An Overhead Tank to Strengthen Vaastu

No science can be stagnant; neither a sage can be reached in any branch of science where everything is known and nothing else remains to be discovered. Vaastu, being a science, cannot be an exception to the rule.

There will be little point in harping back to the ancient texts for solutions to all modern-day problems. That everything is contained in the ancient books is a delusion. The structures as well know today, the various uses for which they are put into, the proliferation of skyscrapers, the severe limitations on structural corrections especially in flats, the prohibitive costs of such corrections as well as the building byelaws which appear to be exactly the opposite to the Vaastu tenets, make it imperative to expand the scope of science to encompass innovative techniques for overcoming Vaastu defects.

For any technique to be proved infallible, extensive experimental studies are essential. Apart from the time factor, enough interested owners who are willing to cooperate in such experiments are necessary. It is not that easy to find them. Further, in any experiment the attitude to accept failure without losing one’s composure is an absolute must.

Under these oppressive limitations, I have carried out certain experiments and I would like to share the knowledge thus gained with you. Obviously in view of what I have stated earlier, my studies are by no means exhaustive. Conducted by a single individual over any length of time, it can never become exhaustive enough. But your cooperation and a curious mind willing to experiment can, in the long run, prove the techniques.

While suggesting these techniques for adoption. I have kept in mind the cost factor and the possibility of a total failure. Even if this were to happen, in terms of cost it will not strain you much.

What is more important is a feedback. After trying out the experiment if you can take pains to inform me in writing your experiences then perhaps your testimony will help spread the effectiveness far and wide. Irrespective of the outcome of any experiment there is always an excitement and pleasure in doing it. So put on your coat and let us enter the laboratory, which may be your house or may be the one you are building for a client.

An overhead water tank is a must for every house or factory for ensuring constant supply of water.

Normally these tanks are built either from bricks or from cement (properly reinforced) in rectangular or square shape. Cylindrical and spherical tanks made from plastics are also available in the market.

While all these designs do serve as storing reservoirs, they do not bring about any change in the quality of water.

That water can be charged is an acknowledged factor. Magnetized water is a favorite method of treatment for treating both plants and human beings affected with diseases. Similarly water kept in a pyramid gets charged with cosmic energy and is reported to provide relief to some disorders.

Fig 69 Note: The dotted line is the axis. Use a compass to align the tank on Southwest-Northeast Axis so that Southwest is at the Southwest corner of the building.

The overhead tank shown above, I have found from my experiments, has the quality of energizing stored water. The tank must be circular in shape and should be built from reinforced concrete cement. The length of ‘b’ should be so designed that an angle of 23½ degrees is formed at the top. Align the tank by using a compass on southwest northwest so that the southwest part of the tank lies on the southwest corner of the roof. I have found that the tank gives complete relief to patients suffering from arthritis joint pains, backaches etc., especially if they sleep in the southwest bedroom over which the tank is kept. The tank can be of any size to suit your requirements. All that is required is that the RCA cover should be cast at an angle of 23½ degrees.

For best results keep the diameter and the height at northeast corner of the tank the same.

Construction Details

If you are going to build the tank with the help of masons only, then these guidelines will be useful.

1. Select the southwest corner of the roof where the walls from the west and the south meet.
2. Select the size of the tank required by using the following table.

Capacity in Litres                    Diameter of the Tank (Inside)

       785                                          1 mt
       2650                                         1.5 mt
       6280                                         2 mt

For example, if the height at the northeast is one meter then the height at the southwest of the tank (not of your building) will be 1.4348 times the diameter.

After selecting the tank of the required capacity, build the tank to have the same height all round on the platform at southwest corner of your building of your building. Ensure that the reinforcement rods are long and project out to the maximum height at southwest.

Thus after building the tank of the required capacity you would reach the first stage, where you have a cylindrical tank with rods projecting out.

Now with the help of a compass determine the exact southwest corner of the tank and mark the northeast and southwest points on the tank with the he of a coloured pencil.

Keeping the rod at the southwest point at 1.4348 times the diameter cut the remaining rods progressively so that at the northeast corner there is no projecting rod. Now you can continue with the meshwork and the cement plastering of the projected portion and then give the finishing touches to the talk.

The roof of the tank is to be cast in the same inclined manner with a central opening for an inspection cover. The cover can be metallic which is a standard item available in the market.

You now have an overhead water tank, which has an inclined top, which exactly corresponds to the way the earth is inclined. Store the water and use it, as you would do in case of other tanks. However do not forget to record your observations for the rent six months after the installation of the water tank. Apart from the benefits, which I have mentioned earlier and which were based on my observations, I have a gut feeling that the tank can reduce the ill–effects of defective Vaastu. Fig 69.

