What is the connection between the Patil's suffering in his dreams and his eventual healing in Chapter 13?

In Chapter 13, the Patil's suffering in his dreams appears to be the direct, albeit unconventional, method of his healing. He endured two visions: one of a cane punishment and another where his chest was used as a mortar. While people might call dreams an illusion, the text points out that 'sometimes the opposite reality appears.' In this case, the dream-suffering had a real-world, beneficial consequence. The narrative explicitly connects them, stating, 'The punishment by the cane and the bursting of the heart—the result was clearly beneficial.' His healing was not in spite of the painful dreams, but because of them, demonstrating the 'inconceivable and unfathomable' novelty of Sai Baba's methods.