Feng Shui on Altar Table Setting

[myfs_150222]

Hi Sir,
Attached is a copy of our new house living room layout. Is it advisable to place the Altar table infront of the dining table?
If not, would appreciate if you could provide some advice on how we should relocate the dining table and shelf in the living room to best suit the Altar Table.
Thank You.
Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

These are some of the considerations:
1. Frankly it is considered "No big deal" to have an altar facing the dining table.
2. For example, take a look at this sample semi-detached landed property home.
2.1 There are tons and tons of such landed properties where the best place to position the altar is as shown in the attached.
2.2 Thus, in the sample HDB flat; it is thus "No big deal". Since I mentioned earlier and (see attachment) this often the best location.
3. The only thing to take note is that when we buy a ready made altar; the most crucial point is that the altar table height is 49 3/4 inches. And if one imagine carefully, it OVER-LOOKS the dining table.
4. Thus avoid making one's altar table at the next auspicious height of around 42 inches. Else, it is considered close to looking directly at the food on the dining table. Here, most likely the deity e.g. Guan Yin could even "salivate" when looking at the food!

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On 6/16/2011 8:44:12 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi Sir,Attached is a copy of
our new house living room
layout. Is it advisable
to place the Altar table
infront of the dining table?
If not, would appreciate
if you could provide some
advice on how we should
relocate the dining table and
shelf in the living room to
best suit the Altar
Table.Thank You.Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

Again, you can see that although some of the landed property layouts are slightly different; in this layout; you can see that many landed property owners would place their altar facing the dining table.
Thus, just imagine; in Singapore how many people can afford to own a landed property be it a terrace house; semi-detach or bungalow. (Only 1 to 2 percent of the entire housing in Singapore belong to such homes). Therefore, if landed property homes can have altar facing the dining table; "so what" about condos or public housing. Can't these apartments do the same?
If one were to drive through all the estates where landed property homes are; and peer into the homes; most likely would be able to see the altar table directly facing the dining table.

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On 6/16/2011 9:51:41 PM, Anonymous wrote:
These are some of the considerations:1.
Frankly it is considered "No big deal"
to have an altar facing the dining
table.2. For example, take a look at
this sample semi-detached landed
property home. 2.1 There are tons and
tons of such landed properties where the
best place to position the altar is as
shown in the attached. 2.2 Thus, in the
sample HDB flat; it is thus "No big
deal". Since I mentioned earlier and
(see attachment) this often the best
location.3. The only thing to take note
is that when we buy a ready made altar;
the most crucial point is that the altar
table height is 49 3/4 inches. And if
one imagine carefully, it OVER-LOOKS the
dining table.4. Thus avoid making one's
altar table at the next auspicious
height of around 42 inches. Else, it is
considered close to looking directly at
the food on the dining table. Here, most
likely the deity e.g. Guan Yin could
even "salivate" when looking at the
food!On 6/16/2011 8:44:12 PM, Anonymous
wrote:
Hi Sir,Attached is a copy of
our new house living room
layout. Is it advisable
to
place the Altar table
infront of the
dining table?
If not, would
appreciate
if you could provide some
advice on how we should
relocate
the dining table and
shelf in the
living room to
best suit the Altar
Table.Thank You.Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

1. In this example of a landed property layout.
2. Here, it is not because it is no good to have the altar face the dining table.
3. BUT rather; the altar should not be "beside" the toilet door. See attached illustration.

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On 6/16/2011 10:36:20 PM, Anonymous wrote:
This is another type of landed property
layout plan. Again, the best place for
the altar is as shown in the
attachment.The altar is facing the
dinning table. In fact, in my opinion;
many staying in housing estates or flats
consciously or unconsciously `copied' or
felt the same feeling in placing their
altar in a similar layout as landed
property homes.In Hokkien terms; it is
called "Sitting on mountain; looking out
towards the sea" (Chay Swar Kuar Hai)On
6/16/2011 10:06:35 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
Again, you can see that although
some of
the landed property layouts
are slightly
different; in this
layout; you can see
that many landed
property owners would
place their
altar facing the dining
table.Thus,
just imagine; in Singapore
how many
people can afford to own a
landed
property be it a terrace house;
semi-detach or bungalow. (Only 1 to
2
percent of the entire housing in
Singapore belong to such homes).
Therefore, if landed property homes
can
have altar facing the dining
table; "so
what" about condos or
public housing.
Can't these
apartments do the same? If
one were
to drive through all the
estates
where landed property homes are;
and
peer into the homes; most likely
would be able to see the altar table
directly facing the dining table.On
6/16/2011 9:51:41 PM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
These are some of the
considerations:1.
Frankly it is
considered "No big deal"
to have
an
altar facing the dining
table.2. For
example, take a
look at
this sample
semi-detached landed
property
home.
2.1 There are tons and
tons of such
landed properties
where the
best
place to position
the altar is as
shown in the
attached. 2.2 Thus, in
the
sample HDB flat; it is thus "No
big
deal". Since I mentioned
earlier
and
(see attachment)
this often the
best
location.3.
The only thing to
take note
is
that when we buy a
ready made altar;
the most crucial
point is that
the altar
table height
is 49 3/4
inches. And if
one imagine
carefully, it OVER-LOOKS the
dining
table.4. Thus avoid
making one's
altar table at the
next auspicious
height of around
42 inches. Else, it
is
considered close to looking
directly at
the food on the
dining
table. Here, most
likely
the deity
e.g. Guan Yin could
even "salivate"
when looking at
the
food!On
6/16/2011 8:44:12
PM, Anonymous
wrote:
Hi
Sir,Attached is a copy
of
our new house living room

layout. Is it
advisable
to
place the Altar
table
infront of the
dining
table?
If not, would
appreciate
if you could
provide some
advice on how
we should
relocate
the
dining table and
shelf in the
living room to
best suit the
Altar
Table.Thank
You.Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

