

Ramakrishna gradually won over this contentious young man with his patience and love. ”Vivekananda, initially unimpressed by Ramkrishna’s simplicity, was amazed at Ramakrishna’s response. I see God as clearly as I do.” we’ll see each other, just in a much deeper sense. Without a moment’s hesitation, Sri Ramakrishna replied, “Yes, I have. He asked the same question to Sri Ramkrishna at his residence in the temple precinct of Dakshinewar Kali.

To satisfy his intellectual search for God, Narendranath used to visit prominent spiritual leaders of all religions and ask them one single question: “Have you seen God?” Each time he left without a satisfactory answer.

It was during this spiritual crisis that Vivekananda first heard of Sri Ramakrishna from William Hastie, director of Scottish Church College. The many philosophical questions about the existence of God that were floating around in his head remained unanswered. Bramho Samaj recognized a god in opposition to idolatry and superstition worshiping Hinduism.
