The book says Sai Baba left his body. Does this mean he actually died?

The text questions the conventional understanding of death when applied to Sai Baba. Chapter 43 suggests that believing in the death of a saint is like a 'defect of vision,' comparing it to mistakenly thinking the sun is eclipsed. It posits that Sai Samarth, being a great Yogi, could die at will. His departure is described not as a perishing but as a conscious choice to burn the body in the 'fire of Yoga' and merge himself into the unmanifest. He did not cease to exist but rather attained his previous unmanifest state while simultaneously remaining in the hearts of his devotees. Therefore, the book argues that his body cannot be said to have truly perished.