b'ARCHITECTURE IN TUNE WITH NATURES COSMIC INTELLIGENCE T heprogrammesoftheMaharishiInternationalCentreforInte- as wood, brick, or rammed earth and adobe, as well as natural finishes such as clay grative Medicine will be supported andenhanced by the use ofstucco, marble, ceramic tile, natural fibre for carpets, curtains and furniture, and Vedic Architecture (Vastu Vidya) in the buildings design and con- healthy, natural, non-toxic paints and glues. struction.Vastu buildings are not built near harmful electro-magnetic fields caused by such Thismostancientandcompletesystemofarchitectureinharmonythings as high-tension lines and microwave towers. Special precautions are taken, with Natural Law takes into account the influences of sun, moon, plan- including shielding of all electrical wiring, in order to ensure that electro-magnetic ets and stars with reference to the earth, its north and south poles andfields are not propagated within the home. Ideally, all materials and appliances in the equator, thereby connecting individual life with cosmic life, indi- Vastu buildings should be pure and healthy. NATURAL LAW vidual intelligence with cosmic intelligence.In Vedic architecture design, the intelligence of the Cosmosthe laws governing the natural universeare woven into human architectur-al design. The resulting spontaneous harmony with nature produces a profound compatibility between the built environment and the natural environment.This creates peace, balance and harmony and supports our spiritual, mental and physical health, family and work relations. Vastu architecture ensures that a building or community will have only nourish-IndividualGlobalCosmic ing influences on its occupants. This results from the use of several key natural law-based, Vedic principles:Structure Structure Structure 1. RIGHT DIRECTION: The orientation of a building has a dramatic and easily-meas-ured impact upon the quality of life of its occupants. The suns energy is most nour-ishing when it is rising. East facing buildings bring the greatest benefits to the health and success of their occupants. 2. RIGHT PLACEMENT OF ROOMS: The sun has differing qualities of energy as it moves across the sky. Vastu buildings are designed so that the differing activities that we perform within the various rooms of a home are aligned with the appropri-ate quality of the sun. 3. RIGHT PROPORTION: Proportion is a key to successful design in nature. RightResearch shows that the firing patterns of neurons in the proportion and measurement in buildings strengthen the connection of our indi- Thalamus of the brain are altered by the direction one is vidual intelligence to Cosmic Intelligence.facing thus influencing the entire brain functioning and 4. NATURAL AND NON-TOXIC MATERIALS AND SOLAR ENERGY: An importantthe whole physiology. In the chart above, Vedic architec-component of Vedic architecture is building sustainably with natural, non-toxic ma- ture identifies the positive or negative effects of healthy terials suitable to the local climatic conditions. This includes using materials suchor unhealthy orientation.38 3938'