Chapter 40 touches upon the spiritual concept of non-duality. How does it explain Sai Baba's role in helping devotees transcend the sense of separation?

Chapter 40 explains that Sai Baba helps devotees transcend duality by bestowing His grace. It mentions that when His hand is placed on a devotee's head, He performs 'shaktipat' (transmission of spiritual energy), which has the power to destroy the sense of duality. This process dissolves the separate feelings of 'me' and 'you.' To clarify this profound concept, Chapter 40 provides the analogy of a river and an ocean: they have different names but are essentially one, and when they meet, no difference remains. Similarly, when a devotee seeks exclusive refuge in Sai, He grants them His own divine nature, erasing the feeling of separation.