Chapter 13 contrasts the illusion of dreams with a tangible reality. How does the Patil's experience illustrate this, and what is the underlying message about Sai Baba's methods?

Chapter 13 presents a fascinating paradox through the Patil's experience. It notes that while people generally consider dreams to be illusions, the Patil's case showed the 'opposite reality.' He suffered immense agony from a cane and a grinding stone in his dreams, yet woke up completely cured of his physical ailment. This illustrates that Sai Baba's methods are 'inconceivable and unfathomable.' The punishment and suffering were not real in the physical sense, but their effect—the 'destruction of the disease and relief from sorrow'—was tangibly beneficial. The underlying message conveyed in this chapter is that Sai's grace can work in mysterious ways, turning a terrifying, illusory experience into a real-world blessing and healing.