Can you explain the analogy of the doctor, patient, and jaggery mentioned in the context of Baba's methods?

📖 Chapter 27

Chapter 27 explains Baba's methods using the analogy of a doctor and a patient. In this comparison, the patient, or devotee, may desire something sweet but harmful, like jaggery, and refuse the necessary medicine, which represents divine instruction. A wise doctor, like Baba, doesn't use force. Instead, he might use a trick, like giving the jaggery first or changing the 'vehicle' of the medicine, to achieve the goal of healing. This illustrates how Baba tailors his approach, sometimes using humor, to deliver his profound grace and ensure it becomes effective for the devotee.


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