What instructions and assurances did Sai Baba give the author about compiling his life story?

Sai Baba, feeling compassion for the author's impatient mind, gave his full permission to create a collection of his stories and experiences. As recorded in Chapter 2, Baba provided immense courage by assuring the author, "He is merely a pretext; I myself shall write my own story!" The primary condition for this divine assistance was that the author must dissolve his ego and surrender it completely at Baba's feet. Upon doing so, Baba promised not only to help with the book but to serve the author in all ways. He explained that by hearing and contemplating these stories, devotion would be born, ignorance would be destroyed, and faith would arise in the hearts of listeners, ultimately leading to self-bliss and happiness.