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"Flag-Ship Wabash, Port Royal Harbor, S. C, June 6, 1863.Sir: About ten days ago Major General Hunter applied to me for a gunboat to assist a land force in an expedition against Bluffton, which lies on May river, a stream emptying into Calibogue sound.This town has been the headquarters for the rebels for a long time in this vicinity, from which pickets were distributed at various points.At the time Major General Hunter wrote this request I had no gunboat in port; but, on the 3d instant, I ordered Lieutenant Commander Bacon to proceed with the Commodore McDonough on this expedition.The army forces, numbering, I believe, about one thousand (1,000) men, were on board the army gunboat Mayflower and an army transport, and under the command of Colonel Barton.On arriving near Bluffton the troops were landed under the protection of the Commodore McDonough, and took possession of the town, the rebels having retreated. By the orders of Colonel Barton the town was destroyed by fire, the church only being spared; and though the troops made several charges, they were driven back by the troops and the shells and shrapnell of the Commodore McDonough. Bluffton being destroyed, the soldiers re-embarked without casualties, and returned to Hilton Head.Enclosed (marked No. 1) is the interesting report of Lieutenant Commander Bacon, who speaks in high terms of Colonel Barton, the commanding officer of the land forces.Lieutenant Commander Bacon, whose vessel is well fitted for these inland waters, has in this case, as in all others, exhibited his characteristic energy and intelligence.Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. F. DUPONT, Rear-Admiral, Commanding S. A. B. Squadron.Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C."
""Es gibt eine Unzahl an Büchern, und die Zeit drängt. Das Geheimnis aller Erkenntnis ist deshalb, das Wesentliche herauszugreifen." – Raja Yoga, Der Pfad der Konzentration Phänomen-Verlag, Konzentration – Ihre Übung, 2007, Seite 104."
""Viele verschiedene Wege führen zum Ziel. Unwissende jedoch versteifen sich auf einen Standpunkt."– Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1963 Band IV, Seite 52, Original Übersetzung von Frank Ziesing, Eine Sammlung von Vivekanandas Aussagen (CC BY 3.0 DE)"
""Meine Pflicht sollte sein, vor dir die Ideale, die ich kenne, auszubreiten und es dir zu ermöglichen, für deine Wesensnatur das Beste herauszufinden."– Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1963 Band IV, Seite 56, Original Übersetzung von Frank Ziesing, Eine Sammlung von Vivekanandas Aussagen (CC BY 3.0 DE)"
""Alle Versuche, Menschen durch Armeen, Gewalt oder Argumente zusammenzupferchen, sie unterschiedslos in dieselbe Einfriedung zu treiben und zu zwingen, denselben Gott zu verehren, sind fehlgeschlagen und werden immer fehlschlagen, weil es gemäß der menschlichen Beschaffenheit unmöglich ist."– Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1963 Band IV, Seite 54, Original Übersetzung von Frank Ziesing, Eine Sammlung von Vivekanandas Aussagen (CC BY 3.0 DE)"
""Religion besteht nur zwischen dir und deinem Gott; keine dritte Person darf zwischen euch kommen."– Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1963 Band I, Seite 474, Original Übersetzung von Frank Ziesing, Eine Sammlung von Vivekanandas Aussagen (CC BY 3.0 DE)"
""Die Denker früherer Zeiten entdeckten, dass je weiter sie vom Mittelpunkt entfernt waren, desto zahlreicher die Verschiedenheit und Unterschiedlichkeiten auftraten, und je mehr sie sich diesem Punkt näherten, desto näher waren sie der Einheit."– Jnana-Yoga, Hermann Bauer Verlag, Der Pfad der Erkenntnis, Erster Band, Kapitel: Verwirklichung, Seite: 177-178, 1977 p.85 books.google"
""Die Ursache für all das Elend, das wir in der Welt haben, ist, dass die Menschen törichterweise denken, Vergnügen sei das Ideal, nach dem man streben sollte."– Meine Botschaft an das Abendland, Continentia Verlag, Kapitel: Das Ziel des Menschen, Seite: 191, 2022 p.191 books.google"
"Wir hoffen, daß die grausame Schule der Kriegsleiden in neuen Millionen den Abscheu vor dem Krieg wecken und sie für das Ideal des Sozialismus und des Völkerfriedens gewinnen wird."
"Auf der lyrischen Oase // wiegt als Palmbaum sich die Phrase."
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.