Swamiji remembered the life of freedom of the stern ascetics in the neighborhood of Hardwar and Hrishikesh. " I saw many great men in Hrishikesh ," said Swamiji in later life. "One case that I remember was that of a man who seemed to be mad. he was coming nude down the street , with boys pursuiting and throwing stones at him. the whole man was bubbling over with laughter , while blood was streaming down his face and neck. I took him and bathed his wound , putting ashes (made by burning a piece of cloth ) on it to stop the bleeding . And all the time , with peals of laughter , he told me of the fun the boys and he had been having, throwing the stones." So the father plays," he said,
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