Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Nishanathe Dahanayake

Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus Sabine Schulte/Unsplash, CC BY Nishanathe Dahanayake, University of New England The coronavirus pandemic is challenging our health, work, family, food and fun. It’s also disturbing our peace of mind and forcing us to question our own existence. We are each asking our own existential questions: Why is this happening to me? Why can’t I go on with my usual life? Who…

Why wish all good and happiness

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Nishanathe Dahanayake

Vasala & Metta sutta to commemorate Kurds sufferings

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Nishanathe Dahanayake

A gathering to show solidarity with Kurdish brothers and sisters on what they are going through. It is so unfortunate that when certain individuals claiming to be leaders and groups claiming to be representing communities say they are doing good for the community and the world, with some even claiming to know God and God’s wish. From the Vasala Sutta: The Buddha while on his round of begging for alms, came to the residence of…

Should I lie or should I not? (IN NO MAN’S LAND IN AMERICA)

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Nishanathe Dahanayake

(Real experiences at the hands of American officials who ‘arrested me’ some years ago. The aim of this post, however, is not to build hatred against America, but to create awareness for the betterment of the society and to show how truth of each could vary. The video is part of a presentation made at one of the Darebin Multicultural events in Melbourne last year.) What will you do, if you only have five minutes…

Month: April 2020