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Analyse Your Thoughts...
When we talk about the inner world, there are a lot of different thoughts, or different minds... Those thoughts and actions which ultimately bring happiness, they are positive. Those thoughts and actions which ultimately bring suffering, they are negative.

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

33. Auspicious Colours For Main Doors

Main doors that face South can be painted red
Main doors that face North can be painted blue
Main doors that face East or Southeast can be painted green
Main doors that face West or Northwest can be painted white
Main doors that face Southwest or Northeast can be painted yellow

Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips

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Inner Visions Create Outer Reality
" If we want a beautiful garden, we must first have a blueprint in the imagination, a vision. Then that idea can be implemented and the external garden can be materialised. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

32. Auspicious Features Of A Main Door

Main doors should never open inside onto a toilet, a staircase, a solid wall or a cramped space. These are said to create blockages for the household residents, causing their luck to get conscripted and squeezed. The best is for the main door to open to a bright hall. In the old days, large family mansions would place an auspicious screen to face the main door and this served the purpose of welcoming in the good chi. It also causes the energy to flow round the screen into the living room, which is also the bright hall of the home. If you place a screen in front of the door, make sure it does not tower over the door.

Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips

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The Key To Success
" Determination, with an optimistic attitude, is the key factor for success. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

31. Main Doors Should Be Solid And Authoritative

The main door of the house should always be solid and authoritative. It should be the largest door in the house and ideally it should face the direction that the house faces. If this is not possible, it is not a big negative. But residents must be aware that there is a difference between the facing direction of the main door and the facing direction of the house. If the main door is not auspicious for any resident in the house, they should use a side door to enter into the house. Generally, the main door should be auspicious for the main bread winner of the house. The auspiciousness of the door directions is based on the KUA numbers of individuals and this is founded upon the Eight Mansions formula.

Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips

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Strike A Balance
" There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

30. Driveways Should Be Friendly

Good feng shui is brought into the home when the driveway is non-threatening. This means that there should not be a long driveway leading straight at the front door of the houses. This seems to be so popular with many country mansions in the West and it often brings disastrous results to the family. Instead, driveways should either be placed by the side of the house, or they should be gentle curving. Never allow the driveway to become transformed into a poison arrow.

Driveways should also not "narrow" out or in, as this has a limiting effect on the business and finance luck of residents. Lights placed along the driveway create good feng shui for careers.

Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips

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The Human Cost Of Consumer Culture
" One of the principal factors that hinder us from fully appreciating our interdependence is our undue emphasis on material development. We have become so engrossed in its pursuit that, unknowingly, we have neglected the most basic qualities of compassion, caring and cooperation. "

Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

29. Houses Must Have Yin Yang Balance

Your house should be designed to receive adequate sunshine and light. When houses are too dark, negative yin energy tends to build up with bad results. At night, lighting should also be adequate. At all times, the yin and yang energy must be well maintained. This means that when lights get excessively bright, it is also not a good idea. So at all times, be aware of the need for this vital balance.

Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips