What is the meaning of the "salt doll entering the ocean" analogy presented in Chapter 18?

The analogy of the salt doll in Chapter 18 is a profound illustration of the seeker's journey and relationship with the Guru. The text asks, "If a doll made of salt enters the ocean to take a bath, can it ever return?" The answer is that it cannot, as it will dissolve and become one with the ocean. The chapter explains that this is precisely what happens when a devotee approaches the Sadguru. The individual ego, or the sense of a separate self (the "doll"), dissolves into the vastness of the divine consciousness (the "ocean") that the Guru represents. It signifies a complete merging and the loss of individual identity in favor of unity with the supreme.