I'm sure many, if not most of us have a relationship with oud that most outsiders just can't comprehend. And that relationship goes far beyond the scent alone. In fact, I have a good number of oils that smell nice. They are pleasing to be around. But I don't feel a connection to them. But there are those oils. Some beautiful, some rather stinky, that I feel such a deep connection with. They penetrate and touch somewhere so deep and raw inside, and awaken it, awaken me, with the softest, warming embrace. Each deep whiff quiets my busy mind, steadies my psyche. No other non-living thing has come close to this for me before.
So what types of oils do this the most? One would be a select few amazing Hindi/Chinese oils. Another those heavily resinsted masterpieces like Sultani. The last, and I've taken a good deal of criticism over this elsewhere, but nothing does it for me like the kinam oils like Kynam No1 and my Kyara LTD. They seriously take me to a place of true peace and bliss, even if only for a moment. It's like when I used to really try to meditate, finding that quiet and empty space where one thought has ended but another has yet to begin.
How about the rest of you?
So what types of oils do this the most? One would be a select few amazing Hindi/Chinese oils. Another those heavily resinsted masterpieces like Sultani. The last, and I've taken a good deal of criticism over this elsewhere, but nothing does it for me like the kinam oils like Kynam No1 and my Kyara LTD. They seriously take me to a place of true peace and bliss, even if only for a moment. It's like when I used to really try to meditate, finding that quiet and empty space where one thought has ended but another has yet to begin.
How about the rest of you?