Did Sai Baba believe one could find God on an empty stomach? Please explain his teachings on the importance of food for devotion.

No, Sai Baba firmly believed that finding God on an empty stomach was an impossibility, not even a concept to be imagined. According to the teachings in Chapter 32, he emphasized that all our senses require strength to function, and this strength comes from food. Without the "moistness of food in the belly," he questioned how the eyes could see God, how the tongue could praise His glory, or how the ears could hear it. Therefore, for devotion to God to happen, the senses must be strong, which is impossible if they are weakened by lack of food.