Chapter 11 of the Sai Satcharitra explains that the Saguna (with form) and Nirguna (formless) are not different from each other, but are one and the same. The text uses the analogy of ghee, which is called ghee whether it is frozen (solid form) or melted (liquid form). This chapter posits that understanding the Saguna is much easier for a devotee, and once love for the manifest form is firmly established, the realization of the Nirguna, or formless reality, naturally follows. It is noted that for a worshipper who has a physical form, a Guru in a physical form is necessary to cultivate devotion.
What does Chapter 11 of the Sai Satcharitra say about the relationship between the manifest (Saguna) and unmanifest (Nirguna) forms of the divine?
π Chapter 11