Chapter 5 uses the relationship between Sai Baba and Devidas to teach a profound lesson about overcoming pride and embracing humility. The text emphasizes that one who wishes to achieve spiritual welfare must act without pride. Sai Baba himself is the ultimate example of this. Despite his own greatness, he adopted the role of a disciple to Devidas, practicing the lesson: "His Guruship to him, and my discipleship to me." As Chapter 5 explains, he who has "burned the pride of the body" can become anyone's disciple to achieve the supreme goal. This leads to a state of non-duality, where a wise person understands their own form is the entire universe and is free from the sense of being the doer.
According to Chapter 5, what philosophical lesson does Sai Baba's interaction with Devidas teach about pride and guruship?
📖 Chapter 5