What benefits are said to come from listening to Sai's stories and life history?

As detailed in Chapter 17, listening to the life story of Sai Baba is presented as a highly beneficial practice with tangible and spiritual rewards. The text explicitly states that by listening with great respect, "the poverty of the listener and the speaker is destroyed, and the bad days of all vanish." Furthermore, witnessing Baba's extraordinary deeds through these stories was said to amaze people, providing comfort and instilling a sense of humility at his lotus feet. The opportunity to hear these clear stories is described as a "free gift" of happiness that should be eagerly accepted. The act of engaging with these narratives is thus portrayed as a direct method for alleviating worldly suffering and fostering spiritual growth.