10 May :
Vivekananda (quoted by Swami Saradananda) described a “vision” he had after meditation in his home during his college days:
When I kept my mind still and devoid of all objects, there flowed in it
a current of serene bliss. Under its influence, I felt a sort of
intoxication for a long time even after the end of the meditation; so I
did not feel inclined to leave my seat and get up immediately.
One day when I was sitting in that condition at the end of the
meditation, I saw the wonderful figure of a monk appear suddenly-from
where I did not know-and stand before me at a little distance, filling
the room with a divine effulgence. He was in ochre robes with a
Kamandalu (water-pot) in his hand. His face bore such a calm and serene
expression of inwardness born of indifference to all things, that I was
amazed and felt much drawn to him. He walked towards me with a slow
step, his eyes steadfastly fixed on me, as if he wanted to say
something. But I was seized with fear and could not keep still. I got up
from my seat, opened the door, and quickly left the room. The next
moment I thought, "Why this foolish fear?" I became bold and went back
into the room to listen to the monk, who, alas, was no longer there. I
waited long in vain, feeling dejected and repenting that I had been so
stupid as to flee without listening to him. I have seen many monks, but
never have I seen such an extraordinary expression on any other face.
That face has been indelibly printed on my heart. It may have been a
hallucination; but very often I think that I had the good Fortune of
seeing Lord Buddha that day.
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