What was the deeper lesson or moral that Sai Baba conveyed through his resolution of the quarrel between Anna and Mavshibai?

The story of the quarrel, though seemingly small, contains a significant moral lesson. As explained in Chapter 24, by humorously suggesting that taking a kiss from "the Mother" was not improper, Sai Baba reframed their relationship. The underlying teaching was that if Anna and Mavshibai had possessed a loving intellect between them, similar to the love between a mother and son, the quarrel would never have started. The tendency for anger would not have arisen. The incident serves to illustrate that viewing others with pure, familial love can prevent misunderstandings and defuse conflict, a lesson discerning listeners are encouraged to grasp.