This principle is perfectly demonstrated by the wheat grinding incident detailed in Chapter 1. Initially, no one understood why Baba, a detached saint, was performing the mundane task of grinding wheat. The onlookers were filled with wonder but did not dare to ask. The women who helped him acted out of greed, failing to see the deeper purpose. As the text states, the reason was not apparent at first. It was only after the flour was thrown on the village boundary and the cholera epidemic was driven away that the true, wonderful purpose of Baba's 'play' became clear. This shows that understanding Baba's actions required patience to see the final, beneficial outcome.
The text says 'If one has patience, Baba’s unique wonder bears fruit in the end.' How does the wheat grinding story illustrate this?
📖 Chapter 1