I'm skeptical about the promised benefits of just hearing stories. What exactly does the text claim will happen to someone who engages with Sai Baba's stories?

Chapter 2 makes very specific claims about the transformative power of these stories for those who approach them with the right attitude. It states that 'By hearing, singing, and contemplating my stories, Devotion to Me will be born and ignorance will be destroyed immediately.' The text promises that this sincere engagement will cause faith to arise in the listeners' hearts, leading to 'Self-experience and self-bliss' and a 'state of happiness.' Ultimately, the goal is profound spiritual realization, where the devotee 'will gain knowledge of his true form' and the 'unperceivable, formless, and dense Consciousness will manifest.' These outcomes are presented as the natural result of engaging with the stories with true feeling and faith.