Vivekananda and Buddha - Part 4

Here is what Sri Ramakrishna revealed about his vision on Swamiji, as recorded in Sri Sri Ramakrishna Leela Prasanga by Swami Saradananda (Translation - Ramakrishna the Great Master by Swami Jagadananda and Ramakrishna the Divine Play by Swami Chetanananda). He saw him to belong to the realm of akhanda or indivisibility, far above the realm gods and goddesses, a divine sage ever immersed in meditation, one of the seven ever pure, ever blissful souls who are ever immersed in the contemplation of the absolute. He himself of course was the divine child seen in the vision. But who were those seven sages - were they the saptarshis of the Hindu Purana or the four sages Sanaka etc. along with others like Kapila who had occupied a position far above gods and goddesses, i.e. were higher than brahmarshis who belonged to the realm of Brahma, below the realm of indivisibility. We do not know but below is the vision outlined.

One day I found my mind was soaring high in Samadhi along a luminous path. It soon transcended the stellar universe and entered the subtler region of ideas. As it ascended higher and higher I found on both sides on the way ideals forms of gods and goddesses. The mind then reached the outer limits of the region, where a luminous barrier separated the sphere of relative existence from that of the Absolute. Crossing that barrier, the mind entered the transcendental realm where no corporeal being was visible. Even the gods dared not peep into the sublime realm,but had to be content with keeping their seats far below. The next moment I found seven venerable sages seated there is Samadhi. It occurred to me that these sages must have surpassed not only men, but even the gods, in knowledge and holiness, in renunciation and love, Lost in admiration I was reflecting on their greatness, when I saw a portion of that undifferentiated luminous region condensed into the form of a divine child. The child came to one of the sages, tenderly clasped his neck with his lovely arms, and addressing him in a sweet voice attempted to drag his mind down from the state of Samadhi. The magic touch roused the sage from his superconscious state, and he fixed his unmoving, half-open gaze upon the wonderful child. His beaming countenance showed that the child must have been the treasure of his heart. In great joy the strange child said to him— "I am going down. You too must go with me." The sage remained mute, but his tender look expressed his assent. As  he kept gazing on the child, he was again immersed in Samadhi. I was surprised to find that a fragment of the sage's body and mind was descending on earth in form of an effulgent light. No sooner had I seen Naren that I recognized him to be that sage.

The other important information that Sri Ramakrisha provided was in his own language and as recorded in the Gsopel of Sri Ramakrishna - Naren is Nitya-siddha, perfect in realization even from his birth; Naren is a Dhyana-siddha, an adept in meditation; the roaring fire of knowledge, always ablaze in Naren, burns to ashes whatever impure food he may take. Impurity of food can never tarnish his pure mind. He is always cutting to pieces the veils of Maya with the sword of knowledge. The inscrutable Maya  can never bring him under Her control.

So it is very clear that he was a special incarnation brought for a divine mission and that such souls appear in the earthly plane very rarely, except when they have a divine mission to fulfill, like assuming the role of a world teacher and change the course of the history and civilization.