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Chapter 1 - Don't Live In Tall And Isolated Houses
Once a rich man invited me to look at his luxurious house. At the hour as arranged, he came in his sumptuous car to fetch me. However, I told them to wait.
"It's time. Shall we set out?"
"Sorry. There is no need now," I replied.
"Why?" he was greatly amazed.
"I visited your luxurious house last night. I understand everything now."
"Master, you ... last night..." he was dumbstruck.
For Living Buddha Lian Shen, this is nothing surprising. When I fell asleep last night, my original spirit came out from the top of my head, towering into space. Flying swiftly among the clouds, it came upon the rich man's house presently. The man lived at the very top of a mountain. The house was very tall, surrounded by an iron fence, covering eight mu of land. I told him, "You keep two horses; one is brown and the other is white. There are six fire-places within the house, all burning brightly. There are two precious paintings, a very, very old sword..." The rich man's amazement knew no bounds. Finally I told him that very tall and isolated houses are not good at all. When the house is very tall, it is exposed to winds from the eight directions. This is called "suffering from unlucky winds".
When the house is isolated, it has nothing to rely on, nothing to support it. The rich people today, priding themselves on their money, all want to live in a high place. This desire of standing head and shoulders above others drive them to purchasing land at the top of mountains for building luxurious houses. However, once they have moved into those houses, their business will soon decline. Why? Simply a high place is exposed to winds from the eight directions and the Qi (vital energy) of the house upon it is always shaking. In ten cases out of ten, such houses will be haunted. In high and isolated places, its land spirits will not be very strong and concentrate in one spot; rather they will be delicate and scattered all over the place. Living in houses in those places spells bankruptcy. High and isolated places are fit for building houses upon them only when the land spirits spiral upward; that is, if you dig down deep enough, there are layers of five-colour soil spiraling up. However, at mountain tops, it is extremely difficult to find land spirits spiraling upward. That is why high and isolated places are no good for building houses.
A Book of Secrets on Land Spirits has this to say: A house on a high place spells homicide. A house on an isolated place spells loneliness.
As a house on a very high place is blown up by winds from all directions, the land spirits in the house are scattered and unsteady. A tall house attracts people's attention and often falls a victim to theft or burglary. Something similar can be observed in the philosophy of social life. A man in the highest position inevitably incurs envy. When one attracts too much attention, he puts himself in the danger of homicide. The President of the United States, for instance, is always seen with bodyguards because of his highest position. An isolated house has nothing to rely on and nothing to support it; as a result the land spirits cannot concentrate. Because of that, people living in the house can not get on very well, which encourages an eccentric disposition. People living in isolated houses often find their children and grandchildren away from home and live in solitude. This theory not only applies to houses on mountains but also applies to houses on the plane. If you make your house a great deal taller than others' on level ground, it is also a reflection of the desire to stand head and shoulders above others. The consequence will be the same: homicide and solitude. If a person is born with good fortune or in an important position, a tall house may be just appropriate for him. That is a special case. It is very inauspicious for a person with neither good fortune nor important position to live in a house that stands like a crane among chickens, for the house will soon be haunted and bring misfortune or disaster on the owner. I, the Living Buddha, believe that our houses should be appropriate for the kind of people we are. If the house does not match our good fortune or position, it will court unexpected disasters.
I hereby conclude:
If the house matches the owner's good fortune or position, it should be made an exception. The rich man who asked me to study his house then decided to sell his huge luxurious house, because the owner before him went bankrupt and his servant was murdered. The present owner had just got divorced, with his wife and his children having left him. All indications point to "homicide" and "solitude". Be careful, please, in choosing the location of your house.
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