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Remember the words of the elders at the end of the year “If you’re poor, don’t fix your house. If you’re rich, don’t move your grave”, don’t make mistakes and lose luck for three generations.

The end of the year is a time when many families think about renovating their homes and reevaluating their family's legacy, but before making any decisions, it's important to remember the words of our ancestors.

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5 December, 2023

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The end of the year is the time when many families tidy up their ancestors’ tombs and make repairs to them. It is done when they see other houses being built bigger, when they see their own tombs being wet or sinking. They also renovate their homes, replace doors, and add some flowers and plants…

In spiritual belief and feng shui, the tomb represents the spiritual part of the family, which greatly affects the wealth of future generations. The main entrance of a house is very important as it welcomes wealth and the god of wealth. Therefore, these two places must be handled with caution. That’s why our ancestors taught us that the rich should not move tombs, and the poor should not renovate doors. What is the real meaning and how should we apply it?

Why the poor should not renovate doors

According to feng shui and the wisdom of our ancestors, the main door of a house is the “face” of that house. The door represents the prosperity and fortune of the homeowners, and it also reflects their character. The door area is very important in feng shui because it is the position to welcome wealth, the god of wealth, and positive energy. If the door is not good and cannot block wind and light, the god of wealth will not want to visit. That’s why many people who are facing difficulties in their business want to renovate their doors to attract wealth. Many families want to renovate their doors to create a fresh atmosphere and a new appearance for the new year. But don’t do it if there is no problem with the door. Improving poverty requires hard work, learning, and diligence. Being poor and spending money to renovate doors may make you even poorer and won’t help anything. When the appearance is grand but the inner quality remains the same, it won’t bring any good luck. Wealthy families who renovate doors carelessly can also affect their wealth.

Therefore, regardless of the high feng shui position of the house door, our ancestors taught future generations not to focus only on the external appearance but also on the inner part. In feng shui, the best feng shui is from the sincerity of the human heart, not just the outer appearance. So, to change the fate of poverty, you must actively engage in business, work hard, and be diligent. Repairing the door may not be right and can cause trouble, waste money, and make you even poorer. Therefore, before you intend to renovate your door to welcome the new year, you should remember the advice of our ancestors. Why the rich shouldn’t move tombs?

In feng shui and spirituality, the grave of ancestors is very important to the wealth of living descendants. If the grave is peaceful, has good land and good energy, then the descendants will enjoy fortune, have prosperous business, good luck, happy family and will be protected by their ancestors. For the grave, the most important thing is to keep it peaceful for the ancestors to rest. Therefore, if you are wealthy, don’t touch the tomb in case it affects the fortune and energy of the family.+

However, people in this world often don’t understand. When they have money, they want to show off by building bigger tombs, or when they visit other tombs and see bigger ones, they also want to make theirs bigger. But these actions can disturb the energy and disrupt the peace of the ancestors. This can cause prolonged illness and rapid decline in business, making life difficult.

When tidying up the tomb, if there is grass, it should be removed, and everything should be cleaned. If the tomb sinks, it can be raised, but don’t unnecessarily destroy it to build a new one as it is very disturbing. Disturbing the tomb is a serious mistake in feng shui. Moving the tomb changes the fortune and energy of the family. From a scientific and practical perspective, moving the tomb can cause illness because the grave area has a lot of negative energy, and if infected, it can cause severe illness.

That’s why our ancestors advised future generations not to move their ancestors’ tombs just because they have money. The deceased are resting peacefully, so don’t disturb them. The size of the tomb is not as important as having peace in good land. The tomb of ancestors is not important and should not be a place for the living to compete and show off. The act of filial piety and returning good deeds to the ancestors can be done by creating blessings and returning good deeds to parents and relatives. When the feng shui is good, focus on doing business, enjoying the fortune of ancestors, and silently creating blessings for future generations. The ancestors are already at peace, so don’t disturb them.

The end of the year is the time when many families conduct repairs and renovations to tombs, so it requires careful attention. Sometimes, because of renovating tombs, siblings have conflicts, argue with each other, families break up, wealth decreases, and relationships deteriorate. So remember and be cautious when performing these two activities.

The information is for reference and contemplation only.