For many years, I bagged the ash from the incense holders and chucked it down the bin. Then I came across an article written by a monk (I have forgotten what his name is, sorry!) in the Chinese newspaper, and he explained that the ash is something that was left behind after our praying sessions. Therefore the ash is ‘holy’ too, and we should treat it as such. He recommended that we return the ash to the ground, and it makes sense to me. My suggestion, though, is that you stir the ash into the soil. Unless you live in a huge bungalow with a huge garden, tipping the ash into our flower pot will result in ash flying everywhere when the wind blows!

无知的我以前不知如何处理香灰，就到小塑料袋把它扔了。后来幸运的看到华文包有一位师父写了一篇稿，讲解灰算是我们献给佛主的，应该把灰也当作供品。我觉得有道理，所以现在我是这么（看上面录像片）处理的。我们住政府组屋没有大片土地，我就暂且把灰倒进花盆泥土里，让后拌入泥土。如果你不拌入，那么风一吹，灰撒满地，你不知道要扫不扫。哎呀！如何是好？！