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Swami Advaitananda

It was common among the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna to practise japam and meditation the whole night under his guidance. The burning fire of renunciation that the Master instilled in their hearts destroyed all their worldly desires. They forgot their body consciousness, their careers and their family obligations: They loved their Master wholeheartedly and were carried away with divine intoxication by his grace. They served the Master day and night along with their practice of spiritual disciplines.

Gopal was responsible for giving medicine to the Master. One day the Master noticed that the time for taking medicine had passed, so he asked another disciple," Where is that old man?" When the Master learned that Gopal was sleeping, he said joyfully:" Oh, how many sleepless nights he has passed! Let him sleep. Please don't call him. You had better give me the medicine today."