| Inhalation of quality clean air is essential for our health. | | | | a reliable one to use for private devotions and home |
| We need considerable volumes of air in order to | | | | use. To this basic mix of resins we then can add a |
| extract oxygen and various other subtle elements | | | | few drops to the glowing charcoal onto which the |
| we need for efficient function of brain and body. | | | | resins are placed. A special receptacle must be used |
| The additional benefits that are derived by inhaling | | | | and usually a solid metal or brass one is best. |
| the scent of essential or natural oils are persuasive. | | | | If you want a simpler method and like to use incense |
| These include a direct 'tuning in' influence or aid to link | | | | sticks, it is best to burn pure sandalwood rather than |
| us with the special natural energy and quality | | | | the mixtures of scents of joss sticks of dubious |
| associated with our choice of oil that will help us | | | | quality that are often presented on the market. You |
| focus our thoughts in preparation for our relaxation | | | | can then rub a few drops of your favourite oil on the |
| state or meditation. | | | | stick before lighting it in order to create your own |
| The perfume of the flower or plant source is its | | | | special perfume. |
| most ethereal quality likened to its 'soul'. The essential | | | | However, the simplest method is often best. |
| oil is a concentration of its beautiful scent and the | | | | Regarding inhalation of perfume, a drop or two of an |
| natural properties that make it unique. These are the | | | | essential oils such as lavender, frankincense, orange |
| subtle energies that offer us an attractive aid to our | | | | blossom for instance, can be placed on a tissue and |
| meditations. This custom is nothing new. Oils and | | | | inhaled before you lie down to relax, or inhaled with |
| aromatics have been used for this purpose in religious | | | | your deeper breathing that is generally practised in |
| practices and in private meditations since antiquity. | | | | preparation for meditation. |
| Although modern perfumery offers a much greater | | | | Another way is to carefully place a couple of drops |
| range of scents than that of the pure plant sources | | | | on the palms of the hands and rub them together to |
| of the past, their chemical constituents do not | | | | allow the warmth to release the scent. If one |
| always make them suitable for direct inhalation and | | | | chooses an upright seated position, that is the |
| some would be injurious if deeply inhaled. That is why | | | | traditional one for meditation, the oil can be applied |
| it is only the pure essential oils that are inhaled as our | | | | beneath the collar bone or onto the chest. This way, |
| brain nourishment and means of lifting our | | | | maximum enjoyment can be extracted with each |
| consciousness to the mood we desire in our | | | | breath. You will then enjoy the whole experience. It |
| meditation practices. | | | | will bring greater vitality through increased oxygen or |
| Churches tend to follow the old traditions to burn | | | | prana, increased enjoyment of the perfume itself and |
| copious natural resins and oils in their ritual incense. It | | | | will help you lift your mind and spirit to indulge in a |
| is likely that the incense sold through church stores is | | | | precious period of peace and tranquility. |