Baba's methods of Help

Baba’s methods of help were various and depended on the nature of the devotee concerned and the attendant circumstances.

• The first method of help is this : When we are in difficulties or when Baba wants us to take a particular course, the inspiration comes to us that, a particular course should be adopted and we have also the feeling that the inspiration comes from Baba. This first method relates to Inspirations when we are awake.
• The second method is to give the suggestion or indication or idea, in dreams, or trances – sometimes through Baba’s personal appearance. This, of course, is the most impressive and unmistakable method.
• A third method is where Baba directs us to go to to some third person for a solution or hint. Sometimes it happens that the third person is totally unfit even to understand the difficulty or the solution. Yet the solution is given by that man without knowing what the problem is and what the solution is and how he is benefiting us. He is a mere peg to hang the solution on.

Source: DEVOTEES’ EXPERIENCES OF SRI SAI BABA – VOL 2