The Zen Hippie Blog

Reviews of different incense brands, manufacturers and various accessories. To help keep you up to date and informed about cool products and groovy scents.

Wed, 02/17/10 – 17:47 | No Comment

I was a little suspicious of this particular Nag Champa because in the box it has a very strong scent. Not as powerful as Satya’s Super Hit incense, but quite strong just the same. It was a wonderful surprise to discover that when burned the scent is sweet, alluring and complex

Wed, 02/17/10 – 14:47 | No Comment

It has been a ton of work and a very educational process, but the store is finally nearing grand opening day. For the moment you can’t purchase anything because the payment gateway is not set u

Tue, 02/16/10 – 16:51 | No Comment

Thousands Welcome The New Year With Incense

Thousands of people raced to offer the first incense stick at some of the nation’s largest temples early yesterday morning to pray for good fortune and prosperity in the Year of the Tiger.

Mon, 02/1/10 – 1:38 | No Comment

The store and community are coming together thanks to the hard work of a lot of people. We are excited by this venture because it gives us the opportunity to share our love of fine incense with the world as well as form a community of like minded people from all over the globe

Meditations »

How To Meditate With Incense

The practice of meditation is to gain control of your thoughts and to learn to focus your concentration on the subject you are meditating on. Whether that is an issue you are having with your personal life, a Zen saying or story or some other matter that would benefit from your complete focus and concentration. Meditation with incense can either be a means of itself, or as an aid to unlock some part of your consciousness in order to help you understand some matter a bit more clearly.