How does Sai Baba's instruction to dissolve the ego connect to his warnings against argumentation and the author's role as a 'pretext'?

The connection between dissolving the ego, avoiding argumentation, and the author's role is a central theme discussed in Chapter 2. Sai Baba's core instruction was for the author to 'dissolve his ego and surrender it at my feet,' stating that only then could He, Baba, enter and write the story. This directly contrasts with the state of argumentation, which Baba explains is born from ignorance and a desire to establish one's own side. An argumentative mind, which the author admits to having, is an ego-driven one. Therefore, by becoming a mere 'pretext,' the author must abandon his cynical and logic-driven tendencies to become a pure vessel for the divine narrative.