1. The core of the basic belief and
doctrine of Taoism is that "Tao" is
the origin and law of all things in the
universe. Taoists believes that
people can become deities or live
forever through practicing certain
rituals and austerities.
2. HOW TO BURN INCENSE PROPERLY
Burning incense should be taken seriously, and
there are indeed rules that you should follow to
be able to do it “right”. The purpose of burning
incense is for the other end to receive your heart,
your thoughts, and your energy. Just like when
we speak, we want people to hear our words in
order to understand what we are trying to say.
Therefore, you do not eat or chew things while
you talk, that’s a rule to make sure your words
are delivered properly. As you can see, rules are
there for a good reason, and its never just
something that you were told to do because
someone else also does it that way.
3. To burn incense properly, you must be focused
and concentrated, without being distracted by
things around you – such as sound, music, the
TV, etc. Do not talk or do other things while
you are burning the incense or holding the
incense. Focus on what you are doing and get
it done nice and cleanly.
4. The way of how we hold the incense will affect
what energy is being delivered into the
incense, and so we do have different ways of
holding the incense to get the specific
energies into the incense