Tips transcend your mind : Champa incense

• Champa incense is created by champa flowers that are found in India. Champa trees are pyramid shape and are up to hundred feet tall. One of the most famous incense from champa is nag champa. Nag champa fragrance is created by mixing various ingredients with champa like; sandalwood and halmaddi. It has a unique aroma which different from all other fragrance. Nag champa has become the most popular essence world wide. It is used in spa lounges, yoga centers and other healing practices. It contains halmaddi that can absorb water which gives it a grey and sticky texture. The aroma of nag champa is dense when burned for a longer time it transforms into a mild and sweet fragrance. The formula of creating the exotic fragrance of nag champa was developed in hindu and Buddhist monasteries. It used to be a safely guarded formula and was not shared with outsiders. Today, nag champa is available all over the world.

• Champa incense is considered auspicious in India and is used in all religious and spiritual rituals. The champa tree occupies a divine stature among the trees found in India. Champa flowers are considered pure like divine goddess and due to this reason its tree is grown near the temples and monasteries. The reason nag champa is favored by Buddhist monasteries and other healing practice is due to its ability to calm the mind. While meditation, the practitioner is taught to control the mind. Our mind is difficult to control; it is like a recorder that records all the experience as memory and keeps repeating them in the form of thoughts. It is difficult to control the flow of thoughts; repetitive thoughts create confusion and clutter in the mind which results in stress and anxiety. Scriptures have compared nature of mind with a drunken monkey, the more one tries to control it, and more it jumps out of hand. The only way to handle mind and incessant thought is to calm it by diverting its attention. Nag champa fragrance helps to divert the mind from thoughts and helps to calm it.

• Champa incense comes as incense stick and cones. They are available in wholesale as well. Champa is used in other products like, soaps, essential oils etc. It is pivotal that customers must buy champa products from a reliable dealer and supplier. Since, champa products are imported, customers can be deceived by suppliers who want to make quick buck by selling fake or synthetic products as authentic champa fragrance.