Vaastu can safeguard your house from burglaries

I am not advocating that Vaastu is an alternative to taking the usual precautionary measures against robberies and thefts. You’d still need to lock your house or workplace when you are away, set up alarms, install cameras, place guards at the gate, and take other such steps.

Vaastu works at a different level. A big businessman once called me to do something about the thefts taking place in his mansion, despite all the security gadgets had installed. His house had been burgled thrice in just five months. Although he did lodge police complaints and succeeded in cracking the cases, he couldn’t fathom why his house was so vulnerable to thefts. When I visited him, I analyzed the components of his house in relation to each other and found his house deficient in many respects. Vaastu does not have a set formula for making a house theft- proof, but it is because the remedies are subjective and work on case- to- case basis. A robbery or theft just does not happen on its own. A lot of groundwork goes into it –robbers select the intended target or workplace, survey it thoroughly, get insider information by making someone work there, and find out the daily routine of the occupants. This may take weeks or months. Having done this, the robbers wait for the right moment to strike. If you can somehow make your house or workplace less appealing to potential robbers, you’d succeed in preventing them from zeroing in on your premises in the first place and avert burglaries. This is where Vaastu fits in. Let us see how you can use the principles of Vaastu Shastra to make your house robbery- proof.

Shape of the plot:
There are certain plot shapes that make the occupants suffer losses. Avoid living in triangular, elliptical, bow- shaped, winnow- shaped, fan- shaped or semi- circular plots.

Elevations and depressions:
The moment the north- east corner of the house becomes higher than the south- west end, the security of the house is compromised. So, avoid building an extra room on the north- east quadrant of the terrace. Also, never place overhead water tanks and so on in this direction.

Water bodies:
Rivers, lakes, ponds, tanks, pools, and so on should never lie towards the south of the house, as they increase the chances of robbers gaining access.

Drainage:
The drains and pipes should be laid in away that the waste water should get released to the north- east. This keeps the positivity of the house intact.

Extensions:
Who doesn’t require an extra room? But it is important to ensure that the extension is in the right direction. Avoid extensions towards the south- east, south- west or north- west as they generally result in losses, amongst other ills.

Main gate:
It must never be located in the southern or western boundary wall of the house, for it leads to insecurity and loss.

Boundary wall:
Ensure the boundary of the house is a wall and not a hedge or fence. This keeps the positive energy inside and prevents negative influences from entering.

Garden:
Whether you’ve one or you do not, grow a tulsi (holy basil) plant in your compound or verandah. It helps ward off evil.

Main entrance:
The house with roads to the north, south and east should not have their main entrance either in the north or south, as it results in loss of wealth.

Bedroom:
The location of the rooms plays a significant role in preventing untoward incidents in the house. Always place the master bedroom in the south- west.

Room for valuables:
The room where valuables are to be kept must always be to the north, for Kuber, the Lord of Wealth, governs this direction. Ensure that the doors of your cupboards or vault open towards the north.

Puja room:
The location of the puja room or corner must always be in the north- east. This infuses positivity and drives away negativity from the house.

Servants quarters:
It has been assessed that a high percentage of robberies and thefts are committed by servants of the house. Domestic help, according to Vaastu, must never be accommodated in the southwest quadrant, for it belongs to the master of the house. The ideal location for them is in the north and north- west.

Doors:
The door serving as the entry/ exit point to the house must possess a threshold. This enhances the security of the house. But the other doors inside the house can be without thresholds.

Windows:
There should be less number of windows to the south- west and more to the north- east. This balances the positive and negative energies, making the house secure. You can’t stop robberies from taking place, but the good news is that there are enough Vaastu remedies available for setting right most of the construction anomalies.