Chapter 43 presents a stark contrast between death for an ordinary person and for an enlightened Yogi. For a normal individual, death is the inevitable 'separation of body and senses,' a state intrinsically bound to birth. In contrast, for a Yogi who has mastered their inner state, death is a 'false imagination.' The text explains that a saint who can 'incarnate by their own will' and has spiritually 'turned the body to ashes' even before it falls has no fear of death. For them, it is a voluntary act, such as merging into the unmanifest. While an ordinary person is subject to the cycle, a great Yogi like Sai Baba transcends it, remaining eternally as pure consciousness.
Describe the difference between how an ordinary person experiences death versus how an enlightened Yogi does, according to this chapter's teachings.
📖 Chapter 43