Comparing Vastu and Feng Shui

Vastu and Feng Shui are respective Indian and Chinese architectural traditions. Of these two ancient building codes Feng Shui has become universally popular. In comparison Vastu is less known even among ethnic Indians until recently. There are more websites on Vastu consultancy now then just a few years ago, needless to say the web is replete with websites on Feng Shui. In looking for websites on Vastu that is not ubiquitous Wikipedia, the dearth of information still glares from the screen. Most websites are astrology-numerology-vastu generic sites with a few Indian engineering-vastu consultation firms website. However About.com has created simple pages on understanding Vastu by comparing its similarity and differences to Feng Shui. It is a good site to understand the origins and basics of both these traditions and even gives a few home organizing tips by juxtaposing advice from  both traditions. Click here to get to About.com's article comparing Vastu with Feng Shui.

Learn Vedanta Online

Swami Parthasarthy is arguably among the most popular proponent of Vedanta of this century. Vedanta and Ashtanga Yoga are the most studied and wide reaching philosophies of Hinduism. Of the two Vedanta can be said to be the intellectual basis of yogic practices. People never seem to tire of Vedanta philosophy, especially since its intellectual base has allowed for an amazing variety of abstraction from its core scriptures which are the Aranyakas and Upanishads of the Vedas. There are many schools of Vedanta and of them the most widely taught and discussed is Sri Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta of which the Swami is a proponent. His website Vedanta World is a simple website with comprehensive collection of resources for Vedanta seekers to start their discovery. Of note are the YouTube video clips of Swami's talks, especially the ones on the application of Vedantic perspectives to daily life issues.

Chakras on Chakras.net is Among the Best

Aspiring mystics thirst for esoteric knowledge of the chakras and kundalini. Esoteric mystical knowledge like these carry a mysterious aura and is often considered closely guarded secrets of accomplished spiritual gurus who are willing to impart them to only the most deserving disciples. If you are thinking that Chakras.net is a place to uncover these secret knowledge, a free for all...well, not quite....but it is never the less a great site with some of the best dissertations on the functions of these chakras. It is quite informative and detail on the actions of each chakra as mind-body organs, their spiritual symbology and its significance and mythical stories connected to them. It does not give you technical instructions on stimulating these chakras into action with technical pranayama or yoga instructions, though it does name the practices. Kudos to the creators of this site for their diligence in creating this very friendly, easy to navigate site that looks inviting with its large font, simple formatting and easy navigability. The site also has other information on other important philosophies pertaining to yoga–Tattvas and Gunas, Panchakosha-the five bodies, karma, shatsmapatti-the six treasures, etc.