Inspiring story about 123 year old yogi Swami Sivananda Baba

Longest living person from India, Varanasi (Kashi) very well known in the whole world as full of energy and lively yogi.

His birth date: 1896, August 8 (by this day he should be 129 year old).

Here you can see how he get honorable Indian award Padma Shri:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka8xDfoZxW4

Swami Shivanand Baba follows a brahmacharya (celibate) life and never takes any substances made of milk, sugar, and oil, while his main diet comprise boiled food and vegetables. Baba wakes up at 3 o’clock in the morning, chants the Shiva mantra, and indulges in Yoga from 5 am to 6 am. As the next part of his routine, he drinks a glass of water at 6:30 in the morning, followed by chanting of the Shri Krishna mantra sadhana and the Gita. He also relies solely on naturopathic and Ayurveda medicines.

Here you can see how Swami Sivananda Baba do yoga practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6TIR6P3GeY

Here you can see how this teacher on international day of yoga in Mumbai shows yoga exercises when he is 127 year old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpsawoP7gm8

“I lead a simple and disciplined life. I eat very simply — only boiled food without oil or spices, rice and boiled daal (lentil stew) with a couple of green chillies. I avoid milk or fruits because think that it is luxury food. In my childhood many days I was sleeping with empty stomach.”

Here you can find longer documentary with English subtitles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dLE3xO7S7c

“Earlier people were happy with fewer things. Nowadays people are unhappy, unhealthy and have become dishonest, which pains me a lot, I just want people to be happy, healthy and peaceful”

Under the guidance of his Guru Omkaranand Goswami, child Shivananda took yoga practice and spirituality as the ultimate goal of his life at the age of six. At this very young age he also took a resolution to lead a completely sattvic life. Simultaneously, remembering his poor parents who had died of hunger, Shivanand took a bold resolution to eat only half stomach and that too simple food for life. Even today Baba Shivanand Swamiji Maharaj follows this.

Later, in the year 1925, following the orders of his Guru, the 29 year old young Brahmachari Shivananda, traveled extensively in different countries across the globe on a noble mission of spreading the message of yoga and healthy life.

He is not married, made vow of brahmacharya (celibacy) and dedicated his live to serve humanity.