The Key To Success
" Determination, with an optimistic attitude, is the key factor for success. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Friday, October 26, 2007
Self-Development (09)
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
" 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
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
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Self-Development (08)
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
" 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
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Students Check Out Building Site
By VIVIENNE PAL
Photos by CHUA KOK HWA
WITH dark skies looming in the horizon, rain seemed imminent yet the feng shui practitioners were determined to go on with their site audit.
Armed with their notes and luo-pan, the 30 practitioners – all students of the Feng Shui Mastery programme conducted by feng shui consultant and best-selling author Joey Yap – pressed on with the final part of their programme.
Site audit: Yap (in front, in shirt and tie) surveying the land with his students.
The students came from all over the world, including Poland, South Africa and Singapore, and were given about an hour to survey the landscape before returning to present their findings to Yap.
The site audit was conducted at the construction site of the semi-detached Villa Green 3A fairway villas in Damansara Indah.
The 86 units are being built on 4.05 hectares (10 acres) of land by Damansara Impian Sdn Bhd, a joint venture company between the Di-jaya Group and PKNS.
Each fairway villa consists of eight rooms and bathrooms housed within three storeys and a built-up area of 540 sq m (6,000 sq ft).
According to Yap, the case study was a vital part of the programme, as external feng shui is more important than internal feng shui.
Feng shui practice: Students consulting the luopan during the case study in Damansara Indah.
“Knowing the land contour and formation is very important in feng shui, because the feng shui within the home should be tapped to the external,” said Yap.
“I always say, don't sweat the small stuff. If you get the big things right, then you don't have to worry so much about the small things; if the feng shui within is tapped to the external, then you can do anything you want inside the house.”
In spite of the blazing sun which came out immediately after the rain, the students went on doggedly with their task, and were seen discussing their findings in groups.
“It's not easy, but I am very interested in feng shui and have been doing it on a part-time basis,” said Sonice Chau from Singapore.
“This is our graduating class, and I am determined to succeed.”
Photos by CHUA KOK HWA
WITH dark skies looming in the horizon, rain seemed imminent yet the feng shui practitioners were determined to go on with their site audit.
Armed with their notes and luo-pan, the 30 practitioners – all students of the Feng Shui Mastery programme conducted by feng shui consultant and best-selling author Joey Yap – pressed on with the final part of their programme.
Site audit: Yap (in front, in shirt and tie) surveying the land with his students.
The students came from all over the world, including Poland, South Africa and Singapore, and were given about an hour to survey the landscape before returning to present their findings to Yap.
The site audit was conducted at the construction site of the semi-detached Villa Green 3A fairway villas in Damansara Indah.
The 86 units are being built on 4.05 hectares (10 acres) of land by Damansara Impian Sdn Bhd, a joint venture company between the Di-jaya Group and PKNS.
Each fairway villa consists of eight rooms and bathrooms housed within three storeys and a built-up area of 540 sq m (6,000 sq ft).
According to Yap, the case study was a vital part of the programme, as external feng shui is more important than internal feng shui.
Feng shui practice: Students consulting the luopan during the case study in Damansara Indah.
“Knowing the land contour and formation is very important in feng shui, because the feng shui within the home should be tapped to the external,” said Yap.
“I always say, don't sweat the small stuff. If you get the big things right, then you don't have to worry so much about the small things; if the feng shui within is tapped to the external, then you can do anything you want inside the house.”
In spite of the blazing sun which came out immediately after the rain, the students went on doggedly with their task, and were seen discussing their findings in groups.
“It's not easy, but I am very interested in feng shui and have been doing it on a part-time basis,” said Sonice Chau from Singapore.
“This is our graduating class, and I am determined to succeed.”
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Self-Development (07)
Overcoming Difficulties
" Tolerance is very important. If you have tolerance, you can easily overcome difficulties. If you have little tolerance or are without it, then the smallest thing immediately irritates you. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" Tolerance is very important. If you have tolerance, you can easily overcome difficulties. If you have little tolerance or are without it, then the smallest thing immediately irritates you. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
28. Sitting The House Auspiciously
Plan the sitting of the house carefully. Do not place the house too far in front, nor too far behind when "positioning" it onto a plot of land. The ideal is to site the house in a way that allows balanced dimensions to be maintained, while at the same time creating the effect of a bright hall in front of the main door. When the bright hall is completely missing, chi energy cannot accumulate and wealth luck becomes squeezed. The bright hall can be a garden or a small foyer-like area in front of the main door.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Self-Development (06)
Learn From Your Enemy
" It is the enemy who can try and teach us to practise the virtues of compassion and tolerance. You can try learn about the importance of being patient. However, the actual practice of implementing patience comes when meeting with an enemy. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" It is the enemy who can try and teach us to practise the virtues of compassion and tolerance. You can try learn about the importance of being patient. However, the actual practice of implementing patience comes when meeting with an enemy. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
27. Regular Shaped Houses Are The Best
Avoid living in or building houses that are irregular in shape as this causes imbalances due to missing corners. L-shaped houses can be potentially dangerous if the auspicious corners of the house are "missing". U-shaped houses cause strife and discord between the spouses and such homes suffer from unhappy marriages caused by non-stop quarrelling. Irregular shapes caused by extensions to the main house or extra rooms that jut out certain corners are also generally not a good idea.
