What did Sai Baba say about argumentation and logic, and how did this relate to the author's own personality?

Sai Baba issued a strong warning against a mind preoccupied with argumentation, stating that where it exists, there is an abundance of ignorance and Maya. According to Chapter 2, He explained that such a disposition is not conducive to self-knowledge and only leads to bad thoughts, false logic, and unhappiness in this world and the next. He advised against establishing one's own side or refuting others, calling it a 'useless effort.' This teaching was particularly resonant for the author, Hemadpant, who described his former self in that same chapter as cynical, critical, 'always proud of his own wisdom,' and possessing a logic-driven mind prone to argumentation.