Can you explain the author's prayer of complete surrender to Sai Baba as described in Chapter 26?

In Chapter 26, the author makes a profound prayer of complete surrender to Sai Baba. He asks Baba to take away his body-consciousness and the need to experience pleasure or pain. The prayer intensifies with the plea for Baba to move him like a puppet, restrain his mind, and essentially take over his very identity. As described in this chapter, the author goes so far as to ask Sai to "become my 'me-ness'" and experience life's dualities on his behalf. This act of laying his ego at Baba's feet signifies a total relinquishment of personal will and a desire for the mind to find ultimate peace and rest at the Guru's feet.