Baba speaks of his twelve years with his Guru. What was this experience like, and what did his Guru expect from him?

Baba describes his twelve years at his Guru's feet as a period of immense love and joy. In Chapter 19, he recounts that he was raised from a child to an adult with no shortage of food or clothing, cared for by a Guru who was a "veritable idol of devotion and love." The experience was one of intense, meditative connection. Baba states he would gaze at his Guru's face day and night, feeling neither hunger nor thirst, and was restless without him. According to the text, his Guru did not expect material things but desired only this state of constant contemplation and unwavering focus. The chapter emphasizes, "This was all my Guru expected; he desired nothing more than this," while always protecting his disciple.