Using the story of Dharamsee from Chapter 35, explain the role of ego and doubt on the spiritual path.

The story of Boss Dharamsee in Chapter 35 serves as a powerful illustration of how ego and doubt act as barriers on the spiritual path. Dharamsee arrived with a skeptical attitude, and his ego was immediately challenged when he was offered something he disliked—grapes with seeds. His doubt in Baba's sainthood grew in his mind, with the text noting, 'As such an attitude arose in him, Baba gave him even more of them.' This shows how the Guru directly confronts the ego. The miracle of the grapes becoming seedless was the tool Baba used to shatter Dharamsee's ego-driven doubt. The text explicitly states that after the miracle, 'All his ego dropped away, and love for the saint was born.' This demonstrates that surrendering one's ego and doubt is essential to experiencing spiritual truth and happiness.