Malinda Words

Words didn’t fall from the sky. They were coined. They contain histories. They are the landmark products of thought processes, the rest-signs of journeys. They move on, long after we die. They were something else centuries ago and they will be something else centuries from now as human being twist, turn, defined and redefine as appropriate to moment, place, culture and prerogative(s) at hand.

Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
19 January 2017

So you want to take out ‘Buddhism’?

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The ‘enlightened’ people entrusted with the grave task of recommending changes to the constitution have sought to turn Sri Lanka into an o...
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26 November 2011

There are Buddhist revolutions and Buddhist revolutions

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There are people who believe that Sri Lanka had a cultural revolution, a ‘Sinhala Buddhist cultural revolution’, to be precise.   The proof ...
28 October 2011

Buddhism, radicals and radicalism: a necessary preamble

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The adjective ‘radical’ has two principal definitions. In common usage, ‘radical’ conjures images of or alluding to Che Guevara.  It doesn’...
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01 August 2011

Reflections on foolishness, wisdom and those deserving of honour

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I have been reading and reflecting on the Mangala Sutta of late, i.e. the Discourse on Blessings, and found that even the simplest line fr...
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