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Swami Adbhutananda

Sri Ramakrishna was extremely frugal and did not approve of his disciples' extravagance. Latu recalled: " Once in Dakshineswar the Mother asked a devotee to light the oil lamp in his room. The devotee used four match sticks, yet still couldn't light the lamp. The Master then got down from his cot and lighted the lamp himself. He said to the devotee: ' Hello, the householders save their hard-earned money and give it to the monks. Is it proper to misuse their money?' Another day I was about to use a match stick to ignite his tobacco, and he scolded me, ' Go to the kitchen, and get fire from there."