Under the prevailing situation in the country, one might argue that celebrating Vesak is not the wisest decision to make. However, it is high time that we Buddhists take some time to reflect on how we celebrate the most important Buddhist Festival of all time. Vesak is the festival that celebrates Lord Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, […]
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An empty church but a full heart
Today there is an empty church. The pews are empty, the church organ is dusty, there are no colourful flowers or Easter eggs to decorate the alter and the only thing that will break the dead silence in the church is the bell. Being in quarantine or isolation this year has created many changes and […]
ආදරෙයි හදවතින්ම !!
හිතන්න, තව පාරක්. ලංකාව ලස්සන කරන්න, අපේ ජීවිත පිරිසිදු කරන්න, නැවුම් හුස්ම පොදක් ඉතිරි කරන්න, අපි වෙනුවෙන් ඒ අය කරන, ප්රශංසාවක් නැති මහා කැපකිරීම! ඒ අයත් මිනිස්සු, අපි වගේම. ආදරය, කරුණාව, සෙනෙහස දක්වන්න. එයාලටත් ගෞරව කරන්න. නෙළුම පිපී උඩු ආවත් පෙති විහිදා සහය දුන්නු ගොහොරුව මතකෙන් හැරදා කිසි ලෙසකත් එක් වැනුමක්වත් නොලදා බලනු මිතුර […]
Sky’s the limit
Today, the 21st of March, is World Down Syndrome Day. Scientifically speaking, Down syndrome is a genetic disorder also known as ‘Trisomy 21’. It is due to the presence of a third copy of the chromosome 21 (There are 23 chromosomes in a human nucleus and these chromosomes are numbered). Studies suggest that it occurs […]
The wonders of a woman
Once upon a time, the divinity created a wonderful sculpture. It was both eye-catching and breathtaking, with an ability to capture anyone’s heart in a twinkle. Though it appeared delicate by exterior, the divinity gave it the capability of bearing thousands of agonies from within its interior. The purpose of this wonderful creation was the […]
