dumb question about incense

[chicanobudista]

Re: dumb question about incense

Personally. I just leave 'em there. Unless, of course, you are burning mega quantities of incense. :mrgreen:

Erik that's nothing. Here they burn incense the size of your leg at temples during new year.

G,W

:lol:

I can imagine.

Our local store owned by Pure Land Buddhists has two shrines and BIG dishes with sand and these large, large incense sticks.

FWIW, I use Tibetan incense that doesn't use wood sticks so no pickin' sticks. :mrgreen:

[will]

Re: dumb question about incense

Shui di
Although I'm not so agree with that, because of the pollution.

It is quite strange. Very smokey. Poof! Big clouds of smoke.

W

[Jundo]

Re: dumb question about incense

I found a picture of what we have to clean the incense (and a little picture that shows how it works). Also works wonders with my Afro (you may have to be a certain age to get that joke) ...



http://www.e-horindo.com/butugu/archive ... t-144.html

[chicanobudista]

Re: dumb question about incense

(you may have to be a certain age to get that joke) ...

The combs are still around. :mrgreen: I am not sure how old you are, but my uncle had once for his MexFro. :P :mrgreen:

[KellyRok]

Re: dumb question about incense

Hello all,

I have to be honest...I didn't have any idea that there was a right and wrong way to burn incense! I've never used incense before, but bought some for our Jukai ceremony...After spending the rest of the day with a stuffy nose and red, watery eyes, I've also discovered I'm probably allergic to the smoke. :lol:

Or maybe I just had not-so-good incense, considering I bought it at our local Wal-Mart. :roll: Maybe I need to try real, traditional incense. Do you think that would help?

I now know my little ceramic bowl that you just insert the incense stick in the hole is incorrect ops: . Ahh, I love this path, I learn so many new things on a daily basis.

Gassho,
Kelly - Jinmei

[Jundo]

Re: dumb question about incense

(you may have to be a certain age to get that joke) ...

The combs are still around. :mrgreen: I am not sure how old you are, but my uncle had once for his MexFro. :P :mrgreen:

Yes, I should clarify that I actually had (before shaving my head) what is sometimes lovingly called a "Jewfro". I do not have a picture of myself, but here are a couple of examples ... the cool ...



and the not so cool ...

[AlanLa]

Re: dumb question about incense

My "dumb" topic has turned out to be quite educational. Who knew that Jundo had a jewfro? :lol:

Upon reflection, I should have titled this thread a "simple" question instead of saying it was dumb.

And the sand my incense holder came with is so fine it is probably ash. I never really read the product description that closely ops: and not knowing the difference between ash and sand is dumb.