For instance, ancient texts on vastu advise placement of kitchen burners in the northeast wing of the home. But once the logic becomes generalised into a rule, its utility is lost. Often winds can come from other directions. But many of Contractor's clients have insisted on having their kitchen in the northeast, fearing disaster or worse, misfortune. This truth, that vastu is a practical science, is often lost in the commercial rabble.
Architects heed vastu when it means a lower overhead in their construction.
Businessman Satish Patwari has recently redone his home, office space and factories according to vastu. He accounts its appeal to factors other than a tranquil and healthy life. While the initial craze first appeared soon after liberalisation, the economic slump that soon followed had businessmen searching for ways to ensure the safety of their new ventures. Vastushastra was appealed to in order to protect against bankruptcy. Manoj Kumar, while convinced of the innate wisdom of his practice, claims that vastu does not stand above the passage of time, probability and common sense.