The incident of Sai Baba grinding wheat was a symbolic act to protect the village. As described in Chapter 1, Baba began grinding wheat, which puzzled onlookers since he lived on alms and had no use for flour. After four village women joined in and ground the wheat, they greedily tried to divide the flour for themselves. Baba angrily stopped them and ordered the flour to be thrown on the village boundary. It was later revealed that this was not ordinary wheat; it symbolically represented the cholera epidemic that was plaguing the area. By grinding the "wheat" and having the "flour" cast out of the village, Baba was spiritually grinding and driving away the disease itself. From that point on, the epidemic began to recede, showcasing Baba's unique and powerful methods.
Can you explain the real reason Sai Baba ground wheat in the mosque and then had the flour thrown away?
📖 Chapter 1