Balasaheb Deo's initial strategy was based on personal willpower and resolution. As chapter 41 details, he tried to make it a rule to read the Dnyaneshwari daily, but this approach consistently failed, leading to frustration. His strategy underwent a fundamental shift from active effort to passive surrender. After realizing he could not succeed on his own, even with a reduced goal of five verses, he made a new vow. He decided to completely stop trying and instead 'sat with a firm resolve' to wait for an explicit, divine order from Sai Baba. This new approach transferred the responsibility for initiating the practice from himself to his Guru, demonstrating a profound change from self-reliance to complete faith and patience in awaiting a direct command from Baba.
How did Balasaheb Deo's spiritual strategy for reading the Dnyaneshwari change after his initial failures?
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