A true saint is considered desireless. How can this be reconciled with Sai Baba's practice of constantly asking for money, even telling people to take loans to give him Dakshina?

Chapter 14 directly addresses this apparent contradiction. It poses the question: 'How can one be desireless if he asks for money from devotees?' While Baba would ask for vast sums and even tell devotees to take a loan if they had no more to give, the text clarifies this was not for personal enrichment. For Baba, pebbles and diamonds held the same value. The purpose was to teach lessons, primarily humility. By commanding a wealthy person to beg from the poor, He dismantled social hierarchies and ego. Therefore, as described in Chapter 14, His act of asking for Dakshina was a form of spiritual instruction, not a sign of material desire, as He was 'completely fulfilled.'