What spiritual benefits are promised in Chapter 2 for those who listen to or read Sai Baba's stories?

Chapter 2 describes numerous profound benefits for those who engage with Sai's stories. It promises that hearing them with attention causes other worldly pleasures to seem insignificant, leading to inner satisfaction where hunger and thirst vanish. The text explicitly states that desires for liberation, mastery of Yoga, or the bliss of Samadhi can be achieved by listening. Furthermore, these stories are said to break all bonds of karma for the listener, illuminate the intellect, provide pure happiness, and ultimately help one cross the worldly ocean of existence.