I'm anxious about death. What comfort can be found in the story of the tiger that died at Sai's feet?

The story of the tiger in Chapter 31 offers profound reassurance about the end of life. When the diseased tiger died at Sai Baba's feet, it was not seen as a tragedy but as the creature attaining liberation. The teachings explain that death before a saint's gaze is not truly death but an experience of 'Vaikuntha's (heaven's) bliss' that conquers the mortal world and frees one from the sorrow of rebirth. It is described as 'true self-salvation.' Baba himself reassured the grieving darveshis, stating the tiger was 'very meritorious' and had 'attained supreme bliss.' This perspective transforms death from something to be feared into a blessed release and the attainment of the ultimate spiritual goal.