I feel disconnected from my spiritual practice. What can I learn from the way devotees engaged with Sai Baba during the Chavadi festival?

The accounts of the Chavadi festival in Chapter 37 offer profound inspiration for overcoming spiritual disconnection. The devotees engaged with Baba through active, communal participation. They didn't just sit passively; they came together for bhajan, playing instruments like cymbals and drums to "raise a storm of bhajan." The entire community participated, with messengers lighting torches and mace-bearers shouting slogans. This vibrant, collective worship illustrates how engaging in spiritual activities with enthusiasm and community can reignite one's faith. Chapter 37 explains that Sai, like a "powerful magnet," would pull the "iron-like devotees" to His feet, suggesting that active participation opens one up to divine grace and connection.