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email from Daya Jayasinghe

May 23 (2 days ago)

Click on the link below and watch it to the VERY END.  The last 30 minutes is very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX2f6QHkU-I

Narendra Modhi and Buddhism.

Part of an email forwarded by Senaka Weeraratna.

'The Video clip of a speech (see below) made by Narendra Modi in 2010 at an International Buddhist Heritage Seminar held at the cultural capital of Gujarat, Vadodara amidst the presence of Dalai Lama and other religious dignitaries provides a valuable insight into Narendra Modi’s thinking on Buddhism and the increasing emphasis he can be expected to place in maintaining and strengthening ties between India and pre – dominant Buddhist countries in Asia.

An alliance between the largely Hindu India and predominantly Buddhist Asia may provide the long awaited counter weight to the hegemony we see in the conduct of the European Union (an Union of European Christian heritage countries) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ( An association of 56 Islamic states).

Sri Lanka has much to benefit from this new political development in India because its new leader though committed to the cause of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) is also a great admirer of Buddhism and very much conscious of the great contribution Buddhism has made in elevating the moral and spiritual stature of India through out the world, and its huge potential to influence humanity and global thinking in a positive direction.

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DTW5wZJXpQ8

The duration of the Video clip is 23.32 minutes. Narendra Modi speaks in both English and Hindi intermingling and translating his statement in English into Hindi.

To any one interested in studying the thoughts and ideas of Narendra Modi on religion this video clip provides an ideal opportunity.'

Courtesy: Buddhist Channel

Religion and capital.

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai


A Catholic, a Protestant, a Muslim and a Jew were in a discussion during a dinner.

Catholic: "We have a large fortune.... we are going to buy Citibank!"

Protestant: "We are very wealthy and will buy General Motors!"          

Muslim: "We are fabulously rich ..... we intend to purchase Microsoft!"

They then all wait for the Jew to speak....

The Jew stirs his coffee, places the spoon neatly on the saucer, takes a sip of his coffee, looks at them and casually says: "We are not selling!

A typical Sri Lankan hearth used to cook all the food in the household.

Now firewood is used less to do the cooking. LP gas has replaced it in most households. The days of  high pressure stoves and kerosene cookers are also gone.

AN INSPIRING CLIP MUST WATCH

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

Inspiring Clip . . . A Must See

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=724601407564676

TT player without hands !

 email from JKS Weerasekara

  Two minutes worth watching

Great indeed

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Subject:  TT player without hands !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDdh2439hnU

A trip in Sri Lanka with friends.

The 'Udarata Menike' at Pathana.

Devon falls at Pathana.

A bridal party at the Gardens, Nuwara Eliya.

Rest House, Ella/

Ravanella waterfalls, Ella.

Buddha statue, Maligawila.

Wild elephants, Udawalawe.

A dancing pea-cock, Udawalawe.

Sunset seen from the Udawalawe dam.

Feeding the orphan elephants, Udawalawe.

Dinner at the 'Centaurian Hotel', Embilipitiya. Wignaraja and Buddhika Kaluarachchi with Mick, Peter and David.

A trip made with Wignaraja, Buddhika Kaluarachche and Wigna's Australian doctor friends 'Mick', Peter and David. This trip took three days. From Colombo to Nuwara Eliya and night rest at Ella Rest House on the 18th May 2014. Down to Wellawaya passing Rawanella watrerfalls on the 19th going onto Maligawila to see the Buddha statue predating the Aukana statue and carved in the 7th Century AD. Going into the Udawalawe National Park to see it's wild life. Further on to see the orphan elephants being fed and night rest at the Centaures Hotel, Embilipitiya. The next day the 20th we were on the road to Rathnapura to buy jem-studded jewellery and back to Avissawella and Colombo. It was a journey with fun and rollicking laughter.