Vaastu Shastra (The Science of Direction and Space) Vaastu means a place of living. In Sanskrit it is called "Vaasysthalaha Ithi- Vaastu". Therefore our place of living is called the Vaasthu Sthala and the Science dealing with it is called Vaasthu Shastra. In ancient days, Man lived in Cages and huts. While living in cages he thought he should make himself comfortable allocating different places for different purposes. Whether Man or animal, they not prefer to make use of the same place for all the purposes. A place of living is not only a shelter against rain and hot sun, but also a complete resting place to make him fully relaxed by the proper sources of energy around him.read more ...