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

Engaging with Sai Baba's stories through hearing, singing, or contemplation is said to yield significant spiritual rewards. As detailed in Chapter 2, this practice is expected to give rise to devotion and immediately destroy ignorance. Baba assures that for those who listen with true feeling, faith will blossom in their hearts, leading to direct self-experience and a state of happiness and bliss. The ultimate goal described is that the devotee will gain knowledge of their true form, achieving harmony between the soul and Shiva. The formless, dense Consciousness is said to manifest through the magic of these stories.