So it is best to keep houses either square or rectangular in shape. This also makes it easier for residents to benefit from the application of powerful compass formula feng shui.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
So it is best to keep houses either square or rectangular in shape. This also makes it easier for residents to benefit from the application of powerful compass formula feng shui.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Monday, October 22, 2007
Self-Development (05)
The Importance Of Motivation
" The prime mover of every human action is motivation... Our motivation should be simple and sincere. Whether we achieve the goal or not does not matter so long as our motivation is very sincere and we make the attempt. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" The prime mover of every human action is motivation... Our motivation should be simple and sincere. Whether we achieve the goal or not does not matter so long as our motivation is very sincere and we make the attempt. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
26. House Colours To Avoid
Houses that face North must avoid being predominantly yellow or blue.
Houses that face South must avoid being predominantly yellow or green.
Houses that face East or Southeast must avoid being predominantly red or blue.
Houses that face West or Northwest must avoid being predominantly red or white.
Houses that face Northeast or Southwest must avoid being predominantly green or white.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Houses that face South must avoid being predominantly yellow or green.
Houses that face East or Southeast must avoid being predominantly red or blue.
Houses that face West or Northwest must avoid being predominantly red or white.
Houses that face Northeast or Southwest must avoid being predominantly green or white.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Self-Development (04)
Thoughts Shape Events
" All things first originate in the mind. Things and events depend heavily on motivation. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" All things first originate in the mind. Things and events depend heavily on motivation. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
25. Best Colours For Houses And Buildings
Houses and buildings should be colour coordinated according to their element.
Buildings that face North are auspicious when they are predominantly red or green in colour. This is based on the house sitting direction. When the house faces North, it is sitting South.
Building that face South and thus sit North, are auspicious when they are predominantly white or blue in colour.
Buildings that face East and Southeast are auspicious when they are predominantly white or yellow in colour.
Buildings that face West and Northwest are auspicious when they are predominantly green or blue in colour.
Buildings that face Southwest and Northeast are auspicious when they are predominantly yellow or red in colour.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Buildings that face North are auspicious when they are predominantly red or green in colour. This is based on the house sitting direction. When the house faces North, it is sitting South.
Building that face South and thus sit North, are auspicious when they are predominantly white or blue in colour.
Buildings that face East and Southeast are auspicious when they are predominantly white or yellow in colour.
Buildings that face West and Northwest are auspicious when they are predominantly green or blue in colour.
Buildings that face Southwest and Northeast are auspicious when they are predominantly yellow or red in colour.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Self-Development (03)
Self Mastery
" If someone who easily gets angry tries to control his or her anger, in time it can be controlled. The same is true for a very selfish person. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" If someone who easily gets angry tries to control his or her anger, in time it can be controlled. The same is true for a very selfish person. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
24. How To Select A Good Feng Shui House
Look for a house that is protected at the back by slightly elevated land, or by a clump of trees, or by a higher building.
Look for a house which has a bright hall i.e. an empty vacant land in front. This can be a playing field or a padang or a wide open area. Such houses enjoy extreme good fortune.
Look for a house, which has a number that corresponds to your KUA number or to your day of birth. So if you are born on the 18th June, look for a house with the number 18. If you are born on the 14th September, then choose a house with the number 14. Match it with the day of birth (not the month or year).
Look for a house, which is regular in shape with little or no missing corners.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Look for a house which has a bright hall i.e. an empty vacant land in front. This can be a playing field or a padang or a wide open area. Such houses enjoy extreme good fortune.
Look for a house, which has a number that corresponds to your KUA number or to your day of birth. So if you are born on the 18th June, look for a house with the number 18. If you are born on the 14th September, then choose a house with the number 14. Match it with the day of birth (not the month or year).
