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Swami Advaitananda

When one of Swamiji's pet ducks suffered for  a week and then died from shortness of breath, Swami Advaitanandaji said to him," Sir, it is no use living in this kaliyuga ( the dark age ) when ducks catch cold from rain and damp and frogs sneeze!"

Even in his old age he would get up early and sit for meditation and japam. He suffered from rheumatic pain, so according to the doctor's instructions, he would do regular exercises in his room. Then he would go to the shrine to bow down to the Master. He prayed:" Master, I am doing exercise for this body. I have done enough, now release me." Afterwards, he would supervise the activities of the monastery. Swami Premanandaji would do the ritualistic worship in the shrine. When he went to Calcutta for other work, Advaitanandaji would perform the ritual. In the afternoon he would go for a walk and advise the caretakers of the garden and dairy if they had any problems. At that time the young monks had to do everything in the monastery; Advaitanandaji helped them by sharing his experience with them.