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 look upon me as a man. As women are free before a young girl, so were they before me. My mind was above the consciousness of sex. What a Divine state it was! I could not eat here in the Temple. I would walk from place to place and enter into the house of strangers after their meal hour. I would sit there quietly, without uttering a word. When questioned, I would say, "I wish to eat here." Immediately they would feed me with the best things they had.

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Once I heard of a poor Brahmin who was a true devotee and who lived in a small hut in

Baghbazar. I desired to see him, so I asked Mathura Babu to take me to him. He consented, immediately ordered a large carriage and drove me there. The Brah- min's house was so small that he scarcely had room to receive us, and he was much surprised to see me coming with such a rich man in such a carriage ! At another time I wished to meet Devendra Nath Tagore. He is a very rich man, but in