Firstly, let's talk about the fragrance of bamboo sticks. Cheap, widely used by the elderly and common people, especially on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar new year, eating vegetarian food is highly regarded by the public. Due to the cultural gap of incense, believers generally have no understanding of incense, and their concept of using incense is almost the same: as long as it is incense, it is cheap and good. It is printed with gold letters "Fu Lu Shou" and coated with gold powder, representing good intentions. Printing "Sandalwood" or "Old Sandalwood" on the packaging is more popular. People know and spread that sandalwood is an effective fragrance for praying for blessings.
Fact: There are almost no fragrances of this kind that do not contain chemical components. Worshiping gods and Buddhas with harmful chemical fragrances is not only disrespectful, but also harms the physical and mental health of the living people around us, including believers and their families. Instead, it creates even greater evil causes. Therefore, it is impossible to obtain blessings decisively and resolutely! According to reliable information, it is common for monks to suffer from lung diseases caused by chemical fragrances.
Since chemical fragrances are harmful, why are so many people still using them? And although some temples advise their followers not to light incense because incense "pollutes the environment" (which is very funny), and the so-called "heart incense" is also very unique, can this type of incense still be so popular in reality? I believe there are the following reasons:
1. People generally lack awareness of fragrance
2. Very few pure natural fragrances flow smoothly in the market
3. Natural fragrance appears to be more expensive than chemical fragrance on the surface
4. Conformity mentality (temples use it, everyone uses it, so it doesn't matter)



Agarwood, which was recorded in ancient times as "a piece of ten thousand yuan", is now undoubtedly a representative of nobility, almost to the point where it is well-known to the public.
Agarwood is the most precious and rare incense among all, but it is currently in the midst of the decline of the trading society and the world. The phenomenon of fraud is rampant, and there are many cases of people being deceived by fraudulent techniques and spending a lot of money. Be cautious.
In fact, there are at least thousands of fragrant herbs derived from pure natural plants and trees (as recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica, there are also at least hundreds of them). Replacing the broad concept of "fragrance" with agarwood alone and the culture of incense with agarwood is a typical concept of substitution, stealing a beam and replacing a pillar. And as the ancients said, agarwood must reach the level of sinking upon entering water, and anything else cannot be called agarwood. It is understandable that resources are scarce now, but the lower grade agarwood itself lacks the five elements, has a biased taste, and often has a high degree of fire dryness. Overuse may actually be detrimental to the body and mind. Many people are not suitable for smelling agarwood due to its taste and physical condition, let alone the limited variation of single flavor agarwood, which cannot widely adapt to the needs of different uses, different constitutions, and different places for fragrance. Of course, the expensive price of agarwood is also not conducive to its popularization.



Agarwood, which was recorded in ancient times as "a piece of ten thousand yuan", is now undoubtedly a representative of nobility, almost to the point where it is well-known to the public.
Agarwood is the most precious and rare incense among all, but it is currently in the midst of the decline of the trading society and the world. The phenomenon of fraud is rampant, and there are many cases of people being deceived by fraudulent techniques and spending a lot of money. Be cautious.
In fact, there are at least thousands of fragrant herbs derived from pure natural plants and trees (as recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica, there are also at least hundreds of them). Replacing the broad concept of "fragrance" with agarwood alone and the culture of incense with agarwood is a typical concept of substitution, stealing a beam and replacing a pillar. And as the ancients said, agarwood must reach the level of sinking upon entering water, and anything else cannot be called agarwood. It is understandable that resources are scarce now, but the lower grade agarwood itself lacks the five elements, has a biased taste, and often has a high degree of fire dryness. Overuse may actually be detrimental to the body and mind. Many people are not suitable for smelling agarwood due to its taste and physical condition, let alone the limited variation of single flavor agarwood, which cannot widely adapt to the needs of different uses, different constitutions, and different places for fragrance. Of course, the expensive price of agarwood is also not conducive to its popularization.



Let's talk about sandalwood again. Almost no sandalwood on the market is made without adding chemical essence. Because the smell of sandalwood is generally imitated by chemical essence. Many monks in temples directly purchase sandalwood and cut it into small wooden strips to avoid the harm of chemical materials to their body and mind. However, this method is mainly suitable for use in Buddhist and Taoist temples and is not suitable for meditation.



At the end, let's talk about Hehexiang. Hehexiang is still a reclusive and aloof person, why do you say that? There are too few people who have knowledge about fragrance, and there are too few who can understand some knowledge about Chinese herbal medicine. There are also too few people who have knowledge about fragrance history, fragrance culture, Yi learning, traditional Chinese medicine, and health preservation.
The single flavor is heavy, and sandalwood is a good fragrance. Whenever there is some evil or biased nature in plants and trees, the importance of ancient incense making techniques lies in the techniques and methods of processing, eliminating evil and preserving righteousness, as well as the Five Elements of benevolence. The fragrance that can penetrate into the heart is the good fragrance. The agarwood and sandalwood in the market are almost all made by directly grinding without any processing. A blend of fragrant herbs may not contain agarwood or sandalwood in its fragrance formula, but after processing, blending, and blending various herbs, it may have a more unique aroma. This shows that no matter how good the natural essence is, if it is not infused with human intelligence, it is often not perfect enough.
Almost all ancient incense is handmade, strictly influenced by factors such as temperament and timing. The production is exquisite, the process is complicated, and not every batch can be successful.




 
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