Chapter 33 connects the Udi to the concepts of Maya and Brahman. Can you elaborate on this teaching and how the Udi served as a constant reminder of non-attachment?

Chapter 33 presents the Udi as a profound symbol for advanced spiritual concepts. The text explains that by giving the Udi, Baba was conveying a deep philosophical truth: the entire visible universe is as insubstantial as ash. This directly relates to the Vedantic concepts of Maya and Brahman. The chapter states that the Udi is a sign that 'Brahman alone is real, the cosmos is infinite' but pervaded by Maya, or illusion. The Udi served as a constant, tangible reminder to discriminate between the real (Brahman) and the unreal (the material world). By receiving the ash, devotees were encouraged to remember that their own bodies are also temporary and will eventually return to dust. This awareness, which Baba wished for himself and his devotees to maintain day and night, is the foundation of non-attachment and rising above worldly distinctions of 'this is mine' and 'this is another's,' a quality of saints mentioned at the beginning of the chapter.