The perfuming of a scorpion referred to by the great sufi teacher bahaudin symbolises hypocrisy and self-deception. Here, idris shah directs attention to both the perfume and the scorpion - the overlay and the reality in...The perfuming of a scorpion referred to by the great sufi teacher bahaudin symbolises hypocrisy and self-deception. Here, idris shah directs attention to both the perfume and the scorpion - the overlay and the reality in psychology, human behaviour and in the learning process.