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Did Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda ever see God while meditating?

Whether it’s while meditating or not meditating, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa or Swami Vivekananda never saw anything other than God.
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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?”
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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.”
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Sri Ramakrishna on hearing this scolded him, “U seem to be a very mean minded person. I thought you would be like a banyan tree where millions could find shelter. But now I see that you are only interested in your own liberation.”
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Chided thus, Narendranath was ashamed. But Sri Ramakrishna assured him thus, ”You will attain a state much higher than the Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Is it not you who sing, ‘Whatever exists, art Thou alone (jo kuch hai so Tu hi hai)?’”
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Sri Ramakrishna meant that he would even see God with open eyes.

In meditation, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda saw the unconditioned aspect of God. And outside meditation they saw the same God conditioned by various names and forms.
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Meditation is like seeing pure gold bereft of all name and form; and outside meditation, its like seeing the same gold fashioned into various ornaments like necklaces, bangles, rings, chains etc…

Nirvritananda
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