What benefits did Sai Baba say would come from hearing and contemplating his stories?

Sai Baba promised a multitude of spiritual benefits for those who engage with his stories. According to Chapter 2, He stated that by hearing, singing, and contemplating His leelas, devotion to Him would be born and ignorance would be immediately destroyed. This process cultivates deep faith in the hearts of listeners. As a result, they would naturally attain self-experience and self-bliss, leading to a state of profound happiness. Baba further explained that the devotee would gain knowledge of their true form, and a harmony between the individual soul and the divine (Shiva) would be found. He described this as the entire goal of the Vedas, where the unperceivable, formless consciousness manifests for the devotee.