What does the story of Anna and Mavshibai reveal about Sai Baba's attitude towards service and his devotees?

📖 Chapter 24

The story of Anna and Mavshibai in Chapter 24 reveals Sai Baba's profound and accepting attitude towards service. He viewed the intense, and perhaps unusual, service from devotees like Mavshibai not with alarm, but as 'excellent service' rooted in 'guileless love.' Baba remained completely at ease during her vigorous stomach pressing, showing his acceptance of devotion in all its forms. Furthermore, the text mentions that Baba would neutrally watch as devotees quarreled, only to reconcile them in the end. This suggests he saw service and devotion not as a rigid protocol but as a dynamic, human expression of love.


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