How does Chapter 23 use Sai Baba's actions and teachings to illustrate the idea that a saint's true state is beyond external appearances?

📖 Chapter 23

Chapter 23 makes a strong point that one cannot understand a saint's true state by their caste, behavior, or what they eat, as it is always beyond such things. The text illustrates this by pointing out the contrast in how Baba was perceived. While devotees saw him as an Avatar, he called himself a "humble servant." Furthermore, the chapter introduces a Yogabhyasi who came seeking a profound spiritual experience from a "King of Yogis" but instead found Baba engaged in the very mundane act of eating bread and onions. This juxtaposition emphasizes that a saint's profound inner state cannot be judged by ordinary, external actions.


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