Many people think that they will feel safer if their homes are close to places such as temples, Taoist temples, altars, and churches. In fact, these places are not suitable for ordinary people to live. Our homes should be far away from temples.
So, from a Feng Shui perspective, why can’t we live near a temple? Let’s take a look with the editor!
Traditional Feng Shui believes that places near shrines, temples and other places have the heaviest yin energy. Because some "yin spirits" will gather here, they all belong to the "yin evil" place, so the "yin energy" is the heaviest.
Such a concept cannot be said to be scientific, but its influence cannot be ignored. Some people are influenced by the concept of gods. If the main entrance of their house faces places such as altars, temples, Taoist temples, and churches, they will have fear or inexplicable obstacles in their hearts. If such a person has always been in poor health or is sensitive by nature, they should not choose a residence close to a temple or church. Otherwise, it will bring too much shadow and burden to people's psychology.
When people encounter sorrow, resentment, and depression, they will go to places like temples to seek shelter from gods, burn incense, worship Buddha, pray for blessings, and make wishes, in order to relax their mood. Therefore, if the residence is too close to temples, shrines and other places, it will have an extremely inappropriate impact on people's psychology, especially on children.
People believe that because temples and churches are usually built in places with elegant scenery and good environment, and are in geomantic treasures, all the prosperous energy is taken up, leaving little remaining. The houses built nearby must have formed a pattern of strong externality and weak internality. If the vitality is weak, there will be no good luck. Such an environment is naturally uninhabitable and unhealthy for people who believe in gods.
Temples, altars, churches and other places are public places. There are many people and constant noise. The environment lacks tranquility and is not an ideal living environment.
In cities, many shrines are located in alleys and buildings, and the environment is noisy and chaotic. Traditional Feng Shui theory believes that such altars will never be the place where the real gods and Buddhas descend. Most of them are lower-level gods, some of which use the names of gods and Buddhas to respond to requests and make people believe them to be true. Although scientifically speaking, it will not cause any major harm to people, but it will create a gloomy feeling in the environment and is not conducive to people's living and physical and mental health.
The core of traditional Feng Shui is the study of the state of the aura. Whether the yin and yang qi are balanced will have a great impact on people's physical and mental health. Traditional Feng Shui theory holds that places that are too close to temples have a lot of resentment, or the "yin energy" is too concentrated, so it is not good to have temples near your home. These places will interfere with the nearby aura or energy and affect people's living environment.
However, the modern population is increasing, but the land for people to live on is getting smaller and smaller. Therefore, it is inevitable that temples will face homes. This is an unchangeable fact. As modern people, we should have a scientific understanding of the home environment where temples and churches exist. If we establish a scientific worldview, we can suppress the "evil and sycophantic energy" with "righteousness". Usually, temples and churches are built in places with elegant scenery, which makes us feel that they are a good home environment.