4 beneficial energy

TYPES OF ENERGY

There are 4 auspicious Qi in Feng Shui.

So, what are the differences among these 4 types of energy – Sheng Qi, Tian Yi, Yan Nian and Fu Wei?

Sheng Qi (The breath of Life)
The energy from this direction attracts prosperity, vitality, respectability and reputation. This is a good location for your front door.

This energy is what many people like to term it as a “Wealth Star” or could be regarded as  Star of Opportunuity! “Sheng” in Chinese means to grow and together “Sheng Qi” is about progress, generating, improvement. Hence, it brings about new opportunities and subsequently, financial gain and power.

Sheng Qi means “moving upward” or “moving forward”, it is a positive Qi to be found in places that are bright, refreshing and uplifting. Living in these places are generally content and happy.

Sheng Qi is normally found by a forest, a wood, the sea, a park, a field, a higher ground or other naturally pleasant setting. People with Sheng Qi are full of hope and optimism.

Personally – this is your best magnetic direction.

Tien Yi (Heavenly Doctor)
This magnetic direction fosters good health. Persons under this influence are patient, agreeable, appreciative as well as secure and confident in themselves. This is a good position to place your stove.

This is the “Health star” as it helps enhance good health and bring strong life force and vitality.

Personally – this would be a good direction for the bed head to point when locating beds if health is the objective.

Yan Nian meaning “longevity and relationships”
This direction enhances the quality of relationships in the family, promotes longevity and self sufficiency. This is a good palace for the master bedroom.

This is a “Relationship star” as it helps enhance positive relations and improve harmony. It’s about reinforcing bonds and developing new network.

Personally – this is a good direction for adolescents going through growing pains.

Fu Wei meaning “overall harmony, peace and stability”
This energy brings about peace. This location is considered a good site for an altar.

This is a star that brings stability and gradual progress and enhance peace and tranquility.

Personally – this is a good direction for meditation and for very young children

Mongoose

Mongooses are renowned for attacking highly venomous snakes like the cobra. The mongoose is able to kill these type of snakes by a systematic series of attacks that enable it to eventually crush the snakes skull. Mongooses are also known to crack eggs and other shelled animals by repeatedly smashing it against solid objects such as rock.

Buddhist Sanskrit texts offer explanation for the mongoose’s association with wealth.  It was said that wealthy people in ancient India carried a purse made of mongoose’s hide and  that when they gambled they often shook the purse.  The mongoose or mongoose’s hide then regurgitated gold coins and other precious things from its mouth.

This seems to be the reason why in Dzambhala’s iconography the mongoose is always shown vomiting jewels.  The mongoose that Dzambhala holds does not represent the actual creature but acts as a metaphor for his generosity.

One could place a jewel regurgitating mongoose in the wealth corner to activate the chi of wealth & abundance.

Mantra bed

Mantra bed – designed to provide you good Feng Shui while you sleep!

Mantra bed is designed by Mauro Bertame for FEG furniture. The base of the bed is very low and the canopy has soft round contours. The mantra bed is covered in a special textile which mitigates the effects of electromagnetic fields.

The high arc canopy gives the comfort of a warm embrace. Those of you compelled to involve the Feng Shui principles into your bedroom may want to start with this beautiful piece.

You may have a peaceful rest, with the protection of the canopy; The high head board is also a symbol of great mountain / turtle, meaning you are gaining support  & divine help in your daily pursuit.

Got milk?

White Dzambhala, an emanation of Avalokiteshvara (or Guanyin Bodhisattva), is also known as the “White Treasure Lord”. According to legend, White Dzambhala is born from the right eye ( to be precise, the tear ) of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

White Dzambhala has one face, three rounded eyes and two hands, holding in the right is a precious cudgel and in the left a treasure-emitting mongoose. A trident tipped katvanga staff rests against his left shoulder. He is wrathful in appearance with his hair, red & yellow in color, fizzing upwards like flames; adorned with jewel ornaments, a precious headdress and silks of various colors. He rides on the back of a jade-colored dragon.

His Mantra: Om Padma Trotha Arya Jambhala Siddhaya Hum Phat

Cultivating the White Dzambhala Practice enables the eradication of poverty and illnesses. It can eliminates sins and karmic hindrances, enhance one’s positive karmic affinities and wealth. This is an excellent cultivation for the financially impoverished. The Buddhist disciple should cultivates this with the compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, practices formless charity and care for the suffering sentient beings; leading to spiritual accomplishment and the fulfillment of all wishes.

When cultivating the “Dragon-ridding White Dzambhala Practice”, we can also pray that he will lead us to hidden treasures. In the olden days, Tibetan Tantric masters placed their precious teachings in caves. These teachings were sealed in the four elements of “earth, water, fire and wind”. One needs to employ very special methods to retrieve these Dharma treasures. One must also know the location of the caves where these ancestry masters had practiced in seclusion. We may pray to the “Dragon-ridding White Dzambhala”, so that he will bring us to these caves where the treasures were hidden.

One could offer spheric dessert made from 3 “white” ( milk, yoghurt, flour ) & 3 “sweet” ( white sugar, rock sugar, honey ) to White Dzambhala.

