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How is the HEM incense stick from India made? What are the ingredients? Is it handrolled?

does anyone else burn HEM incense sticks? I have been using these incense sticks for years, I love the wide variety they offer.

Do you like Hem Red Rose Incense Sticks? Have you used them? If so, how did you like them? Which scent do you recommend? Thanks.

Does cannabis incense smells like real marijuana? I bought some HEM corporation Cannabis scented incense and wondered if it really smelled like the real thing? If it does, i gotta say, weed smells great =P

Do you have a favorite incense you burn just "because", or for meditation and/or prayer? Care to share your favorites with me? A few of my favorites are amber, Hem champa, and yellow champa. They seem to lift the mood and make you more positive.

know any songs that mention scents or odors? bsq - whats your favorite incense? other than patchouli, I super duper dig this one http://wolfscience.com/zencart/images/hem-incense-sun.jpg sookie, never ever? how odd...to me. and thanks for omitting the link ;)

I keep reading once saved always saved but is that what the bible says? Once saved always saved is not consistant with free will. We can choose are course of action at any time. God sent Samuel to anoint a new king, the people were tiried of the judges. so he sent him to Saul because God believed that he was a good man. (1 Samuel 9:15-17) . . .: 16 “Tomorrow about this time I shall send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel; and he must save my people from the hand of the Phi·lis´tines, because I have seen [the affliction of] my people, for their outcry has come to me.” 17 And Samuel himself saw Saul, and Jehovah, for his part, answered him: “Here is the man of whom I said to you, ‘This is the one that will keep my people within bounds.’” Then here he rejected him because power corrupts some men and Saul was corrupted by his power. (1 Samuel 16:1) 16 Eventually Jehovah said to Samuel: “For how long will you be mourning for Saul, while I, on the other hand, have rejected him from ruling as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I shall send you to Jes´se the Beth´le·hem·ite, because I have provided among his sons a king for myself.” Then God chose Solomon out of all the son's of David. David by the way was a perfect example of disobedience. And God's forgiveness. (1 Kings 3:3) 3 And Sol´o·mon continued to love Jehovah by walking in the statutes of David his father. Only it was on the high places that he was regularly sacrificing and making offerings smoke. (1 Kings 3:10) 10 And the thing was pleasing in the eyes of Jehovah, because Sol´o·mon had requested this thing. So here he liked solomon. Then when he began to multiply wives and do their false worship. He knew the religon of his wives was false. He knew it came from pagan orgin. But the kids liked to do it and his young wives liked it so he engaged in false worship. Then he was rejected by God. (1 Kings 11:9) 9 And Jehovah came to be incensed at Sol´o·mon, because his heart had inclined away from Jehovah the God of Israel, the one appearing to him twice. Also it doesn't say once saved always saved you have to endure in serving god to the end of your life. Matthew 24:13 He who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.

