What did Baba mean when he said, 'I lack only the one who loves Me as his very life'?

This statement reveals the kind of relationship Sai Baba sought with his devotees. As detailed in Chapter 14, this was not about worldly possession but about profound spiritual connection. After stating that in his realm, "no one is ours; our only one is Allah," he clarifies the nature of true belonging. He expressed a longing for a devotee who would love him with the intensity of their own life force. In return for this singular quality of pure love and devotion, Baba promised an exponential reward: "if he gives Me one quality, I give him a hundred qualities in return." This highlights that the path to spiritual abundance is through wholehearted, life-giving love for the divine.