The unified spiritual perception underlying the diversified sense perception

Sense perceptions, such as aural

perception of the sound of a drum, visual perception of a beautiful

woman, or perception of the delicious taste of a milk preparation by the

tongue, all come through different senses and are therefore differently

understood. Therefore sensory knowledge is divided in different

categories, although actually everything is one as a manifestation of the

energy of the Supreme Lord. Similarly, the energies of fire are heat and

illumination, and by these two energies fire can display itself in many

varieties, or in diversified sense perception.

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.32.28 purport