The principle of Baba stimulating a person's natural disposition is perfectly illustrated in the story of Boss Dharamsee from Chapter 35. Dharamsee arrived with a "clinical interest" and a skeptical, analytical nature. Rather than ignoring this disposition, Baba engaged with it directly. He created a situation involving the grapes that triggered Dharamsee's specific doubts and preferences. Dharamsee's mind was full of rationalizations: his dislike for seeded grapes and his doctor's advice against eating unwashed fruit. As Chapter 35 shows, Baba addressed this very analytical mind with an irrefutable, personal miracle. By finding the grapes to be seedless, Dharamsee's "clinical scrutiny" was stunned into submission, and his ego dropped away. Baba didn't ask him to abandon his nature but used a miracle to transcend its limitations, thus leading him toward the spiritual path.
The texts mention that Baba "stimulates their natural disposition" to lead people to the spiritual path. How is this principle demonstrated in the story of Boss Dharamsee?
📖 Chapter 35