What does Chapter 23 teach about understanding the nature of a saint, and what story is used to illustrate this point?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 23

Chapter 23 teaches that one cannot understand the true state of a saint by observing external factors like their caste, their behavior, or what they eat, as their reality is "always beyond such things." To illustrate this, the chapter recounts the story of a practitioner of Yoga (Yogabhyasi) who came for Baba's darshan with Nanasaheb Chandorkar. This Yogi, who had deeply studied the Yoga Shastras but could not achieve Samadhi, hoped that the "King of Yogis" Sai Baba would grant him this experience. However, upon his arrival, he saw Baba engaged in the very mundane act of eating bread (bhakar) with onions, a sight that contrasted sharply with his lofty spiritual expectations.


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