As I have explained in the earlier chapters we are dealing with an energy field in a structure here. We want the flow to take place from the northeast to the southwest. This can be achieved in two ways. Either increase the intensity of forces in the northeast or reduce the negativity in the southwest.

The first alternative may not be available at all where the structure is at defective northeast. If northeast correction is impossible, then the only scientific way of looking at an alternative method is to decrease the negativity in the southwest.

Measuring a Vaastu Field

Can we measure the strength of a Vaastu field? This is a question, which is being raised by several people and needs a satisfactory answer.

While all physical matter or forces can be quantified and measured, here we do not actually know what is the nature of energy we are talking about when we talk of Vaastu. I have heard that the Bovis meter and Lecher antenna can be used to measure the energy in a structure.

It is necessary to examine these instruments from the point of view of Vaastu. No doubt these instruments, which were, devised decades back measure some characteristic of a structure when placed inside it. No doubt it gives different measurements in each structure. But dos this reflect the strength of the Vaastu field? Is it not more than possible that they pick up one parameter out of several which could only be misleading?

For example the Bovis units for some of the items are as under:-

Human Being – 6500 Bovis
Chakras – 6500 to 16000 Bovis
Church Bell – 11000 Bovis
Tibetian Temple – 14000 Bovis
Swastika (Any Size) – 1000000 Bovis

You will find that the above comparison is between an animate thing like a person and inanimate things like Chakras, Church bell, etc. It is clear that we are just comparing one component, which is common for all the above mentioned items, but there necessarily every similarity ends.

Take an example. I have a weighing scale and I take the weight of ten individuals. No doubt I have measured one component i.e., the weight, out of several hundred components of which the particular individuals are made of. But if I were to qualify the individuals on the basis of the weight, would it be correct?

The weight component is just one parameter. It cannot tell me, for example, the age of the individual, sex, height, complexion, health status, nature, qualification or intellectual abilities of the individuals. If I come to the conclusion that higher the weight better is the person, I am totally wrong because in the absence of the rest of the parameters I cannot arrive at a conclusion regarding the individual. Thus here we have an instrument, which reads one parameter of the different individuals, but does not give a complete picture of any individual.

More or less we have the same problem with the Bovis units and the Lecher antenna. To measure anything you have to first know whether it is a single entity or a combination of several. Thereafter we have to identify each entity and establish a unit.

As far as Vaastu energy is concerned, which we can also call bioenergy present in a structure, we are not aware of the components. We know it exists. We can feel it when we are in a high-energy field. We feel peaceful, calm and relaxed. Go to a structure which doe not follow the tenets of Vaastu and you will feel gloomy and depressed. Every structure has a subtle atmosphere, which is unique to it, but we do not know for certain what it is.

We know it affects the way we think, the way we interact with others and the way we look at life, but if asked to explain, we have to throw up our hands helplessly.

Because we are dealing with a subtle force, any form of measurement becomes difficult. When I incorporated certain corrections in a house, the owner remarked after a few days “Mr. Hari, it is not that the problems have disappeared, but I am no longer tense. I am fully relaxed and cheerful. I feel more in a position to tackle the problems than I ever was” How do we quantify such feelings?

It has always been difficult to quantify anything that depends on one’s mental state. While we can measure the height, weight, pulse and blood pressure of individuals, we have no gadgets to measure anger, hatred, happiness, jealousy, etc. Human emotions are beyond the scope of every science as it cannot be measured, evaluated or compared.

The problem is that this world of emotions, which operates only at the mental level, matters to us much more than the physical one. Our feelings, our joys and sorrows, our likes and dislikes, our elations and depressions, our hopes and worries are the ones which are more important to us than the physical self.

While one can accept that bioenergy exists and that the body has to continuously replenish it from the outside sources, it is almost impossible to determine what constitutes bioenergy or how much of it is present in a healthy body or how much of it is lacking in a diseased person. If we can have this information then there will be no disease, which cannot be cured. Thus any instruments if it has to be taken seriously will have to be capable of measuring the bioenergy not only that is present in a structure but of every human, plant and animal as well. If this could be achieved, then we would truly achieve ultimate knowledge.

Under these circumstances, it would be a folly to depend on instruments to pick up and measure Vaastu fields. We have to recognize and accept that bioenergy is too subtle a force to measure. At least as of now we have no device to measure it.

Thus whenever we effect a correction, the only way of determining whether the additional field supplied has compensated the shortfall is to wait and watch. If the desired results come through, then the field supplied is adequate. If not, further efforts to supplement the field become necessary.