puShpe gandham tile tailam kAShThe vahniH payo-ghRitam | ikSho guDam tathA dehe pashyAtmAnam vivekataH || [As] fragrance in flower, oil in sesame seeds, fire in wood (araNi wood), ghee (fat) of milk, sugar of sugarcane, so see the Supreme Divine in the body by the power of discrimination. In this self-obvious shloka from chANakya, we see a way of guestimating the Divine. The one that is by definition beyond perception, is hinted here. We can't see the fragrance of the flower, but can smell it. Similarly, we can't see the divine, but can see its effects. The oil of the seeds is not obvious till you press them very hard. The fire in wood is a very popular way of indicating the divine in us. This refers specially to the fire-sticks, called araNi wood, which when rubbed vigorously produce fire. This is how it is still done in 'real' camp trips! The ghee or fat in milk is also not obvious till you boil it and churn it. The sugar crystals we eat or the brown sugar (jaggery or guDa in India) is not so obviously in the sugar cane until we squeeze it out and process it. Similarly, the Divine exists in us, enabling us to do all the things we do so effortlessly like breathing, thinking, or expressing ourselves through art or making new discoveries through science. This is no angry old man, but a subtle principle, concept that can only be hinted at. vir: http://blog.practica...ne-in-self.html