How can one be sure that Baba's asking for money wasn't a form of greed, as is sometimes seen with false gurus?

Chapter 14 anticipates and directly addresses this very skepticism. While it poses the question that if a Fakir's greed is not lost, it is a 'constant worship of money,' the text uses this to highlight the uniqueness of Sai Baba's actions. The key distinction lies in the purpose and outcome. Baba, who was completely fulfilled and saw no difference between copper coins and gold, used Dakshina purely as a teaching tool. The source emphasizes that the 'essence of this was that under the pretext of Dakshina, Baba was teaching His devotees to choose humility.' He saw all as equal and would even make the rich beg from the poor. This focus on destroying ego and fostering equality, rather than personal accumulation, is what separates his divine play from worldly greed.