While the scriptural truth 'Bliss is Brahman' is something many scholars read about and listeners hear, Chapter 11 explains that the faithful experienced this profound reality directly in Shirdi. This was possible because Sai Baba was seen as the very incarnation of this truth. The text describes him as the 'image of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss' and the 'embodiment of pure bliss.' He was the indescribable power of the bliss of the Self manifested in a visible, earthly form, allowing his devotees to experience firsthand what was otherwise an abstract concept. He was, as Chapter 11 states, a 'living deity of Brahman.'
The scriptures say 'Bliss is Brahman.' How was this concept experienced in Shirdi in relation to Sai Baba?
📖 Chapter 11