How was the Patil described in Chapter 13 healed, and what was his understanding of the experience?

The Patil was healed through a series of strange and distressing dreams. As recounted in Chapter 13, he first dreamed of a teacher punishing him with a cane, followed by a second, even stranger dream where a gentleman used a grinding stone on his chest. Despite the agony in these visions, he woke up feeling an unprecedented freshness, and his disease had vanished completely. Chapter 13 explains that although dreams are often considered illusions, the Patil experienced a beneficial reality where the 'punishment' led to the destruction of his illness. He understood this as an 'inconceivable and unfathomable' act of grace from Baba Sai, realizing the painful dream was a miraculous form of healing.