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"Subhūti, if a bodhisattva has a notion of a self, a notion of a person, a notion of a being, or a notion of a life, he is not a bodhisattva."
"When one grasps at non-dharmas, then that is immediate attachment to a self, a person, a being, and a life. Therefore, you should neither grasp at dharmas, nor should you grasp at non-dharmas. Regarding this principle, the TathÄgata frequently says, āYou bhikį¹£us should know that the dharma I speak is like a raft. Even dharmas should be relinquished, so how much more so the non-dharmas?ā"
"There is no fixed dharma of AnuttarÄ Samyaksaį¹bodhi [Supreme Enlightenment], nor is there a fixed dharma the TathÄgata can speak. Why? The TathÄgataās exposition of the Dharma [teaching] can never be grasped or spoken, being neither dharma nor non-dharma [being neither a fixed rule nor licence]. What is it, then? All the noble ones are distinguished by the unconditioned Dharma."
"The perfected body of form that the TathÄgata speaks of is itself not a perfected body of form, and is thus called the perfected body of form."
"SubhÅ«ti, do not say that it occurs to the TathÄgata, āI have a spoken Dharma.ā Do not compose this thought. Why? If someone says āThe TathÄgata has a spoken Dharma,ā then this is like slandering the Buddha, because my teachings have not been understood. SubhÅ«ti, one who speaks the Dharma is unable to speak any dharma, and it is thus called speaking the Dharma."
"If one perceives me in forms,"
"SubhÅ«ti, if someone says that the TathÄgata comes, goes, sits, or lies down, then this person does not understand the meaning of my teachings. Why? The TathÄgata is one who neither comes nor goes anywhere, and for this reason is called the TathÄgata."
"All conditioned dharmas"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.