The source text in Chapter 41 highlights a peculiar and specific challenge Balasaheb Deo faced with the Dnyaneshwari. While he could maintain a regular reading schedule for other books, including a daily chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, his resolution for the Dnyaneshwari would not hold. The text explains that a unique internal obstacle arose with this specific scripture: "When taking Dnyaneshwari in hand, some doubts would arise in the heart, Due to which the reading remained superficial; love did not arise within." This suggests the difficulty wasn't a lack of discipline in general, but a specific spiritual or psychological block connected only to the Dnyaneshwari, which ultimately led him to seek Sai Baba's direct intervention.
Why was Balasaheb Deo able to read other books regularly but had so much trouble specifically with the Dnyaneshwari?
📖 Chapter 41