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anthony574
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 Posted - Apr 20 2007 : 7:10:54 PM
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Hello.
I have a question regarding incense. I have what I consider to be chronic ENT problems. I have attended a Tibetan Meditation center but was unable to continue because they burned incense and it made my sinuses swell up, as they do in times of anxiety, or exposure to smoke, pollution, or fine particles. Obviously, my oversensitiviy to pollutants could be interperated as a good thing considering only unhealthy things affect my adversely. My question is, why would incense be somewhat of a staple in different spiritual practices when inhaling any sort of smoke is unhealthy and damaging to the lungs and respiratory system? |
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Etherfish
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 10:56:50 AM
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Because our sense of smell is the easiest sense to lead our thoughts away from worldly things. All of our other senses are easier to agree upon, because you can point to the color red; everyone knows a flame is hot, etc. so we agree. But when it comes to smell, there are only a few things we agree upon, and a million odors we don't have much contact with, and so smells tend to bring up old memories, and take our imagination away from the mundane world.
it is possible to overcome sensitivity over time, by high raw food diet, getting rid of fungus in your body like candida, cleansing methods, heavy exercise and water, etc. then these things have less effect on your body. |
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anthony574
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 11:47:53 AM
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| I am preparing for a fast that will begin in two days. Maybe I will test the effects of incense after I know there has been some purification |
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Etherfish
USA
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Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 6:24:19 PM
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That sounds good, but sometimes purification takes a long time, and one fast may not make a lot of difference. Some people recommend a 24 hour fast every week.
It took me several years to get my allergies down to where they don't bother me. Just a combination of eating at least one big salad every day, drinking a lot of water (2 liters a day or more, not all at once) cutting way down on sugar including white starches because that feeds yeast and fungus inside us, lots of exercise and meditation.
read this about how yeast inside us (men too) can cause allergic symptoms:
http://www.mercola.com/2004/jun/12/...es_yeast.htm
The stuff he sells on the site is pricey, but the information is very comprehensive, and you can get enough info to find something cheaper somewhere else.
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anthony574
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2007 : 8:03:05 PM
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Thanks for the advice. My allergies are truly a plague to me.
I used an incense I bought at a New Age store called Ayurveda Chakral Incense for the Throat Chakra. Not that I expect it will do some mirculous energy work to absolve the dysfunction, but I did assume it would not irritate my throat. It was different than most incense in that it was "furry" instead of somewhat hard to the touch and all natural. It really didn't seem to bother me which is truly miraculous because normally I would be a mess around incense. |
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Scott
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2007 : 01:01:07 AM
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| You can use scented oils instead of burning incense. |
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stillness
Canada
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Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 6:45:50 PM
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Certain incense has a definite effect upon my energy. If I burn sandalwood incense or nag champa I start getting a lot of kundalini stirring and I'll sometimes have to just lie down and surrender.
If you're going to burn incense make sure you don't buy cheap stuff from local stores. It is usually all chemicals with nothing natural. That stuff gives me terrible headaches and makes me feel very sick.
Sandalwood incense and nag champa incense are very pure (if you get the real kind). Such as Sathya Sai Baba incense or Super Hit. Unfortunately, sandalwood trees have been harvested to the brink of extinction and are now considered an endangered species, so I can't in good conscience continue to buy sandalwood incense. Nag champa incense also contains sandalwood. It is a shame as I find this incense to be very high vibration and it is a joy to burn. |
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