How can Sai Baba be a 'benefactor to His devotees' and perform actions from an 'Unmanifest' state after leaving his body? This seems illogical.

Chapter 48 directly addresses this aspect of Sai Baba's nature. The text acknowledges his physical departure, stating, 'By merging with You, the Unmanifest, form has attained formlessness.' However, it immediately clarifies that 'Your quality of being a benefactor to Your devotees does not end even after leaving the body.' The passage asserts that this is a continuation of his vow to be 'subservient to his devotees.' It explains that 'Whatever actions were performed while in the body, the same are experienced today in the Unmanifest state by those who are devoted to You.' The text presents this not as a matter of conventional logic but as a spiritual reality for his followers.