Chapter 18 uses the analogy of a salt doll entering the ocean. What spiritual truth is this metaphor intended to convey about approaching a Guru?

The analogy of the salt doll, as presented in Chapter 18, conveys a profound spiritual truth about the devotee's relationship with the Guru. The text asks, 'If a doll made of salt enters the ocean to take a bath, can it ever return?' It concludes this can never happen. This metaphor illustrates the complete dissolution of the individual ego and sense of separate self when one truly approaches and merges with the Sadguru, who is likened to the vast ocean of Brahman. Just as the salt doll dissolves and becomes one with the ocean, the seeker who surrenders to the Guru loses their individual identity and merges into the supreme consciousness the Guru represents.