Can I worship Buddha after 12 noon? How should I choose incense?

When we worship Buddha, our palms together look like a lotus, which grows out of the mud but remains unstained. This means that Buddha is not stained by the habits of reincarnation. Another meaning is that we compare the Tathagatagarbha in our own mind to a lotus.

Can I worship Buddha after 12 noon?

You cannot burn incense and worship Buddha after 12 noon

1. The reason is very simple. Noon is the time when Yang energy is the strongest in a day. Once this time point has passed, the Yang energy will gradually weaken, the Yin energy will become increasingly vigorous, and many unclean things will gradually come out.

2. When burning incense and worshiping Buddha, one must naturally choose the time when Yang energy is strong. Burning incense when Yin energy is prevalent is not auspicious and unlucky on the one hand, and on the other hand it will also bring a lot of negative effects to the person burning the incense, and he or she will not be able to get the desired effect.

3. When burning incense, in addition to paying attention to the time, there are many other things you need to be careful about, such as not wearing brightly colored clothes and choosing simple and plain clothes. Keep yourself clean and tidy. It is best to take a shower and wash your hair before burning incense. If women burn incense, they should not wear heavy makeup.

How to choose fragrance

Use the best incense within your ability and try to choose incense made from natural spices.

1. Burning incense represents that you can sincerely offer to the Three Jewels and use your pious heart to guide all living beings. By burning incense, you can convey your own information to the void Dharma Realm, and use your heart to communicate with the Three Jewels in all directions to bless yourself. Burning incense means burning oneself to serve others. The saying "giving roses to others will leave the fragrance on your hands" is exactly this principle. This can always remind the monks in the temple of their selfless dedication.

2. It is best to keep your mind pure when burning incense. If you can keep your mind spotless, you will receive endless blessings. When burning incense and praying, it is best to put aside your own personal interests, abandon the selfish thoughts of harming others for your own benefit, and make a wish to benefit all living beings and society. Then you will have immeasurable merits and everything will go smoothly.