Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - What's the use of lighting candles, incense, food and water in the office every day?

What's the use of lighting candles, incense, food and water in the office every day?

To light a candle is to offer a lamp!

First, water stands for "purity and calmness", reminding ourselves (the world) that our hearts should be as pure and calm as water and spotless;

Second, incense stands for "abstaining from genuine fragrance", reminding yourself (the world) to purify your body, mind and environment by abstaining from genuine fragrance;

Third, flowers, representing "cause" and "six degrees of ten thousand lines", remind yourself (the world) to achieve six degrees of ten thousand lines and have a solemn Buddha fruit;

Fourth, the fruit stands for "karma", reminding yourself (the world) that good is rewarded with good and evil with evil;

5. Food stands for "giving", reminding yourself (the world) to give regularly for the benefit of all beings;

Sixth, as a lamp, it represents "wisdom" and "light" and reminds itself (the world) to pursue wisdom in order to get rid of ignorance.