The introduction to Chapter 21 provides specific guidance on the ideal state of a listener engaging with stories about Sai Baba. It suggests that the speaker's words are futile if they do not produce a profound emotional and physical reaction in the listener. For a narration to be considered meaningful, the listener should be delighted, their throat should choke up with emotion, and tears of love and joy should flow from their eyes. The text also mentions that the listener should sway upon hearing the words and the hair on their body should stand on end. This highlights that these stories are meant to be experienced with deep feeling and reverence, not just heard passively.
What does the beginning of Chapter 21 say about how one should listen to stories about Baba and what makes them meaningful?
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