I read that Dev served three uninvited guests, but still felt he missed out on an experience with Baba. What's the meaning behind this?

This paradox highlights a key spiritual theme in the narrative from Chapter 40. Although Dev hosted the Sanyasi and his two companions with great respect, his mind remained clouded by doubt. The text states that 'his previous purpose spread a veil of Maya,' and he only saw them as ordinary guests who came for a meal. He was expecting a grand, unmistakable sign of Baba's presence but failed to recognize Baba in the form of the humble Sanyasi. This led to his feeling of being 'deceived' and disappointed, as he was unable to pierce the veil of his own expectations and see the divine event that had just unfolded in his home.