In Sri Lanka, the coconut is, in a sense, a source of life. Not only it is the main ingredient in most Sri Lankan dishes, but the entire coconut tree — from the roots to the coconut itself to the tips of the leaves — plays a major role in the non-culinary ways of life. Without the coconut, things in Sri Lanka would be very different. As an Indian guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba puts it: "Who poured the water inside the coconut? Was it the work of any man? Only the divine can do such a thing."