The text claims these stories lead to 'self-bliss' but it sounds like you're just supposed to have blind faith. What tangible proof is there that listening to these stories does anything more than provide temporary comfort?

The text describes a process of cultivating faith rather than demanding it blindly. Chapter 2 explains that by "hearing, singing, and contemplating" the stories with genuine feeling, devotion is naturally born. Sai states, "Where there is devotion with faith, I am always subservient." This cultivated faith is the key that unlocks deeper experiences. The text promises that through this engagement, "Self-experience and self-bliss will come naturally, and a state of happiness will be attained." This leads to a tangible shift in consciousness where "the unperceivable, formless, and dense Consciousness will manifest," which is presented as the ultimate goal of the Vedas, far beyond temporary comfort.