Based on Baba's teachings in this passage, what is the relationship between self-realization and desire?

Sai Baba explains a deep connection between understanding the Self and the cessation of desire. According to Chapter 3, desires arise in the intellect and are not connected to the Soul. Since Sai Maharaj is the form of the Soul itself, He is beyond desire. The text clarifies that when a person truly understands the answer to 'Who am I?' and recognizes their unity with the omnipresent Self, the notions of 'I' and 'mine' dissolve. At this point of realization, desires naturally fade away, dissolving 'like hail heated by the rays of the sun,' because there is nothing external left to desire.