Can you explain the analogies used in Chapter 52 to describe the devotee's union with Sai?

πŸ“– Chapter 52

Chapter 52 uses several powerful analogies to illustrate the state of non-duality achieved when a devotee takes refuge in Sai. It compares the devotee to a river that, upon entering the ocean, "forgets its river-ness" and becomes the ocean itself. Another analogy is that of two lamps embracing to become one light, where the state of duality vanishes instantly. The chapter also asks rhetorically if scent can be separate from camphor or light from the sun, implying a natural and complete union. Through these examples, Chapter 52 emphasizes that when devotees relinquish their "I-ness" at Sai's feet, no duality remains, and they become one with Him, just as salt dissolves and becomes one with the ocean.


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