Somebody asked Kabir ji, “Why do we have the congregation daily? Why should we go and sit with saints every day? Where is the need? We have so many other things also to do. Why should we attend the congregation again and again and listen to the same discussion? Kabir ji did not give a reply. He simply picked up a hammer and struck it on a peg nearby. The man came again the next day and said," I wanted answer to a question, but you did not reply." Kabir ji again struck the hammer on the peg. He, of course, did not speak anything. The third day again the man came and said,"It is quite strange. I am requesting you again and again, but you are not giving reply to my question." Kabir ji said, “But I am giving you the reply every day. In fact you do not understand it. I strike the hammer on this peg every day, so that it goes deeper into the ground. If I do not apply the hammer every day, the peg may come out even with the slightest disturbance in the ground, or if the animal tied there tries to pull it or even if somebody happens to hit it. Once it is out, it may not be found at all, it may get lost. It remains fixed into the ground strongly because I apply the hammer on it every day. This is what is done by the regular congregation or company of saint. It works like a hammer on our mind and strengthens our faith.

There is a famous story about Dadu Bhagat. A person connected with the administration of the town was told that a saint was living there. He thought of going to see him. He thought that he had spent time in Maya or the worldly things; now he would like to spend some time in devotion. With the thought in his mind he rode his horse and started. As he proceeded, he saw a person cutting bushes etc. He asked him, “Where does Dadu bhagat live? Which side to go for his house?" The person, however, did not pay attention to him and remained involved in cutting of the bushes. The visitor again asked him, “Please , show me the way. Let me know where Dadu Bhagat lives." Even than there was no reply. The man could not tolerate this and he hit him with his leg from the horse back, threw him on the ground and beat him with the whip meant for horse. Thereafter, he proceeded further. On the way he asked another man, “Where Dadu Bhagat live?" The man told him that Dadu Bhagat was removing bushes from the way he himself had come from, because the same were causing obstruction to the passersby. The visitor was very sorry to know this. He realised that in ignorance he had insulted the saint. He went back and requested Dadu Bhagat to forgive him for the big mistake he had committed. Dadu Bhagat said only this much;:" You did that because you were ignorant. Now you are bowing your head before me because you have come to know. You misbehaved only because of your ignorance. Therefore you are not at fault. It is your ignorance that is at fault. Man commits mistakes, he falters because of his ignorance. Man does so, because he does not know the truth. When he comes to know the truth, he gets the light, he moves on the right path."