Amalgamate Stress Relieving Techniques
Keep stress and irritability to a minimum by choosing
furniture with rounded corners or positioning sharp corners out of traffic
flow. Avoid harsh lighting or lots of glare since it can cause irritability and
fatigue. You can also add music, running water or mist with essential oils to
keep stress levels to a minimum. It does not matter which method you use, it
only matters that your space is balanced and harmonious. Choose the system that
feels right for you.
Here are some tips for alleviating workplace stress for
example:
Don’t skip breakfast; Go for a walk; Stretch at your desk; Stick
to healthy snacks; Watch your posture; Learn to prioritize; Don’t bite off more
than you can chew; Keep pictures of loved ones at your desk; Take up a
stress-relieving hobby; Ask for help: if workplace stress has become
unbearable, it might be helpful to speak to someone about dealing with your
anxiety.
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