Two
friends went to another town. One was rich so stayed at a hotel and
visited the entertainment spots. The other was poor, but he went to
satsang. Once he was returning from satsang and a long nail pierced his
foot and made him lame. The rich friend found a treasure chest, but when
he opened it he saw that only one golden coin was left and all the rest
had turned to dust. The rich one said, "I told you you'd get nothing
out of satsang but you wouldn't listen to me. Now look at you! You'd
have been better off if you'd stayed with me." The
poor man told the whole story to his Guru, who explained, "You were to
be killed today, but due to the effect of satsang, all you got was that
nail. Your friend found a treasure chest, but because he criticized
satsang, all but one coin had turned to dust."