This is another type of landed property layout plan. Again, the best place for the altar is as shown in the attachment.
The altar is facing the dinning table.
In fact, in my opinion; many staying in housing estates or flats consciously or unconsciously `copied' or felt the same feeling in placing their altar in a similar layout as landed property homes.
In Hokkien term; it is called "Sitting on mountain; looking out towards the sea" (Chay Swar Kuar Hai)

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On 6/16/2011 10:06:35 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Again, you can see that although some of
the landed property layouts are slightly
different; in this layout; you can see
that many landed property owners would
place their altar facing the dining
table.Thus, just imagine; in Singapore
how many people can afford to own a
landed property be it a terrace house;
semi-detach or bungalow. (Only 1 to 2
percent of the entire housing in
Singapore belong to such homes).
Therefore, if landed property homes can
have altar facing the dining table; "so
what" about condos or public housing.
Can't these apartments do the same? If
one were to drive through all the
estates where landed property homes are;
and peer into the homes; most likely
would be able to see the altar table
directly facing the dining table.On
6/16/2011 9:51:41 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
These are some of the
considerations:1.
Frankly it is
considered "No big deal"
to have an
altar facing the dining
table.2. For
example, take a look at
this sample
semi-detached landed
property home.
2.1 There are tons and
tons of such
landed properties where the
best
place to position the altar is as
shown in the attached. 2.2 Thus, in
the
sample HDB flat; it is thus "No
big
deal". Since I mentioned earlier
and
(see attachment) this often the
best
location.3. The only thing to
take note
is that when we buy a
ready made altar;
the most crucial
point is that the altar
table height
is 49 3/4 inches. And if
one imagine
carefully, it OVER-LOOKS the
dining
table.4. Thus avoid making one's
altar table at the next auspicious
height of around 42 inches. Else, it
is
considered close to looking
directly at
the food on the dining
table. Here, most
likely the deity
e.g. Guan Yin could
even "salivate"
when looking at the
food!On
6/16/2011 8:44:12 PM, Anonymous
wrote:
Hi Sir,Attached is a copy
of
our new house living room
layout. Is it advisable
to
place the Altar table
infront of the
dining table?
If not, would
appreciate
if you could provide some
advice on how we should
relocate
the dining table and
shelf in the
living room to
best suit the Altar
Table.Thank You.Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

Can my altar face the dining table?
So long as the deity sitting on the altar: at EYE LEVEL does not DIRECTLY face the dining table TOP. If this "test" is passed; then no issue. Why not?
Standard off the shelf commercially purchased altars have specific altar heights of around 49 3/4 inches. This is the norm. If so, this much higher than a regular (normal) dining table other than those bar counter tops.

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On 6/16/2011 11:05:44 PM, Anonymous wrote:
This is another type of landed property
layout plan. Again, the best place for
the altar is as shown in the
attachment.The altar is facing the
dinning table. In fact, in my opinion;
many staying in housing estates or flats
consciously or unconsciously `copied' or
felt the same feeling in placing their
altar in a similar layout as landed
property homes.In Hokkien term; it is
called "Sitting on mountain; looking out
towards the sea" (Chay Swar Kuar Hai)On
6/16/2011 10:06:35 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
Again, you can see that although
some of
the landed property layouts
are slightly
different; in this
layout; you can see
that many landed
property owners would
place their
altar facing the dining
table.Thus,
just imagine; in Singapore
how many
people can afford to own a
landed
property be it a terrace house;
semi-detach or bungalow. (Only 1 to
2
percent of the entire housing in
Singapore belong to such homes).
Therefore, if landed property homes
can
have altar facing the dining
table; "so
what" about condos or
public housing.
Can't these
apartments do the same? If
one were
to drive through all the
estates
where landed property homes are;
and
peer into the homes; most likely
would be able to see the altar table
directly facing the dining table.On
6/16/2011 9:51:41 PM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
These are some of the
considerations:1.
Frankly it is
considered "No big deal"
to have
an
altar facing the dining
table.2. For
example, take a
look at
this sample
semi-detached landed
property
home.
2.1 There are tons and
tons of such
landed properties
where the
best
place to position
the altar is as
shown in the
attached. 2.2 Thus, in
the
sample HDB flat; it is thus "No
big
deal". Since I mentioned
earlier
and
(see attachment)
this often the
best
location.3.
The only thing to
take note
is
that when we buy a
ready made altar;
the most crucial
point is that
the altar
table height
is 49 3/4
inches. And if
one imagine
carefully, it OVER-LOOKS the
dining
table.4. Thus avoid
making one's
altar table at the
next auspicious
height of around
42 inches. Else, it
is
considered close to looking
directly at
the food on the
dining
table. Here, most
likely
the deity
e.g. Guan Yin could
even "salivate"
when looking at
the
food!On
6/16/2011 8:44:12
PM, Anonymous
wrote:
Hi
Sir,Attached is a copy
of
our new house living room

layout. Is it
advisable
to
place the Altar
table
infront of the
dining
table?
If not, would
appreciate
if you could
provide some
advice on how
we should
relocate
the
dining table and
shelf in the
living room to
best suit the
Altar
Table.Thank
You.Serene.

[Cecil Lee]

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