Chapter 36 addresses this paradox by diminishing the role of the human author. The text suggests that the ego or 'I-ness' of the speaker is irrelevant because "the playful Sai himself takes over and makes his own qualities heard by his devotees through someone." The author is positioned as a mere pretext or instrument. Because Sai Baba is said to love his own stories, he provides the memories and orchestrates the telling to fulfill the desires of his devotees, thus bypassing the limitations of any single narrator to describe his infinite glory.
How does the author reconcile the idea of writing about a saint of 'infinite' greatness with the limitations of a human narrator?
📖 Chapter 36