How does engaging with Sai Baba's stories cause spiritual growth and self-realization for a devotee?

According to Chapter 2, the process of spiritual growth is initiated by engaging with Sai Baba's stories through hearing, singing, and contemplation. This practice is designed to foster devotion and faith, which in turn is said to destroy ignorance immediately. Sai Baba emphasizes this by stating that where there is devotion with faith, he is "always subservient." By listening with true feeling, faith blossoms in the hearts of listeners, leading naturally to self-experience, self-bliss, and a state of happiness. This journey culminates in the devotee gaining knowledge of their true form, where the soul and Shiva find harmony, and the unperceivable, formless Consciousness manifests within them.