Chapter 11 of the Sai Satcharitra provides a simple yet profound analogy to explain that the manifest (Saguna) and unmanifest (Nirguna) are one and the same. The text uses the example of ghee. When ghee is frozen, it takes on a solid form ('Sakara'), but when it is melted, it becomes liquid and seemingly formless. Despite this change in state, both are still recognized as ghee. Similarly, the chapter teaches that the divine in a manifest form, like Sai Baba, and the formless, all-pervading Supreme Brahman (Nirguna) are not different entities but are two aspects of the same single, universal reality.
What analogy is used in Chapter 11 to explain the relationship between the 'Saguna' (with form) and 'Nirguna' (formless) aspects of the divine?
π Chapter 11