How did Sai Baba connect the physical act of eating with the ability to practice devotion?

Sai Baba established a direct link between physical nourishment and the capacity for devotion, as explained in Chapter 32. He taught that all the senses require strength to function properly, and this strength comes from food. He posed rhetorical questions to make his point: 'Without the moistness of food in the belly, how can the eyes see God? How can the tongue describe His glory? How can the ears hear it?' This illustrates his belief that if the senses become weak from lack of food, they lose their ability to engage in spiritual activities. Therefore, devotion is only possible when the body is adequately sustained. While he also warned that excessive eating is not beneficial, his primary emphasis was that moderate eating is essential for spiritual life.