Chapter 11 of the Sai Satcharitra explains that the manifest (Saguna) and the unmanifest (Nirguna) are not different from each other; they are fundamentally one and the same. The text uses an analogy to illustrate this point: just as ghee is called ghee whether it is frozen (solid form) or melted (liquid form), the divine reality is the same whether it is perceived with form (Saguna) or without form (Nirguna). The chapter clarifies that the formed and formless are one, and the entire multifaceted visible universe is simply the essence of the Unmanifest, having come into form from it and destined to return to it.
How does Chapter 11 explain the relationship between the manifest (Saguna) and the unmanifest (Nirguna)? Are they considered different?
π Chapter 11