夜間可以點香嗎？ Can we burn incense at night?

很多人不贊成夜間點香，以為夜間點香會招來不祥之物或容易著魔，導致家中走楣運、家人情感失和、事業受阻、健康變差等。

Many people disagree to burning incense at night, assuming that it can lure sinister things, make people lose their mind, lead to discord among family members, hinder their business, or harm their health and so on.

  

事實上，諸法由心念所生，外在的世界是由個人想法所創化出來的，當我們心存正念、沒有分別見時，一切有情無情眾生都是光的顯化，都是一種振動頻率的呈現，只是彼此之間的頻率不同罷了。我們所秉持的，是對萬有的禮重與虔敬，期許一切均能圓滿成就。

In fact, your mindset dominates all the happenings. The outside world is created by our thoughts. When we think positively and bear no discrimination, everything is simply the manifestation of light and has its specific frequency. The most important thing is that we pay respect to all the creatures in the hope that everything in the world is in the best state.

  

現代人生活壓力大，下班後帶著疲倦回家。如果沒有好好放鬆，這些壓力就會儲存在細胞裡，讓身體失去活力。點一爐香，放一段輕音樂，讓腦波放慢，品嘗沒有壓力、沒有煩躁、沒有紛亂的平靜。無論是獨處或和家人談心，香都是極佳的生活良伴。

Nowadays, people live a very tense life. We often feel fatigued after work and the tension can be stored in our cells, which can gradually weaken our body. However, with some pleasant incense and light music, our brain waves can slow down and we can therefore let go of our stress, annoyance, or vexation. We can even burn incense when being alone or chatting with our family.

一款好香具有純淨雅正的高等能量，能夠淨化空間、提昇個人的振動頻率。宋朝文人黃庭堅用香頗有心得，他認為「香有十德」：「感格鬼神，清淨身心，能拂汙穢，能覺睡眠，靜中成友，塵裏偷閒，多而不厭，寡而為足，久藏不朽，常用無礙。」這十德，深得愛香人士的讚賞，其中談到：「常用無礙」、「能覺睡眠」，不僅說明用香沒有時間限制，也說明香的確有安眠、舒壓、放鬆的作用。

Good-quality incense is of very pure and high energy, which can purify the space and enhance our own frequencies. A literate in the Song Dynasty, Huang-Tin-Jian, had a great command of using incense. He supposed that there were ten advantages of using incense. He mentioned that incense can make the gods as well as the spirits happy, purify our body and mind, chase away the filthy things, help us sleep well, accompany us in silence, and evade from noises and chaos. He also said the more incense you have, the better it is, and if you do not have much incense, it is still great. Additionally, he stated that incense can be stored for a long time and can be burned often without any disadvantages. The above-mentioned ten advantages are deeply recognized by incense-lovers. To sum up, according to Huang-Tin-Jian, we can burn incense frequently without worrying about any disadvantages, and we can also burn incense to sleep better and relax ourselves anytime.

 眾生聞香而食，透過祈禱、祝福與感恩的形式，把高能量的香與眾生結緣，祈願眾生聞香起善念、長智慧、生喜悅、得解脫。而這樣的祝福，是不受任何時空所限制的。

The sentient beings can live on incense. By means of praying, blessing and showing our gratitude, we can deliver the high-energy incense to the sentient beings and pray that they can have positive thoughts, develop their wisdom, be joyous, and be free. Such blessings can transcend time and space.