How does Chapter 15 connect the act of listening to the ultimate spiritual goal of attaining the Guru's darshan?

Chapter 15 masterfully links the seemingly simple act of listening to the profound attainment of the Guru's vision, or 'darshan'. The chapter opens by establishing that only those with 'immense merits' are granted Sai's darshan, which eradicates afflictions. It then transitions into a plea for the audience to listen with faith and patience. The text implies that this very act of dedicated listening is the means by which one cultivates merit. As described in Chapter 15, listening fosters devotion, peace, and the manifestation of the Self, thereby preparing the devotee. This preparation culminates in the chapter's central theme: how Sai, pleased by the loving prayers of devotees, grants His vision, a concept beautifully captured in the concluding analogy of the mother cat rewarding her persistent kittens.