In Chapter 26, why does the author feel that just talking about or studying spirituality isn't enough?

The author of Chapter 26 strongly emphasizes the need for direct, personal experience over mere intellectual understanding of spiritual concepts. He explicitly prays to Sai Baba, "make this knowledge meaningful through experience; without experience, the exhaustion of speech achieves nothing in spirituality." This plea reveals his conviction that spiritual truths cannot be fully grasped through logic or discussion alone. The author feels his intellect is mounted on "false logic," which prevents him from solving the mystery of the Self. Therefore, as described in this chapter, he asks Baba to grant him the "gift of the natural state of union (Sayujya)" so that divine knowledge becomes a lived reality, not just an abstract idea.