Question asked by rainbow
Dear Pastor Niral Patel,
Good day.
Thank you for your answer me regards the feng shui matter.
May I know which position is the best to place Buddha or Altar? South, east etc?
Since Pastor had mentioned that a good layout will have good energy at certain place, may i know what is the best position for the house layout such as kitchen, bedroom, dining, living room, toilet etc all these area should facing which part?
Please advise.
Regards,
Rainbow
Dear Rainbow,
It’s my pleasure to be able to help in any way I can. I am glad that you wrote back. Generally speaking is it good to have a dedicated room in the house for the altar. But for most people, that is not feasible. The guideline to follow is to place the altar in a place that is respectful and clean. Therefore it should not be placed in the bathroom, and if you have no space and have to place it in the bedroom, you should ensure that it is respectfully placed in a cabinet that can be closed, or a place that can be covered, when engaging in daily activities such as sleeping, changing clothes, etc. I know many people who keep the altar in the living room, in a clean and respectful place. The altar should have representations of the body, speech, and mind of the enlightened beings. Representations would include an image/statue (body), Dharma text (speech), and a stupa (mind). Together with these you can include and make daily offerings, such as water offerings, offering of food, incense, light, etc. There is no specific way the altar should be facing, or how high it should be, etc. As long as you have faith, make offerings and are sincere, the Buddhas will come to reside in your house.
If you do this, as the Buddhas will be present in your house, there is no need to adjust the layout of your house, or to find another house due to Feng Shui reasons. The enlightened energies are very powerful and would get rid of all negative energies, and also bring positive energy into the lives of those who live in the house.
If you are seeking this energy for a specific purpose, the Buddhas have manifested themselves in certain forms with certain practices that aid people in different ways. For example, if you need:
1. Healing energies, you should engage in the practice of Shize Dorje Shugden (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/dorje-shugden/shize-a-practice-for-healing-and-long-life.html) or Medicine Buddha (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/medicine-buddha-practice.html)
2. Energies to increase prosperity, you should engage in the practice of Gyenze Dorje Shugden (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/dorje-shugden-gyenze-to-increase-life-merits-and-wealth.html) or Dzambala practice (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/sadhana-prayers.html#14)
3. Energies for power and influence, you should engage in the practice of Wangze (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/dorje-shugden-wangze-for-power-and-influence.html)
4. Energies to overcome very severe negativity, black magic and spirit affliction. For this, you should engage in the practice of Trakze (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/trakze-to-dispel-black-magic-spirits.html).
Having images of any of these Buddhas on your altar, will bring the energies that they are associated with into your home, and the lives of yourself and your family. I hope this helps.
Thank you.