What was the central condition Sai Baba imposed on the author for the creation of his biography, and what was Baba's promised role in the process?

The central condition, as laid out in Chapter 2, was the complete annihilation of the author's ego. Sai Baba instructed, "He should dissolve his ego and surrender it at my feet." This act of surrender was the prerequisite for divine assistance. In return, Baba promised to be the true author of the work, declaring, "He is merely a pretext; I myself shall write my own story!" This implies a profound divine collaboration where, once the author's personal ego was removed, Baba himself would enter with "I-ness" and write the story through the author's hand, ensuring the work was a direct expression of the divine will.