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

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Christopher Fynn schreef:
> Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:
>
> ....
>
>>>> 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
>
Hi Chris,

sorry to 've kept you waiting, but I was busy this weekend. The ingredient is THC, the effective stuff in cannabis, see http://sourceryforge.org/index.php/Incense . You may also enjoy http://zebra.sc.edu/smell/animesh/animesh.html .


Erik


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