Chapter 36 touches upon the role of the narrator in relation to Sai Baba. Can you explain the dynamic described between the storyteller and Sai himself?

According to Chapter 36, the narrator's role is secondary to Sai Baba's own will. The text explicitly states, 'Enough of this "I-ness" (ego) of the speaker; the playful Sai himself takes over and makes his own qualities heard by his devotees through someone.' This suggests that the human author is merely a vessel. Chapter 36 further clarifies this dynamic by explaining that Sai Baba makes the 'listener and speaker a mere pretext,' using the act of storytelling to fulfill the desires of his devotees. This highlights a philosophical point where divine agency works through human instrumentality, diminishing the ego of the narrator.