Christians, remove him from this land? Read this article and thought, wow... wonder if they (being you Christians) ever thought like this too? Remove Him from this Land by Muhammad Alshareef In the book, Muslim Judges of Andalus, Abu Al-Hasan Ibn Abdullaah Al-Maaliqee recounts a story about a great scholar of our Ummah: Muhammad ibn At-Tayyib Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee (d. 1013). Let’s spend a moment in his sandals, so that we may feel the power that Islam had in the hearts of those Muslims. Here is a passage from when the Khalifah of the Muslims sent Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee to the Roman King. Ibn Hayyaan says: The transgressor (the King of the Romans) invited Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee to a Christian banquet, and on the appointed day, Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee arrived. The hall was lush with Christian noblemen, the walls and tables dazzled in decorations. At that moment, the King beckoned Al-Baaqillaanee near, sitting him a step down from his throne and complimenting him with flattering questions. All around the King sat noblemen and those most nearest to his counsel. Then the Batrik (the High Priest) entered the banquet hall with his entire splendor; the final guest, the chief of their religion. Swarming him was an assembly of lower priests; each reciting the Injeel (Bible) and carrying lanterns of incense, all of them dressed in their most finely hemmed garments. When the Batrik found himself in the center of the hall, the King stood glorifying the Batrik. He bowed his head and rubbed both hands on the Batrik’s shoulders. Then to his immediate right, the King sat the Batrik down on a throne marvelous in its own right. After the moment had passed and the crowd had focused on the stage in that castle banquet hall, the King turned to Al-Baaqillaanee and said with a sniff, “O Faqeeh! The Batrik is the chief of our religion, and the guardian of the flock.” Al-Baaqillaanee turned to the Batrik with the warmest smile and the gentlest of words. He asked the sweetest and most loving questions, then Al-Baaqillaanee said something to the effect of, “So Batrik…how are the kids and wife?” Remember, the popes would practice celibacy. At this question, the hall fell silent. Blasphemy! The King was shocked. The Batrik was outraged. Brows cringed, decorations dimmed, disgusted faces shaped on all. Then Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee said, “O people, listen to me. You dislike that this mere mortal could have a wife and children ascribed to him, and you deny any allegation to the contrary. Yet, when it comes to your Lord, Glorious and most High, you do not feel the same disgust; you attribute to Allah both the wife and child that you would never allow your Batrik to be associated with. Suddatan lihaadha ar-ra’y! (Perished be your claim! How clearly wrong it is!)” These words fell in the Christians hands and they had no answer. Fear and nervousness shook their hearts. Quickly the King turned to the Batrik and whispered in his ear, “What shall we do?” He replied, “Treat this man honorably, complete the dinner, then expel this Iraqi trouble maker from your land; today if you can. Otherwise, you shall not be safe from his mischief.” The King did as he was advised. Al-Baaqillaanee was sent back to Iraq, back to the Khalifah, with gifts and the release of many Muslim prisoners. This is a true story that took place in the year 1002 CE. May Allah handsomely reward those that preserved it for us. From http://www.khutbah.com/en/sahabaa/land.php Seriously I was hoping for INTELLIGENT answers... if u don't wanna read, fine! your own laziness and take your business elsewhere please, I'd like serious people to answer ONLY!!!... ah.... This takes less than 5 minutes to read, what do u want? And I have the question clearly posted up there (can you read? try reading carefully) Thank you clockwork_faerie, probably the closest to an answer I was looking for! (good to know there are some intelligent people out there...) sorta anyway Kindomchild07, I am asking regarding the idea that preists (and all the other postitions) and nuns are not allowed to have a family. It's unnatural and yet you feel like it's okay that you give God a kid?! WHY??? WHY??? the question is WHY people!? Can someone please answer me! angeltress, again try to understand what i am asking... I know quite well the miracle of Jesus (Isa PBUH)'s birth and honestly I believe Muslims have more respect for Mary (Maryum AS) and Jesus (Isa PBUH) than you do... again angeltress, I am asking regarding the idea that preists (and all the other postitions) and nuns are not allowed to have a family. It's unnatural and yet you feel like it's okay that you give God a son?! WHY??? WHY??? the question is WHY people!? Can someone please answer me! See, you said they can since Peter did... but why don't they? Why has society (which the story makes clear) disapproved that a high priest (and others) cannot have a family. And therefore inflicting serious damages in the man's nature (and possibly the reason now that there's so many "accidents" happening in the church). And besides why isn't there ever a married nun? kids, husband??? And yet you decide God should have a son??? The story SHOWS the wisdom of Al-Baaqillaanee and his logic. He didn't mean it as an insult (which they took), rather he made it a clear point which they themselves couldn't address!!! And because they knew he was correct and that he had a good point that could show the other people their weak and fabricated religion the decided to expel him and to make sure that it wasn't a show of power or hatred they sent gifts back with the knowledgeable one... I'm sorry you and others could only see this point and fail to recognize the main point of the story!!!!