Written by : Master Sheng-yen Lu Translated by : Janny Chow
One time a rich man invited me to do a feng-shui reading for his luxurious home. At the appointed time, he showed up at my residence in an expensive sedan. However, I did not have any intention of leaving with him.
"It is about time. Shall we leave now?" he asked.
"I am sorry, but I don't think I need to see your house," I replied.
"Why?" He was taken aback by my response.
"I already went to see your home last night. I understand the whole situation now."
"Master, you did what?" His lower jaw dropped in amazement.
Such an event was not a new experience for me. The previous night, during my sleep, I have exited my body through the crown chakra. After ascending to the sky, I had flown speedily through the clouds and arrived at his house. The home of this rich man was built at the highest point of an eight-acre lot that encompassed the peak of a tall mountain. Surrounding the huge house itself was a wall made of iron railings.
I told him, "You have two horses, one brown and one white. Inside your house, there are six fireplaces. They were all lit when I visited last night. You have two very valuable and famous paintings in your collection. I also saw an antique sword from a long time ago..."
The rich man was astounded. Finally I told him of the undesirability of living in a "high peak" spot. A high spot opens one to the blowing of winds from all "eight directions," resulting in "feng-sha" (noxious wind energy). To be in a "peak" spot is to stand out exposed, without any protection or support.
Among the rich, there are some who, because of their wealth, feel they are above others and want to live at the highest spot in town. They purchase land at peak sites and build luxury homes. After houses of this type are erected, however, their owners' fortunes often quickly plummet. Because land at the highest point is exposed to the assault of winds from all directions, the chi, or life-giving energy, at such homes is most unstable. Ten out of ten such homes turn into unlucky abodes.
At high peak sites, the "earth chi" is usually non-circuitous and unable to accumulate, and is, therefore, weak, loose, and dispersed. Building a home on such site will definitely cause a decline in one's fortune. Only under one condition is a "high peak" site a good choice for building a home" when the earth chi travels in an upward and spiral path. If this is the case, earth dug up at the site will display a five-colored, variegated spiral pattern. However, such an earth chi pattern is extremely rare among tall peaks. One can virtually rule out "high peak" sites as ideal areas to build homes.
As written in The Secrets of Earth Magic:
The highest spot definitely invites assault and attack.
The peak spot definitely invites isolation.
The chi of a home built at the highest point disperses quickly because it is subjected to the blowing of winds from all directions. Also, such a home, by being so conspicuous, often falls prey to burglars and thieves. An analogy can be made to a person who rises to a high position and attracts too much attention. People then become jealous of him and want to get rid of him. The President of the United States, for example, because of his position as commander-in-chief, requires the protection of security personnel at all times.
Peak spots do not have any higher geographical features in the vicinity to support them; therefore, the earth chi at such abodes disperses quickly and does not accumulate. People living in such abodes will become incompatible with one another and develop unsociable and eccentric dispositions. It is inevitable that inhabitants of peak houses will suffer the break-up of their families and wind up alone.
The same principle also can be applied to houses built on level ground. If one feels that one is head and shoulders above everyone else, and deliberately builds a house higher than those surrounding it, one is also inviting assault and isolation. An exception to this would be if the inhabitants have already accumulated enough merits and status to match such a house.
If a person is without merits and status, it would be extremely inauspicious for him to live in a house that is taller than all surrounding houses. This will incur disasters and great failures. It is my opinion that there should be a correlation between the status of a house and the status of its inhabitants. Ignoring the form of the house or failing to make a status match may lead to unfortunate events beyond one's imagination.
Therefore, my advice is that, unless one is of high merit or status, it is inauspicious to live in a house that stands conspicuously taller than the surrounding houses. It is also inauspicious to live in a house that stands in isolation, apart from other surrounding houses. These houses fall into the "high peak form" category.
The rich man who had invited me to do a feng-shui reading for his home eventually sold his luxurious peak villa because he knew that the previous owner of the house had failed in his business and that one of his servants had been murdered. Indeed, at the time he had come to see me, this rich man had just divorced his wife and separated form his children. It was a pattern that fit the consequences of "assault isolation." Therefore, one must pay careful attention to the selection of a building site.
Source:
http://www.padmakumara.org/books/book69/chap1.shtml
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