How did Sai Baba explain the spiritual process of receiving divine assistance, specifically regarding the relationship between ego, surrender, and his direct intervention?

Sai Baba articulated a profound spiritual dynamic for receiving divine help, using the writing of his biography as a prime example. Based on the excerpts from Chapter 2, the fundamental requirement is for the devotee to completely dissolve their ego and surrender it at Baba's feet. Once the ego is dissolved with no trace remaining, Sai Baba promises, "Then I myself shall enter with 'I-ness' and write with my own hand." In this process, the human being becomes merely a pretext, or a vehicle, for the divine to act. To a person who lives this way, Baba promised his full and complete assistance, not just for a specific task but in all ways in their home and life.