At no other time in human history has mankind experienced such pervasive dislocation and conflict as during the last 100 years. The rapid expansion of knowledge and communication, growth in technology, increase in population as well as transformation of traditional culture and values have profound effects on how people live, relate with one another and …
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Nov 30
Can Religion Bring Peace – Ven Dr K. Sri Dhammananda Thero
Differences in interpretation Religion and Peace are two terms which may be defined and interpreted by different people, according to their religious convictions and different levels of understanding. Scholars and philosophers have looked upon religion in various ways. Some have defined it in a very narrow and limited sense while others have given it a …
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Nov 20
Moral And Ethical Conduct of a Buddhist – Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda Thero
The world has never experienced such phenomenal material progress as it is realising in this age. However, despite this wonderful progress, it is most unfortunate that mankind tends to neglect its spiritual well-being. Mankind appears to have been blinded by material achievements thinking that materialism is the end of all things. Mankind has forgotten that …
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Oct 05
Religion In a Multi-Religious Society – Ven. Dr K Sri Dhammananda
The teachings and messages of the founders of world religions were primarily aimed at alleviating sufferings and bringing peace and happiness to mankind through the application of moral and ethical conduct and righteous living. However, world religions today have developed into massive organised impersonal institutions with the result that the original teachings of their respective …
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Sep 25
Who Creates Problems – Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda
Human problems are complicated. One day one of the Devas approached the Buddha and asked him how to overcome problems. The Devas said,” Lord, can you explain the mystery of the inner tangle and the outer tangle. Human beings are entangled in a tangle and I would like to ask, who will succeed in disentangling …
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Sep 05
You Are Responsible – Ven K. Sri Dhammananda
Human nature being what it is, all of us are inclined to put the blame on others for our own shortcomings or misfortunes. Do you ever give a thought for a moment that you yourself can be responsible for your own problems? Your sorrows and miseries are not caused by a family curse that is …
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Aug 27
Human Dignity in Buddhism – Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda Thero
What are the humane qualities which give rise to dignity and nobility? They are based on the moral, ethical, intellectual and spiritual norms which we human beings uphold and treasure in our day-to-day relationships with one another. As human beings we have minds which we can develop to such an extent that we can differentiate …
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Aug 08
You are Responsible – Ven Dr K Dhammananda Thero
අපේම අඩුපාඩුවලට වැරදි වලට අන් අයට චෝදනා කිරීමටයි, දොස් නැගීමටයි අපි නැඹුරු වී සිටින්නේ. ප්රශ්නවලට ගැටළුවලට වගකිව යුත්තා ඔබම බව ඔබත් සිතා බැලුව ද? ඔබේ දුකට හෙවත් නොසතුටට හේතුව මියගිය ඥාතියෙකුගේ සාපයක් හෝ පවුලේ අයගේ සාපයක් නොවේ. එය යක්ෂයෙකුගේ හෝ දෙවියකුගේ හෝ ක්රියාවක් ද නොවේ. ඒ දුක ඔබේම නිර්මාණයකි. එබැවින් ඔබව සිරකර තබාගන්නා මෙන්ම ඉන් …
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Aug 06
What is this Religion – Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda Thero
Every man must have a religion and that religion must be one which will appeal to the intellectual mind. A man failing to observe religious principles, becomes a danger to society. There is no doubt that scientist and psychologists have widened our horizon but they have not been able to tell us our purpose in …
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Jul 24
Buddhism and Astrology – Ven. Dr K Sri Dhammananda Thero
From the very beginning of time man has been fascinated by the stars and he has always tried to find some links between them and his own destiny. His observation of the stars and their movements gave rise to two very important areas of study, namely Astronomy and Astrology. Astronomy can be considered a pure …
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