How did Sai Baba himself cultivate a following and draw people towards the spiritual path?

According to Chapter 35, Sai Baba's methods for cultivating a following were deeply personal and mysterious. The text explains that it is Baba himself who provides the inspiration for people to come to him, stimulating their natural disposition to guide them toward spirituality. Rather than through overt recruitment, he works on an individual's heart and mind. As seen in the story of Boss Dharamsee, who initially arrived with a skeptical 'clinical interest,' Baba's actions can dissolve a person's ego and replace it with love for the saint. The chapter suggests that trying to intellectually understand his ways is futile; instead, becoming egoless and surrendering at his feet is the way to experience true spiritual happiness and become part of his community.