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" But I shall feel sorry if you can't wear these sandals," replied the Master, " since it was only yesterday that devotee brought them." Latu anxiously said: " Sir, please stop. If you keep looking for my sandal, it will be harmful for me. My whole day will be spent in vain." ( The disciple is expected to serve the guru. The reverse is not only unusual , but is even considered inauspicious for the disciple.) Sri Ramakrishna responded: " Do you know what day is really spent in vain? That day when the Lord's name is not chanted."