What spiritual prerequisites and outcomes are associated with meeting a saint like Sai Baba, as explained in the text?

The text suggests that meeting a saint is not a random event but the result of spiritual merit. Chapter 28 states that when the accumulated good karma of many past births rises, one gets the opportunity to attain the company of saints. The profound effects of such a meeting are the destruction of the darkness born of delusion, the ignition of the fire of discrimination, and a resulting detachment from worldly enjoyments. Ultimately, this leads to the destruction of accumulated karma, making one's life successful and focused solely on the divine.