Burning Our Environmental Blessings Away? In many of the temples I visited in Japan, there is a custom of writing your name on a chopstick-length (but broader) stick of wood with calligraphic ink. But nowadays, a black marker pen will do! This stick is then left with the temple, while you...

Q: I don’t take honey but I bought some candles, before realising they contain honey with wax. Should I use them? A: Since they were bought by accident, and since there is no way to return the honey, I think it’s okay to use them – or they would be wasted. But it’s...