Describe Sai Baba's attitude towards caste distinctions and ritual purity, using examples from his life.

Sai Baba demonstrated a complete disregard for caste hierarchy and conventional notions of ritual purity. Chapter 7 illustrates that for someone like him who is surrendered to God and has no ego regarding the body, caste distinctions are meaningless. This is powerfully shown by the fact that the most revered Brahmins and even Agnihotris, who were keepers of the sacred fire, would abandon their pride in ritual purity to prostrate themselves before him. Another stark example from the text is his state of mind regarding food; he felt no disgust even if a dog were to put its mouth into the food shared among the Fakirs. This showed his belief that all beings were equal.