Gajalakshmi
Paramasivam
13
June 2019
ST ANTHONY OF KOCHCHIKADE
Today is the feast of St Anthony. My belief in
the Divine powers of St Anthony has its origin in my parents. If as Hindus we
are able to believe in other forms - it is due to global mindedness. As a
student I often found comfort in that belief by going to St Anthony’s Church in
Kochchikade. Today I would be going to the St Anthony’s church at Pashaiyoor -
Jaffna. My belief in St Anthony strengthened in Australia where Sir Anthony
Mason who was then chancellor of the University of NSW responded to my
complaint to the Governing Council of the University and required Deputy
Vice Chancellor Professor Alan Pettigrew to conduct an inquiry. I learnt about this on 19 May
1999 - the feast of Our Lady of Schoenstatt at the Sydney suburb of Malgoa. That connection confirmed to
me that my prayer had been heard by Our Lady.
The investigation manifested the true characteristics of many
academics and Professor Pettigrew himself. Professor Pettigrew influenced the
legal officer to send me threatening letters if I did not stop writing to
University staff. I challenged them to go ahead. They did not and I continued
to follow Due Processes as a mark of respect for those who established those
Due Processes. I now believe that Due Processes of a person true to her/himself
have the natural ability to bind us as a common group and to the core purpose
of the group. This to me is a great value of law.
This morning when checking through Google to confirm that I
got Professor Pettigrew’s name right - I discovered that the karma had yet
again delivered its verdict - through the demotion of Professor Pettigrew who
stepped down from the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of New
England - reported under the heading ‘Academic quits amid blistering dispute’ - https://www.smh.com.au/national/academic-quits-amid-blistering-dispute-20090420-acq6.html
[THE
financial reputation of Australia's oldest regional university is under siege
after its vice-chancellor stood down early amid claims the institution was
"technically insolvent" last year.After almost four years in the
position, Professor Alan Pettigrew will retire early from the University of New
England with a reported 18 months left to run on his contract.]
The reasons did not surprise me. They confirmed that my work
at the University of NSW towards more democratic financial management systems
had dismissed the Professor who threatened me with legal action for doing my
duty. The reasons could be known through the following ‘intelligence report’:
[On Friday the university's chancellor, Richard Torbay,
announced the departure of the vice-chancellor. Professor Pettigrew had
approached him the week before seeking an early release from his contract, to
take effect later this year.
Dr Torbay said the timing of the departure with a withering
attack on the financial management of the Armidale institution was an
unfortunate co-incidence. On April 3 the former chancellor John Cassidy told a
NSW parliamentary inquiry the university was "doomed to decline"
unless urgent action was taken.]
The fate of the American-return Vice Chancellor of the
University of NSW - Professor Rory Hume who also neglected his duty and
avoided me and allowed me to be arrested for Trespass for doing my duty - was
similar.
Such confirmations of completion of my faith based actions
communicate to me the message that Truth never fails.
The Easter bombings are such confirmations that Sri Lankan
Government has seriously neglected its duty to develop the Democratic
structure needed in multi-religious Sri Lanka - often openly promoting
Buddhists. This resulted in Buddha’s voice not being heard through these
leaders. In other words - there is no room for Buddhists and Buddha Sasana to
deal with this crisis.
Tamil National Alliance becoming the leading opposition in
Sri Lankan parliament is an Act of Truth. Those wanting to show others
would be blind to this. But those who invested in True Democracy would identify
with this as the warning to the government that if Truth is not respected - and
even one true Sri Lankan is in pain due to government’s actions and / or
negligence - the other side karma is invoked through the position occupied by
the person carrying the karma. In the above example - it was that of the Vice
Chancellor position. In Sri Lanka it is that of the President.
Those who are duty-bound invest in the other side of a
relationship until the relationship is completed and at that level two become
one. In a nation that has claimed Buddhism to be superior - the voices of other
religious members would not be heard. This includes the voices of members of
secular system and its laws. The Easter bombings confirmed the Truth that Sri
Lanka is two nations - one Buddhist and the other non-Buddhists. The President
by pardoning the Buddhist monk has confirmed his inability to be common with
Non-Buddhists. This is likely to be the case with those who fail to invest in
the common law at the deeper level. Those politicians who ‘show’ reverence to
Buddhist monks in public - have dismissed themselves from the system of
Democracy. As we sow, so shall we reap. Can’t expect democracy to deliver to
those who have given preference to their own religion in public life. Only
Truth would take different forms - be it Asuran or Thevan.
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