The devotee's opposition is what makes his devotion shine!

A short utterance of Pujya Maharaj Ji — watch the video above for the full discourse.

Full Discourse

The higher the flagpole, the higher the flag. The more the people who criticise and oppose devotees, the more they act as that flagpole. Their flag of devotion flies just as high. If Meera Ji's brother-in-law had not opposed her, Meera's devotion would not have shone so brightly. If Prahlad Ji's father Hiranyakashipu had not opposed him, Prahlad Ji's devotion would not have shone so brightly. We feel that those who oppose us are very merciful. They strengthen our faith and bring out the light of our devotion. So our respects to them.

They are doing a great job, aren't they? They are testing us. We should come through the test. My Lord is within them, after all. I don't feel that when they criticise Hari and Guru, we should pounce on them, fall upon them, beat them, or fight with them. Just smile, move ahead, and do your work. We must not stop. If we stop, it means their influence has fallen on us. A person who gets irritated is teased. If you start getting irritated by something, four people will tease you about that very thing. So stay quiet. Smiling, nothing makes a difference.

They will stop saying it. So we feel that our path is the path of devotion. In it, staying calm is our answer to everyone. Stay calm.

This text is taken from the auto-generated subtitles of the video, so there may be word errors. Be sure to listen to the video for the authentic utterance.

Original video: Bhajan Marg (YouTube)