Clear the clutter
> We need to remove the debris from our environment and our mind in order to see clearer and prosper
FENG SHUI is the ancient art of placement and design used to balance and enhance the energy flow in living environments.
The Chinese have relied on feng shui for over 3,000 years to assure an abundance of wealth and love in their lives.
By following some basic principles of feng shui, you may improve your productivity and career prospects, as well as enhance your success, creativity, and wealth.
Take the example of how a misplacement in your living environment can lead to a lack of concentration and a confused mind.
This shows up in the quality of your work and your inability to think clearly or make a decision, which can lead to irritation, anger and behaving impulsively.
The mind accumulates all that we see and do. As more negative thoughts keep bothering you, you become more uneasy and are slowly drained of energy in your life, and finally succumb to illnesses.
In order for energy to flow powerfully, and for your space to support your mental and emotional wellbeing, the clutter must be cleared.
The key is not just eliminating clutter from your environment, but also from your mind and heart too.
Success depends on concentrated effort. As the saying goes: “A double- minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
So if you’ve been plagued by inconsistency lately, concentration is probably what you are lacking. This is where feng shui for your mind is essential.
Adapting meditative techniques, and adding serene colour schemes, as well as a whiff of freshness in the air and pleasant sounds, are all the general tenets of good feng shui to calm the mind and improve concentration.
Many would find it difficult to adapt meditative techniques, yet you can achieve a lot through proper alignment of the living space and work space.
If you aspire to be better known in your profession, you need some sort of enhancement. It is recommended that you activate your Southern sector as this governs your fame.
Or if you wish to sharpen your writing skills, then activate the Northeast sector, which governs your knowledge and literary pursuits.
Fresh flowers on the East side of your work desk will increase your yang energy. However, don’t let them restrict your sight or movement.
And as soon as they start to wilt and die, clear them away and bring in fresh ones.
Alternatively, a small plant in the Southeast corner of your desk attracts prosperity, which can only be a good thing for your organisation.
If you wish to have indoor plants distributed across your home or office, then palms are particularly good because they spread out at the top and as such will spread out energy.
Feng shui philosophy strongly emphasises on the fact that we should always try to understand something before we reject it.
Adapting feng shui in our daily lives, be it at work or home, creates the right feel and inner peace.
After all, inner peace creates world peace, and if you have a world of people who have inner peace, then we have a peaceful world.
S.BS. Surendran is an accredited master feng shui consultant, bioenergetician and traditional vaastu practitioner. Readers can contact him at lifestyle. fengshui@thesundaily.com.