Munuswamy made it big in business so he spent money buying a piece of land in the city outskirts (Visakhapatnam rural) and built a three-storey farm house. He had an impressive swimming pool in the garden with a 100-year-old Mango Tree in the backyard to boot. In fact, he bought the property precisely because of this tree. His wife loved eating mangoes.
During renovations, his friends urged him to get guidance from a 'vaastu pandit' just to tread on the side of caution. Munuswamy never quite believed in vaastu yet surprisingly, took the advice to heart and went out of his way to engage a vaastu pandit from Hyderanad. The pandit was none other than Dr Veera Reddy, who has been in the profession for over 30 years, renowned in vaastu sastra. They had a meal in Vizag, then Munuswamy drove the vaastu pandit to rural Visakhapatnam. Along the way, when cars behind them tried to overtake, Munuswamy would simply give way.
The pandit laughingly remarked : "Swamy garu, your driving is really safe". He spoke really fluent Telugu accent for someone from Telangana. Munuswamy laughed at the remark : "Usually people who need to overtake have some urgent matter to attend to, so we shouldn't hold them up".
Arriving at the small town, Vizianagaram, the streets grew narrow and so Munuswamy slowed down. A giggling child suddenly came out from a side lane and as the child ran across the street, Swamy still didn't speed up. Instead, he concentrated on the lane, as if waiting for someone. Suddenly, another child came out, chasing after the child ahead.
Dr. Reddy was surprised and asked : "How did you know there'd be another child following suit?" Swamy smiled : "Kids are always chasing after each other so it's impossible for a child to be in such glee without a playmate". Dr. Reddy gave him a big thumbs up and laughed out loud : "That's really considerate of you!"
Arriving at the farm house, they got down from the car. Suddenly about 7 to 8 birds flew off from the backyard. Seeing so, Swamy told the pandit : "If you don't mind please wait here for a little while".
"What's the matter?" The pandit was taken aback.
"Oh, there's probably some kids stealing mangoes in the backyard, If we walk in now we might give them a fright, let's not risk anyone falling off the old Mango Tree". Munuswamy replied humorously.
Dr. Veera Reddy stayed silent before making a statement : "This house doesn't need vaastu treatment anymore".
Now it's Munuswamy's turn to be shocked : "Why's that?"
"Any place graced with your presence naturally becomes the property with the most auspicious vaastu".
When our minds prioritise others' peace and happiness, the one who benefits is not just others, but ourselves too. When a person is considerate of others at all times, then this person has unconsciously accomplished sainthood. The saint is in fact a person who through benefiting others become enlightened.
Tailpiece.
Had got up at our usual time, gone through the chores and was ready on time. Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshethram as part of her weekly tryst. Subhish of the PCI had dropped by for the quarterly rounds and requisite action - he's a hardworking young man brought up with the right values. His wife is a nurse and doing well at Dubai; they've a five year old son.
Subin came by a trifle late to clean up the overhead filter.
During renovations, his friends urged him to get guidance from a 'vaastu pandit' just to tread on the side of caution. Munuswamy never quite believed in vaastu yet surprisingly, took the advice to heart and went out of his way to engage a vaastu pandit from Hyderanad. The pandit was none other than Dr Veera Reddy, who has been in the profession for over 30 years, renowned in vaastu sastra. They had a meal in Vizag, then Munuswamy drove the vaastu pandit to rural Visakhapatnam. Along the way, when cars behind them tried to overtake, Munuswamy would simply give way.
The pandit laughingly remarked : "Swamy garu, your driving is really safe". He spoke really fluent Telugu accent for someone from Telangana. Munuswamy laughed at the remark : "Usually people who need to overtake have some urgent matter to attend to, so we shouldn't hold them up".
Arriving at the small town, Vizianagaram, the streets grew narrow and so Munuswamy slowed down. A giggling child suddenly came out from a side lane and as the child ran across the street, Swamy still didn't speed up. Instead, he concentrated on the lane, as if waiting for someone. Suddenly, another child came out, chasing after the child ahead.
Dr. Reddy was surprised and asked : "How did you know there'd be another child following suit?" Swamy smiled : "Kids are always chasing after each other so it's impossible for a child to be in such glee without a playmate". Dr. Reddy gave him a big thumbs up and laughed out loud : "That's really considerate of you!"
Arriving at the farm house, they got down from the car. Suddenly about 7 to 8 birds flew off from the backyard. Seeing so, Swamy told the pandit : "If you don't mind please wait here for a little while".
"What's the matter?" The pandit was taken aback.
"Oh, there's probably some kids stealing mangoes in the backyard, If we walk in now we might give them a fright, let's not risk anyone falling off the old Mango Tree". Munuswamy replied humorously.
Dr. Veera Reddy stayed silent before making a statement : "This house doesn't need vaastu treatment anymore".
Now it's Munuswamy's turn to be shocked : "Why's that?"
"Any place graced with your presence naturally becomes the property with the most auspicious vaastu".
When our minds prioritise others' peace and happiness, the one who benefits is not just others, but ourselves too. When a person is considerate of others at all times, then this person has unconsciously accomplished sainthood. The saint is in fact a person who through benefiting others become enlightened.
Tailpiece.
Had got up at our usual time, gone through the chores and was ready on time. Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshethram as part of her weekly tryst. Subhish of the PCI had dropped by for the quarterly rounds and requisite action - he's a hardworking young man brought up with the right values. His wife is a nurse and doing well at Dubai; they've a five year old son.
Subin came by a trifle late to clean up the overhead filter.
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