Can you explain the connection Sai Baba made between eating food and the ability to practice devotion?

Sai Baba taught that physical nourishment was a prerequisite for spiritual devotion. Chapter 32 details his view that without the sustenance of food, the senses weaken and lose their capacity for spirituality. He would question how the eyes could see God, the tongue describe His glory, or the ears hear His praise on an empty stomach. His philosophy was that one should "first eat a piece of bread" before seeking God, as the soul cannot find peace, and thus cannot realize God, in a hungry body. Therefore, he advocated for moderate eating to provide the necessary strength for devotion, seeing it not as a worldly distraction but as a foundational need for the spiritual path.