How can one reconcile Baba's status as a fulfilled saint with his persistent demands for money from devotees?

Chapter 14 explores this very philosophical question. It acknowledges the doubt that might arise about why a saint who is completely fulfilled would need money. The text explains that for someone like Sai, to whom copper coins and gold coins are of the same value, the act of asking for Dakshina was not about personal enrichment. The purpose was to teach humility. By commanding even the wealthy to beg from the poor and by not distinguishing between the rich and the destitute, Baba used the pretext of Dakshina to impart profound spiritual lessons on detaching from ego and wealth.