How can one reconcile Sai Baba's status as a detached Fakir with his practice of demanding large sums of Dakshina from his followers?

It may seem contradictory for a detached Fakir to ask for money, and Chapter 14 directly addresses this apparent paradox. For a being who has spurned worldly things, for whom the eight supernatural powers wait at his door, and for whom wealth has no use, the act of asking for money must be understood differently. The source explains that this was a 'pretext' for a greater teaching. Baba's goal was not the accumulation of wealth but the spiritual welfare of his devotees. The demand for Dakshina was a method to teach humility and non-attachment, proving that if greed is not lost after becoming a Fakir, it is merely the worship of money, a path Baba did not follow.