What is the philosophical contradiction of a desireless saint asking for material wealth, and how is it resolved in the context of Sai Baba's Dakshina?

The apparent paradox lies in a fully realized, desireless saint asking for money. Chapter 14 directly raises this doubt: 'How can one be desireless if he asks for money from devotees?' The resolution is found by understanding the purpose behind the act. For Sai Baba, copper coins and gold coins were of the same value. He was not collecting wealth for himself. The text clarifies that the act of asking for Dakshina was a pretext for teaching humility. By commanding even the wealthy to beg, He was stripping away their ego. Therefore, the 'begging' was not for material gain but a spiritual tool for the devotee's own upliftment.