Who was the intended audience for Sai's stories, and what did Sai promise they would gain from listening?

The intended audience for Sai's stories are devotees who listen with faith and true feeling. In Chapter 2, Sai Baba promises that by hearing, singing, and contemplating his stories, devotion to him will be born and ignorance will be destroyed. He states that faith will arise in the listeners' hearts, leading to self-experience and self-bliss. The devotee will gain knowledge of their true form, and the unperceivable, formless Consciousness will manifest. This process ultimately leads to a state of happiness where the soul and Shiva find harmony.