What spiritual benefits did Sai Baba say would come from engaging with his stories?

In Chapter 2, Sai Baba outlines several spiritual benefits for those who engage with his stories. He states that by hearing, singing, and contemplating them, devotion will be born and ignorance will be destroyed. He assures that he is always subservient to those with devotion and faith. Listening with true feeling is said to generate faith, leading to self-experience, self-bliss, and a state of happiness. Ultimately, the devotee gains knowledge of their true form, the soul harmonizes with Shiva, and the formless, dense Consciousness manifests, which is described as the entire goal of the Vedas.