Experience love, the fragrance of God.Ancient sages who experienced the fragrance of the Divine were searching for the form. Sages who had renounced everything made lot of sacrifices to search for the form of the divine fragrance, but they were unable to experience it. They enquired about this in forests and bushes. They could not find the source. Some have left it in the half-way stage, being satisfied with the fragrance that they had experienced. One must not give up in any pursuit, once one is determined to take up the same. When you have asked for a certain thing, do not give up till it is achieved. When you have thought about a particular scheme of action, do not rest till it is completely carried out. This was the type of determination that the sages adhered to in achieving the objective to the extent that the Lord should at last get ‘disgusted’ and grant their request. To go back from the pursuit undertaken is not the quality of a true devotee. With such relentless determination, they were able to find out the flower from which the fragrance emanated. Thus, they experienced the fragrance of bliss. Some of the seekers could not experience the fragrance due to severe ‘cold’. Those who could not experience the fragrance were termed atheists. Even though they had the nose they could not experience the fragrance of divine Bliss. They are unfortunate people. But those who were able to experience this bliss exclaimed in ecstasy ‘vedahametam purusham mahantam adityavarnam tamasastu pare sarvani rupani vichitya dhiraha namani kritva abhivadan yadaste (Purusha Sukta, verse 16) (We have realised the supreme personality of the Godhead).’ How to realise this? In every human being, the bliss of Ananda is emanating from the hearts, just as fragrance comes out of a flower. The heart is complete and full. ‘That is Full, this is Full, and when you take out the Full from the Full, what remains is also Full,’ says Veda. What is the totality of Nature? (SSS Vol.31, p. 175)