Six major uses of pillow wood:
One use to worship Buddha
Pillow wood has absorbed the essence of the earth for hundreds of years and has its own unique characteristics. Aura and strong magnetic field have been regarded by this person as a sacred object to repel insects and ward off evil spirits since ancient times. Because of its very special physical properties, that is, the condensed oil parts are very hard and the decayed parts are very brittle. Therefore, when carving Buddha, it is very difficult to use a knife. If you are not careful, the whole piece of sunken wood will be scrapped. Therefore, it is said that it can be made into rosary beads and Buddha statues. They are all very rare and rare, and the more special they are. In particular, its sweet and soothing scent can be smelled naturally when chanting and picking up the beads. It is like burning incense to the gods and Buddhas at all times. It is a sharp tool for practice.
Pillow incense is an incense that symbolizes a practitioner's precepts and tranquility. It can also be said to be the fragrance of a liberated person's soul. For example, in the Sutra on the Incense of Precepts and Virtues, the Buddha used incense to describe the incense of observing the precepts, which is not affected by favorable or adverse winds and can permeate the ten directions. In the Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra, incense is also used as a metaphor for the five parts of the dharma body of the saint, namely precepts, concentration, wisdom, liberation, and liberating knowledge.
In addition, in Buddhism, the six dusts that the six roots of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind deal with are color, sound, fragrance, taste, touch, and law. The nose root deals with fragrance dust. The Xiangyan boy in the Surangama Sutra achieved Arhat status by smelling agarwood in water and observing the impermanence of the fragrance. In addition, Sundarananda also entered the Tao through his nose and attained the holy fruit of Arahant. The World-Honored One predicted that he would attain supreme Bodhi in the future.
Double-purpose incense
Pillow incense is the most common offering ritual object. In addition to offering to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to show sincere respect, it also has the functions of removing filth, dispelling fragrance, expelling insects and evil spirits, and providing righteous thoughts. It has a refreshing effect, especially its soft and mellow taste, which is good for calming the mind. It can also help move the qi and enter concentration. It is most suitable for those who sit quietly and meditate. For ordinary practitioners, it is also a very beneficial practice for the body and mind.
The use of incense in Buddhist rituals can be roughly divided into two categories: one is incense, and the other is burning incense. The incense used when chanting sutras, worshiping Buddha, and meditating, and the rising cigarettes have the meaning of reaching heaven to hear.
Three-use medicine
The famous heart disease medicine "Jiuxin" contains pillow incense. Agarwood is an aromatic and stomach-invigorating medicine that can dispel qi. It mainly uses pungent powder to clear the air. It has a remarkable effect among the medicines that warm the stomach and promote qi. It is particularly effective in treating dyspnea, and is effective in treating anuria, neurotic depression, gastric colic, etc. The most important thing is that it can balance the central nervous system, calm emotions, regulate all qi and regulate the middle, and help the qi move into concentration. It is a very precious top quality among Chinese medicinal materials.
Agarwood is a rare medicinal material with strong antibacterial effect in nature. Unlike most Chinese medicinal materials, agarwood is an extremely effective therapeutic medicine. The treatment of symptoms of agarwood is obvious and immediate. .
The book "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: Agarwood is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It enters the spleen, so it is mainly used to harmonize the various qi. It has a black body fragrance, so it enters the meridians to protect the kidneys, yin essence, aphrodisiac, and promotes qi. It is not for ascending qi, but warms the middle but not the fire. It can cure abdominal colic, mouth suffocation, poisonous dysentery, stagnation, evil qi, coldness, paralysis, and dysentery. It is a good product when it is black in color and sinks into the water. It has a sweet and fragrant nature and is spicy and hot in nature. Agarwood can reduce qi and treat stroke, phlegm, asthma, mouth and other symptoms. It can be ground into water to make it clear. Burning incense into the nostrils will wake it up. It can also drive away evil and foul odors.
The "Chronicles of Traditional Chinese Medicine" introduces pillow incense, which belongs to Yang and has a heavy nature. It works mostly in the lower part, and is the number one Yang. It enters the two meridians of kidney and Mingmen, removes dampness and miasma, suppresses ghost qi, treats feng shui poison and swelling, relieves invisible stagnation, and opens up the spiritual platform with strong qi. Ancient people often made tablets and wore them on their bodies, one to ward off evil spirits and the other to prepare for emergencies.
In addition, the article "A long series of examinations of plant names and facts" introduces that the fragrance of agarwood has an indescribable wonderfulness. Among them, there is a kind of incense that was called the incense of aiding love in ancient times: An Lushan entered it, Xuanzong held it, and his energy was untiring.
Four-purpose oil extraction
The essence of sleepers can be distilled and refined into "sun oil", also known as incense, which can be used directly to offer to Buddha, or be applied to ritual beads. To maintain it, it can also be applied to the body of practitioners to purify the mind and purify the mind. It has a fresh and unique taste and has medical and health care effects. It is a fragrant and soothing medicine. The aroma is deep and concentrated, lasting for a long time, making people feel relaxed and happy. It can lower fat and calm the liver, regulate the spleen and lungs, and benefit the chest and stomach. It is especially useful for practitioners. Cleansing the body and purifying thoughts can be used to avoid all evils, calm the mind and spirit, and unblock the Qi channels. There will be no interference from external evils. If the pure thoughts are sustained, the bodhicitta thoughts will flow freely. This is the most precious treasure for practitioners.
Agarwood oil is a very important ingredient in some high-end brand perfumes and has always been an important ingredient in France's top perfumes. Although it accounts for a very small proportion of the entire bottle of perfume, it is an indispensable part.
Five-purpose Town House
Pillow incense is such a precious and rare treasure and has been corroded for more than a hundred years. It has a natural and graceful grace, with strange shapes, strange shapes, and different characteristics. It is no longer easy to obtain sleepers with good flavor and good quality, so they are treasured and appreciated by people, and they are also regarded as treasures for support and house control.
The ancients said: "One fate, two fortunes, and three Feng Shui." Feng Shui has always been regarded as the pivot that controls destiny. "The Qi disperses by the wind, and the boundary water stops. When it gathers, it does not disperse, and when it travels, it stops, so it is called Feng Shui." "Yin and yang hide each other in the house, movement and stillness are the roots of each other, yin and yang interact with each other, and all things become pure." The key to Yangzhai Feng Shui is "the reconciliation of yin and yang"; as the so-called yin and yang meet, blessings will last forever, and all things will be transformed. The agarwood tree is pure yang, and its taste can connect the three realms; when used in Feng Shui, it can combine yin and yang and then transform into vitality. For example, the principles of Tai Chi can be used to appreciate the wonders of transformation.
The yang of the pillow tree echoes with the surrounding natural environment, quieting the home and preventing the accumulation of yin.
Six-purpose aromatherapy
Aromatherapy also has a direct healing effect on the body, such as eliminating disasters, antibacterial, calming, soothing and anti-allergic. It can be improved by self-operation. When using it, some Only by understanding the knowledge of aromatic essential oils can you be able to use them with ease.
Pillow incense has stimulating and excitatory properties, can stimulate the central nervous system to balance emotions, and is effective in treating dizziness and paralysis. In the European book Mater Medica, it is even recorded that it has special effects on gout and rheumatism. It is used by European nobles. In addition to being used as precious medicinal materials in medicine in the East, incense and holy products for healing diseases are regarded by nobles as holy products for health care and antique collections. Chinese Taoists are even more indispensable for praying to gods, meditating, participating in Zen, exorcising evil spirits, and incense. Prepare