Why is listening to Sai's stories considered important for spiritual welfare, as explained in Chapter 36?

Chapter 36 emphasizes that listening respectfully to Sai Baba's stories is a direct path to achieving one's own spiritual welfare. The narration is described not as a mere story but as the "very water of self-bliss," which quenches spiritual thirst and removes the fatigue and misery associated with worldly existence, ultimately leading to a state of happiness. The chapter suggests that Sai himself loves his own stories and uses their telling, through a speaker who is just a pretext, as a means to fulfill the desires of his devotees and purify the listeners.