What are the promised benefits of reading or listening to Sai Baba's stories, and how does one achieve them?

Sai Baba outlines numerous spiritual benefits for those who engage with His stories. As explained in Chapter 2, the simple act of hearing, singing, and contemplating these stories with sincere feeling and faith is the key. The promised outcomes are profound: devotion to Baba will be born, ignorance will be destroyed, and faith will arise in the listener's heart. Chapter 2 further states that this leads to self-experience, natural self-bliss, and a state of lasting happiness. Ultimately, the devotee will gain knowledge of their true form, achieving harmony between the soul and the divine, which is described as the entire goal of the Vedas.