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Value of Koh
“Ten Virtues of Koh” is a list of benefits delivered from the use of incense. “Koh” is the translation of fragrance or incense in Japanese. It was written by Huang Tingjian, a poet of the Northern Song dynasty in China in 11th century, and Ikkyu Sojun, Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet, spread it to Japan. It shows Koh has a significant effort to raise happiness for people in universal point of view and it would be accepted beyond era and culture. It also captures the spirit of traditional art of appreciating the scents of aromatic wood.
Ten Virtues of Koh
It brings communication with the transcendent.
It purifies mind and body.
It removes uncleanliness.
It keeps one alert.
It can be a companion in the midst of the solitude.
In the midst of busy affairs, it brings a moment of peace.
When it is plentiful, one never tires of it.
When there is little, still one is satisfied.
Age does not change its efficacy.
Used everyday, it does no harm.
Please burn incense whenever you need.
Incense has sterilization effect and can be used as a mold prevention in the bathroom or other humid places. Some of our products include Kishu bincho charcoal pyroligneous acid which provides high deodorization and bactericidal effects. It is recommended to be used for mold prevention once in a week.
Deodorization and bactericidal effects of incense can be suitable for pets’ spaces. Pets may be able to enjoy our natural fragrance.
Our incense can be used in different scenes of your daily life for purifying the spaces, tranquil state of your mind, creating gorgeousness, bringing harmonization, raising your intuition, smoothing and deepening people or group relationships.
We also recommend our incense to be used for meditation. Power of incense helps to prepare our mind and body, raise our consciousness and invite us to be in deep state of meditation.
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