How does the text explain the concept of death, especially in relation to enlightened saints like Sai Baba? Is he truly gone?

The text proposes a radical view of death, describing it as a characteristic of the soul's nature and even a state of happiness for the body, which is seen as a mere adjunct. For saints, death is likened to a solar eclipse—a defect of vision rather than a true end. Chapter 43 explains that Sai Samarth did not truly perish; he left his body by his own will, merging into his unmanifest state. He remains unbroken, even at the end of the universe, and continues to fill the world in his true form. Just as Gyaneshwar gave darshan centuries after his samadhi, Sai remains eternally present and active in the hearts of his followers.