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 In the New Testament, Jesus Christ makes a beautiful statement in the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Swami Vivekananda even goes so far as to say that if all of the world's scriptures were lost, this one statement of Jesus Christ could save humanity. Image Source —  Wikipedia It only shows how much Swami Vivekananda was impressed by this particular statement of Jesus Christ and how highly he regarded this statement of Christ. The matter is completed in a very short time for those who have a pure heart. The Divine is very near to them. They are separated from the Divine by only a thin veil. The water of worldliness has completely dried up in these, like a fully dried up wooden log. Just a spark of fire is enough to set the entire log on fire, and the entire wooden log is quickly reduced to ashes... The cycle of worldly existence is completed for them with a single utterance from the lips of an enlightened master. But the rest of us, w...

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...