[Buddha-l] Re: Can Buddhists quit smoking?

[Christopher Fynn]

Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:

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>>> The Tibetans in general don't seem to object to inhaling
>>> incense and even use it for medical purposes. I remember one particular
>>> case when a room was deliberately clouded with incense and the lama's
>>> seemed to enjoy it. The smoke also has agents similar to hashish.

>> Are you referring to the agents that contribute to lung cancer?


> No, agents that contribute to hallucinations.

Hi Eric

What agents are these?

I daily burn several different kinds of high quality Tibetan & Bhutanese incense 
in prodigious quantities within a fairly confined space and have never noticed 
an hallucinatory effect.

- Chris