Home Décor Basics From House to KrisHna’s Home
A Home Rejuvenates the Body, Mind and Spirit
Home
Physical Safety, 5 senses are pleased
Emotional
Happy Relationships, Peace, Joy, Satisfaction of 5 senses
keeps one emotionally balanced
Spiritual Worship Krishna- 9 processes, Peaceful Place , Can soberly
think of Krishna
• Soft Natural Fabrics, Comfortable Seats, Rounded Smooth Edges Touch
• Fresh Flowers, Cleanliness, Clean with flower extracts, Good Prasadam, Fresh Air Smell
• Kirtan, Sounds of nature, Wind Chimes, No Traffic Sounds Hearing
• Good prasadam of four kinds, Fresh water and milk Tasting
• Deities, Live greenery, Sunlight, Pictures of Krishna, Colorful flowers, pillows, draped fabrics.
• Harmony of Layout Colors and Furniture , Vaastu Seeing
The Sense of Beauty!!
Why must our homes be beautiful?
• Because Krishna is present
• Pleasing atmosphere for family and guests
INSPIRATION FROM NATURE IN YOUR HOME DECOR
Why Nature?
Nature Heals
Nature Soothes
Nature Restores
Nature Connects
Why Nature?
Whatever we see around us has been
created by Lord Krishna
When we see that connection we remain inspired in spiritual life
7th,10th and 11th Chapter are about
meditation on Krishna through his opulence
Increases your meditation on Krishna
Watch Video: Patterns in Nature
Fractal Spiral Layers Lotuses
Peacocks Vines Cows Paisley( Mango)
Elephants Conch Sudarshana Gada
Can be expressed through
Marble Inlay Work
Embroidery, Cutwork,
Crochet
Wall and Floor
Painting
Fabric Painting and Block Prints
Upholstery and Drapes
Direct Depiction
of Krsna’s
Pastimes
Thus seeing each thing in the house becomes a meditation on Krishna.
While doing embroidery, fabric painting, block printing, rangoli one gets a chance to meditate on Krishna just like the Gopis!
More so when one does direct depiction of Krishna’s pastimes!
(5) alekhya -- art of painting
(8) pushpastarana -- art of making a
covering of flowers for a bed
(10) mani-bhumika-karma -- art of
making the groundwork of
jewels
(11) sayya-racana -- art of
covering the bed
(12) udaka-vadya -- art of
playing on music in water.
(13) udaka-ghata -- art of splashing with
water.
(14) citra-yoga -- art of practically applying an
admixture of colors
(15) malya-grathana-vikalpa -- art of designing a
preparation of wreaths.
(26) suci-vaya-karma -- art of
needleworks and weaving.
(27) sutra-krida -- art of playing with thread.
(35) tarku-karma -- art of
spinning by spindle.
(36) takshana -- art of carpentry.
(37) vastu-vidya -- art of
engineering.
(38) raupya-ratna-pariksha --
art of testing silver and jewels.
(39) dhatu-vada -- art of
metallurgy.
(40) mani-raga jnana -- art of tinging jewels.
(41) akara jnana -- art of
mineralogy.
(51) yantra-matrika -- art of
mechanics.
Some of the 64 arts mastered by Radharani and the Gopis involve the home arts we have discussed !
Make Your Homes Pleasing by making
beautiful motifs and patterns through various arts that
remind you of krishna
Thank You