What is the meaning behind the 'salt doll' analogy used in Chapter 18?

The analogy of the salt doll in Chapter 18 illustrates the profound transformation that occurs when a devotee approaches the Sadguru. The text asks, "If a doll made of salt enters the ocean to take a bath, can it ever return?" and answers that it cannot. This symbolizes the dissolution of the individual ego and the false sense of a separate self upon merging with the vast, divine consciousness that the Guru represents. According to Chapter 18, this process is not a loss but a complete union, where the devotee's limited identity is absorbed into the boundless nature of the Sadguru, similar to the salt becoming one with the ocean.