How does the story of Sapatnekar in Chapter 48 illustrate Sai Baba's divine nature and the principle of non-duality?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 48

The Sapatnekar episode serves as a profound illustration of Sai Baba's divine, all-pervading consciousness. After Baba narrated his life story, Sapatnekar realized that everything was as clear to Baba as a "gooseberry in the palm of the hand." The Shri Sai Satcharitra explains this by stating that Baba is the form of Brahman and has manifested as the entire universe. This demonstrates the principle of non-duality, where for Baba, there is no distinction of "mine" and "thine." As Chapter 48 beautifully puts it, for one who is merged with the Supreme Being, the language of duality involving a separate seer, seeing, and seen does not apply, just as paint cannot stick to the sky. Sapatnekar's experience was a direct lesson in Baba's oneness with all of creation.


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