Chapter 22 uses the analogy of a snake and a rope. What is the spiritual significance of this teaching?

According to the teachings in Chapter 22, the analogy of the snake and the rope illustrates the nature of illusion and reality. In dim light, a rope can be mistaken for a snake, creating fear. This represents the illusionary nature of the world. Sai Baba is described as the creator of this "snake-like tendency" or illusion, but he is also the one who removes it, revealing the true form of the "rope" or reality. The chapter further explains that before this perception, there was only formless darkness where neither snake nor rope existed, and Baba is that ultimate, formless reality as well.