Chapter 18 uses a metaphor of a salt doll. Can you explain what this analogy represents?

The metaphor of the salt doll entering the ocean, as presented in Chapter 18 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra, illustrates the profound transformation of a devotee who approaches the Sadguru. Just as a salt doll dissolves and becomes one with the ocean, losing its individual form, a seeker who truly surrenders to the Guru merges with the divine consciousness. The text explicitly states, "If a doll made of salt enters the ocean to take a bath, can it ever return? This can never happen; similar is the case with one who approaches You." This signifies the dissolution of the ego and the false logic of "mine" and "thine" upon receiving the Guru's grace.