What did Sai Baba say about argumentation and how it affects a person's spiritual path?

Sai Baba strongly cautioned against a mind focused on argumentation. As stated in chapter 2, He explained that 'where there is a mind for argumentation, there is abundance of ignorance and Maya.' Such a state lacks purity of self-interest and is filled with bad thoughts and false logic. Baba declared that a person with this disposition is not fit for self-knowledge and will only be devoured by ignorance, leading to unhappiness in both this world and the next. His advice was clear: 'Do not establish your own side, do not refute the other side, Do not engage in dualistic explanations. Why such useless effort?' This highlights the importance of faith and surrender over intellectual debate in spiritual pursuits.