Look for a house, which is regular in shape with little or no missing corners.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Self-Development (02)
Training The Mind
" Just as a trainer disciplines and calms a wild and wilful steed by subjecting it to prolonged training, so must the wild, wandering, random activities of body and speech be tamed to make them docile, righteous and skilful. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" Just as a trainer disciplines and calms a wild and wilful steed by subjecting it to prolonged training, so must the wild, wandering, random activities of body and speech be tamed to make them docile, righteous and skilful. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
23. Beware Of Pointed Roof Lines
These are deemed to be poison arrows aimed directly at your front door, and at your house. Such physical manisfestations of afflictions must be taken seriously as they can cause havoc in your family and business life. If there is a triangular roof line pointed directly at your house coming from the neighbour across you, try block it from view or hang small round mirror to reflect it back.
The traditional method was to hang a Pa Kua mirror, but this will only hurt your neighbour and start unnecessary feng shui war. A better way to overcome poison arrows such as a triangular roof line without hurting your neighbour is to use the element cure method.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
The traditional method was to hang a Pa Kua mirror, but this will only hurt your neighbour and start unnecessary feng shui war. A better way to overcome poison arrows such as a triangular roof line without hurting your neighbour is to use the element cure method.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Self-Development (01)
Take Control
" To make the mind docile, it is essential for us to discipline and control it well. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" To make the mind docile, it is essential for us to discipline and control it well. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
22. Overcoming Poison Arrows With Element Cures
The element cure depends on the direction which the poison arrow is coming from. Thus:
- If the poison arrow is coming from the South, place a large urn of water in front of your door. This will overcome hostile energy coming at you.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the North, place three mounds of earth at the front of your house or three large rocks to overcome the hostile energy. Hanging a faceted crystal in front of your door is also a good cure.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the West or Northwest, install a very bright light in front of your house. You can also use the colour red to stimulate fire energy which overcomes the metal energy being sent by the poison arrow.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the East or Southeast, hang a five rod metal chime in front of the house. You can also use other brass objects such as Fu dogs, coins or brass rulers to stimulate metal energy being sent by the poison arrow.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the Northeast or Southwest, plant trees in front of your house. You can also use the colour green to simulate the wood energy necessary to overcome the earth energy being sent by the poison arrow.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
- If the poison arrow is coming from the South, place a large urn of water in front of your door. This will overcome hostile energy coming at you.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the North, place three mounds of earth at the front of your house or three large rocks to overcome the hostile energy. Hanging a faceted crystal in front of your door is also a good cure.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the West or Northwest, install a very bright light in front of your house. You can also use the colour red to stimulate fire energy which overcomes the metal energy being sent by the poison arrow.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the East or Southeast, hang a five rod metal chime in front of the house. You can also use other brass objects such as Fu dogs, coins or brass rulers to stimulate metal energy being sent by the poison arrow.
- If the poison arrow is coming from the Northeast or Southwest, plant trees in front of your house. You can also use the colour green to simulate the wood energy necessary to overcome the earth energy being sent by the poison arrow.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Spiritual Life (21)
Love And Peace
" Inner tranquillity comes from the development of love and compassion. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" Inner tranquillity comes from the development of love and compassion. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
21. Use A Child To Help You
Old feng shui masters say that the chi energy of a young child and especially a young male child is especially accurate when assessing the chi energy of a new property. So it is a good idea to bring a child along when viewing property. The purity of the child's chi energy is such that if the place is not auspicious, it will cause the child to become fretful.
If the child starts to cry or to exhibit signs of distress, the place does not have good chi. If the child starts to pee or becomes difficult, it suggests obstacles. But if the child shows signs of joy, starts to smile and laugh, the omens are good. Trust these signs as they are usually an accurate assessment of the invisible chi energy of the place.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
If the child starts to cry or to exhibit signs of distress, the place does not have good chi. If the child starts to pee or becomes difficult, it suggests obstacles. But if the child shows signs of joy, starts to smile and laugh, the omens are good. Trust these signs as they are usually an accurate assessment of the invisible chi energy of the place.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Spiritual Life (20)
Achieving A Quiet Mind
" Since even wild animals can gradually be trained with patience, the human mind also can gradually be trained, step by step. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
" Since even wild animals can gradually be trained with patience, the human mind also can gradually be trained, step by step. "
Source: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
20.When Buying Property
Taoists advise that there are some useful omens one can observe when looking at properties to buy or rent. Firstly, it is always best to look at potential property during the early morning hours and the best time would be during the hour of the dragon between 7am and 9am. You can also view property at the hours that correspond to your own animal sign. Secondly, look at the weather conditions - if it rains, it is a good sign, indicating there will be growth luck. If the rain develops into a heavy downpour however, it is not a good sign, suggesting increasing problems.
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
Source: Lilian Too's 365 Feng Shui Tips
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