How did Sai Baba explain the relationship between eating and one's ability to practice devotion?

Sai Baba taught that there is a direct and essential link between physical nourishment and spiritual devotion. Chapter 32 details his view that without the "moistness of food in the belly," the senses become weak and lose their capacity for spirituality. He posed rhetorical questions such as, "how can the eyes see God? How can the tongue describe His glory? How can the ears hear it?" when one is hungry. In summary, all senses require strength from food, and only then can devotion to God happen effectively. Weakness from lack of food leaves no capacity for spiritual pursuits.