Why did Baba emphasize the importance of the conversation over the physical offering of Dakshina?

The events in Chapter 19 demonstrate Baba's teaching methods. When presented with a Dakshina of fifteen rupees, Baba immediately brushed it aside to ask about the conversation between Shama and the narrator. He insisted, 'Tell me all of it in detail now.' This indicates that for Baba, the inner state and spiritual progress of his devotees were far more important than material offerings. He used their conversation about the old woman's story as a teaching moment, which the narrator recognized as an act of grace. Baba's focus on the story and his subsequent discourse on meditation show that he valued shared wisdom and inner reflection above all else.