5 elements pentagram

Objects are thought to be belonged to 1 of the 5 elements ( depending on its intrinsic energy ) in the practice of Feng Shui, namely water, wood, fire, earth & metal.

The above pentagram summarizes the interactions between the elements; namely the generating, controlling, exhausting & draining cycle.

Personally , one just need to pay attention to the clockwise circle ( generating/producing ) & anti-clockwise circle ( counter productive ).

Feng Shui is about harmony & balance, it’s always prudent to counteract a particular unfavorable element by draining it, rather than exhausting / controlling it. For example, if one needs to remove excessive metal energy, one could use water energy ( diversion ) , rather than fire energy ( confrontation ).

When life gives you lemons …… offer them to Dzambhala

Dzambhala’s blessings are to help others by eliminating poverty, so that they may practice the Dharma. There are five Dzambhalas – Yellow ( overcomes pride ), White ( overcomes attachment ), Black ( overcomes resentment ), Green ( overcomes jealousy ) and Red ( overcomes greed ).

Yellow Dzambhala is depicted as a deity with wrathful, plumped appearance,  golden yellow skin tone, muscular arms, protuberance abdomen; carrying a wish fulfilling gem in his right hand, a treasure-emitting mongoose ( nakala )  that emits innumerable treasures to benefit sentient beings in his left hand; stepping on a conch shell with his right feet; his head crowned, his body ornamented with blue lotus, mala beads & jewelries.

His Mantra Is :

Om Dzambhala Dzalim Dzaye Svaha

Everybody wants money! When one is rich, it is easier to be unselfish and to develop an attitude of generosity. The rich gold colouring of Dzambhala’s skin represents increase and growth: in the short term, he could grant us material wealth and liberate us from poverty; More importantly, his practice or worship can also bring us to spiritual wealth and personal growth, to become a better being.

The purpose of worship or practicing Dzambhala is to eliminate the insecurity of financial worries so that one is not distracted by poverty and lack of funds. The best way to request help from the Dzambhala is by making continuous water offerings to him. If possible, do also try to simultaneously recite the appropriate mantras, and then the practice will be extremely powerful.

The best way to invoke the Tibetan Yellow Jambhala is to place him in a waterfall with continuous stream falling directly onto the crown of his head. This will attract lots of wealth and money luck for you. According to the sutras , Dzambhalas appeared in front of Buddha to protect Buddha from thrown rocks. The rocks hit White and Yellow Dzambhalas on their heads and hit Black Dzambhala on the stomach. Thus, White and Yellow Dzambhalas feel bliss when water offering is poured on their heads. This eases their pain. For the same reason, water should be poured onto Black Dzambhala’s stomach.

I haven’t got a water feature or fountain to place my Dzambhala but i heard that offering lemon and light will please yellow Dzambhala. The aroma of fresh lemon is purifying & uplifting, it’s another way of enhancing ones surrounding!

You could display the statue of the Dzambhala in your living room, main hall or offices facing the entrance for wealth luck; in good times, He brings prosperity; in bad times, He protects your family from poverty and provides financial stability.

One could also place Dzambhala in the wealth corner of the room ( left corner diagonal to the entrance ) or the SOUTHEAST section of the house.

Wealth granting Dzambhala

Tibetan Dzambhalas are wealth deities that grant longevity and prosperity in daily life.

The practice of DZAMBHALA is associated with generosity and the quality of richness and abundance, and is therefore considered the most effective in eradicating poverty: both on a psychological and material level.

In general, Dzambhala derived from the word jambhara (lemon), which he carries in his right hand. In his left arm he holds a mongoose that continually spits out jewels. These jewels are being deposited in a blooming lotus flower in the waters below. He is shown as being corpulent and covered with jewels; symbolizing wealth. His right foot is and supported by a lotus flower (symbolizing purity) on which is a conch shell (symbolizing the power of the Buddha’s voice and the dharma teachings).

There are 5 Dzambhalas – yellow, white, black, green & red.

One could invite Dzambhala into ones life – for prosperity and protection.

Scarlet Fever

Chinese adore the colour red. It a very Yang colour in terms of Feng Shui. Indeed, it is so auspicious that most of the Forbidden City is painted in red!

Red is a very vibrant colour, it is very stimulating visually and subconciously.

Red is a very dominant colour and is best used in moderation; Feng Shui always emphasizes on balance & moderation. Red decors are best placed in the south, northeast & southwest  sections of one environment ( according to the 8 mansion school ).

However, one needs to be careful not to use the colour red when a particular section is afflicted by bad annual stars, namely  the 5 yellow & 2 black ( flying star feng Shui )

I personally like to use red in the living room or kitchen/dining room as these are the areas for socializing and would much benefit from a dose of Yang Chi boosting.

I prefer to use red decor moderately in my personal space, as a scarlet furniture/ornament will automatically be the centre of attention / attraction. Abundant yang energy is great for public area but one could be overstimulated / overwhelmed  if this strong colour is saturating ones personal space

In the practice of Feng Shui, red can also be used to energize an object ( cinnabar ink, red knots, red packet, even red stickie ). I activate my Feng Shui objects by sticking red stickies underneath or decorating them with red ribbons.