This is a profound question about Baba's methods. Chapter 35 explains that Baba stimulates a person's natural disposition to lead them toward the spiritual path. For Boss Dharamsee, his disposition was one of skepticism, ego, and reliance on his own preferences. By offering the seeded grapes, Baba created a situation that brought these internal obstacles to the surface. The text notes that as Dharamsee's negative attitude arose, Baba gave him even more grapes. This was not to cause discomfort for its own sake, but to directly confront the ego that was blocking a spiritual experience. The subsequent miracle of the seedless grapes taught Dharamsee that surrendering his personal preferences and ego to the Guru's will results in a sweet, beneficial reward, a lesson he would not have learned otherwise.
The texts mention that Baba gave Dharamsee grapes he disliked. Why would a Guru intentionally create discomfort for a visitor?
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