Did Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda ever see God while meditating?
Whether its while meditating or not meditating, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda never saw anything other than God. Once Sri Ramakrishna closed his eyes to meditate. But the very next he moment, he opened his eyes and muttered to himself, “Does God exist only when I close my eyes? Does He not exist when my eyes are open?” Young Narendranath (future Swami Vivekananda) once asked Sri Ramakrishna to grant him his request, “Sir, I want to remain in Samadhi all the time, 3–4 days at a stretch, only coming back to the body consciousness for the sake of food.” Sri Ramakrishna on hearing this request of Narendranath scolded him, “I see that you are a very mean minded person. I thought you would be like a huge banyan tree where millions could find shelter (from the heat of samsara). But now I see that you are interested in your own liberation.” Chided thus, Narendranath was ashamed. But Sri Ramakrishna assured him thus, ”You will attain a state much higher than the Nirvikalpa Sa...