Repartee of the Wise

Once, two Brahmin seekers, desirous of listening to Dadu Dayal’s discourses and of being initiated, were in search of him. When they approached his hut, they met a bare-headed man coming towards them. To meet a bare-headed person was considered a bad omen by Brahmins, and to neutralize the evil effect of this meeting, they gave a knock on the man’s head. They asked him, “Where is Dadu’s house?” He indicated a humble cottage close by and went his way.

When the Brahmins reached Dadu’s hut, they were informed that Dadu Dayal had gone out. When Dadu returned after some time, they found that he was the same person on whose head they had knocked. Stricken with remorse, they profusely apologized. Dadu smiled and put them at ease by saying, “When a customer goes to buy an ordinary earthen pot, he gives it a tap to see that it is not broken. You have come to take a Master. You are justified in fully testing him before you adopt him.
_{Dadu, The Compassionate Mystic}

When Maharaj Sawan Singh was posted in Murree, the bungalow of the Commanding Engineer happened to be just above his bungalow. One day the Colonel was coming out with his daughter for a walk. Just then a cart driver passed near them on the road and a wounded ox was pulling the cart. The Colonel and his daughter were very much touched at the pitiable condition of the ox and said, “Why have they over-loaded this poor wounded creature?” Maharaj Ji replied, “That is true. You cannot bear to see the suffering of this poor creature, but have you thought about the pain animals go through when they are slaughtered for the palate of man?”
_{Extracted and edited from Spiritual Gems}