According to Chapter 5, what is the significance of pride and selflessness on the spiritual path?

Chapter 5 of the Sai Satcharitra delves deeply into the spiritual significance of pride and selflessness. It posits that intellectual cleverness is useless and that true welfare is achieved by acting without pride. The chapter states, "He who has burned the pride of the body has made this body meaningful; he then can become anyone's disciple to achieve the supreme goal." This is illustrated by Sai Baba's own desireless state, which amazed onlookers. The text suggests that only by making a firm resolution to overcome ego can one "climb the fort of selflessness." This principle is contrasted with the delusion of the Fakir who, full of pride, was defeated and had to undergo repentance to become pure, reinforcing the core teaching found within Chapter 5.