Did Sai Baba really die? The idea of his passing is difficult to accept.

The texts from Chapter 43 directly address this very sentiment, stating, 'The mind does not accept this talk.' It explains that what we perceive as death is not applicable to a being like Sai Baba. He is described as Sai Samarth, who could die at will. He chose to burn his body in the fire of Yoga and merge himself into the unmanifest, all while staying in the hearts of his devotees. Chapter 43 clarifies that death is the nature of the physical body, but Sai is 'devoid of bodily impulses' and is the complete Supreme Brahman. Therefore, his physical departure was not an end but a transition back to his unmanifest state, from which he continues to fill the entire world.