The quarrel, as narrated in Chapter 24, appears small on the surface but contains a deeper lesson. It began when Mavshibai playfully accused the elderly Damu Anna of trying to kiss her during their service. The incident highlights how even in acts of devotion, human ego and sensitivity can lead to conflict. However, Sai Baba's intervention reveals the true lesson. By humorously asking Anna why it would be improper to take a kiss from "the Mother," Baba reframed the interaction as one of pure, familial love, devoid of romantic pretense. The story teaches that if interactions between people are guided by a loving intellect, like that between a mother and son, then anger and quarrels would not arise.
Can you analyze the nature of the quarrel between Damu Anna and Mavshibai and its underlying lesson?
📖 Chapter 24