Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 13 February  2015

‘From Tiger  Teeth  into The Hindu Mouth’

Concerns of many Sri Lankans have been raised after the publishing of Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke’s article ‘Chief Minister Wigneswaran Explodes “Genocide of Tamils” Bomb via Northern Provincial Council Resolution’ published at http://dbsjeyaraj.com. I received the message about the Resolution  through the Sri Lankan Diaspora, independent of Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke who unlike many others has not reciprocated my gesture of including him in my email list. I concluded that to him I am not a cow with a bell – like Chief Minister Wigneswaran is. But to Chief Minister Wigneswaran the Indian Politicians seem to be the cows with bells – as has been confirmed by the Indian Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ picking up the news. To Dr. Dayan The Hindu bells must have tolled for his group of politicians.

 In response to the Diaspora news which I value very much, I published my assessment at  http://austms.blogspot.com.au under the heading ‘From Sinhalese Frying Pan into Indian Fire?’  . Today there was some negative return to my article, from a Tiger supporter, and I concluded that the above Resolution was the manifestation of LTTE minds within the Northern Provincial Council.  Later I received the above article by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke. In terms of that,  the title that comes to my mind is ‘From Tiger  Teeth  into Hindu Brain’

I was specifically asked by global minded Diaspora members for my opinion in terms of armed forces in North and I responded as follows:

‘I was in Jaffna during the first month of the new regime. Did not find any army on the roads. More importantly did not hear any concerns from the grassroots folks. The reception at the Colombo Health Ministry was even better. The new regime is trying to make amends the way they know it – and it is up to us to  receive and include that in our administrative systems instead of using the new freedom to play politics.  Those of us of the Diaspora are in a better position to express this openly than are the likes of Wigneswaran and Sampanthan’

As a direct participant working independently through the existing structure I tend to invoke in the other person my own investment in common values of the system.  I appreciate that not many are able to do this and hence they resort to Politics. To my mind, Dr. Jayatilleke is also playing Politics. The Key Indicator of this in the above article is embedded in the following passage:

‘This is a Tamil nationalist mainstream move, which demonstrates that Tamil nationalism remains within the paradigm of the Vadukkodai resolution. This ‘Genocide’ Resolution 2015 could be dubbed the Son of Vadukkodai Resolution 1976.’

To my mind this is ‘Valvettithurai¹ Memorial Resolution’ unless the likes of Dr. Dyan whose mind seems to not restructure itself to suit the current realities vs the current needs of Sri Lankans, seek to make it internationally exciting for the Diaspora on both sides of the ethnic border.  Dr. Dyan reads his tomorrow through today’s Mr. Wigneswaran and rightly so if he has not drawn the line of separation of powers. Likewise Mr. Wigneswaran is reading his tomorrow through his parallels in the new regime. Neither is balanced as per Democracy that Sri Lankan Administrative system continues to be lacking in. In a Democratic Administration – Genocide by Sinhalese would have been measured at the same time as Terrorism by Tamils – using common principles. Until the Provincial Council takes Equal Responsibility as the National Government to give both sides Equal Footing – their declarations are from a lower status than those of the National regime. They do not have the support of the Administrative force to travel beyond local borders. But one who has promoted political decisions as administrative decisions – would naturally fear such resolutions by the opposition.

Politically speaking – Tamils of Northern Sri Lanka would tend to balance the majority power through Tiger power combined with Indian Politics. This is natural. The email that was sent to me had reference to the Resolution as well as the book release in India in the same message. Sinhalese need this pressure to get their Administrative systems in order – so that one does not wait for ‘Politics to Tell’ through majority power and armed power. If we sow the seeds of separation through majority power – we must be ready for the returns through armed power and v.v.

As it stands now – the decision by TNA leading Northern Tamils to vote for the new regime sends the clear message that they are open to development of common solutions. Political actions confirmed through elections are the only valid Political decisions until the following elections. The time between the two must be used to develop strong Administrative structures and systems – that would make us common citizens wherever we may be. The Colombo media have done right to not get excited over this.

¹ Birthplace of LTTE Leader. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 12 February  2015

From Sinhalese Frying Pan into Indian Fire?

As per recent  news reports, the Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka adopted a resolution in relation to alleged Genocide against Tamils. The Council is invoking UN principles as follows:

“It also said that the UN Security Council should refer the situation in Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court for prosecutions based on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide adding that alternatively or concurrently, domestic courts in countries that may exercise universal jurisdiction over the alleged events and perpetrators, including but not limited to the United States, should prosecute these crimes.” (Colombo Gazette)

Along with the above report came the reference to the book released in this regard in India :

http://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/Book-Release-function-held-at-Kaveri-Bhavan-KSOU/

Mysuru: “India has played a significant role in bringing back justice for Tamil Eelam and to remove extermination of Tamil race in Sri Lanka”, said former IAS officer M G Devasahayam on Saturday November 29. He was speaking during the book release of ‘Unfettered genocide in Tamil Eelam’ and 'Enlightened Rule of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’. ‘Unfettered genocide in Tamil Eelam’, has been authored by Karnataka State Open University V-C M G Krishnan, Paul Newman of Bangalore University and professor G K Nathan. The authors have clearly mentioned how, in the face of a series of exclusionary acts by the Sinhalese dominated parliament, Sri Lanka’s Tamils came to the inevitable conclusion that they could never achieve equity under a Sinhalese dominated government”, he added describing the book”

Achieving equity is in the mind of the citizen. Sri Lankan Tamils who continue to practice the dowry system – without separation of powers between the functions of man and woman – are yet to appreciate the equality of women.  Where majority in the Tamil Community practice the dowry system without the above mentioned separation of powers – their definition of Genocide is emotional expression using hearsay. In any case – I am at least One Sri Lankan Tamil who realized equity as a Sri Lankan – through the Administrative path and my own Truth discovered as Equal partner of Sinhalese in various Sri Lankan institutions. Wherever there was an Administrative path  I became independent of politics to get promoted to the Administrative level. Where there was no Administrative path – I took my position as per the other person’s Truth and discovered that they did not think I was less than them but that sometimes they desired excessive benefits for their  higher status  – just like Tamils also do. It is disappointing to note that the Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka is practicing politics above Administration.

Relying on the  UN  to solve our problems is like relying on the king and abandoning the husband (Tamil saying). The role of the Provincial Council is to manage with lesser powers than the National Government and not add itself to global politics. The LTTE added itself to Indian politics and we ended up with IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Force) problems. Those of us who claim that members of the LTTE and other armed groups which are included in the Tamil National Alliance – are war heroes then there can be no claim of genocide. If we claim that there was genocide – then all those who died – including Tamil combatants – are victims of war. To the one mind, the same person cannot be both at the same time in the one issue.

Some may conclude that what happened amounts to Genocide. In that case for the Sinhalese side – what happened due to LTTE is Terrorism. It would be to the mind driven by Dharma/Righteousness. Truth when surfaced would manifest outcomes with equal opposite sides. If both sides produced – then both must be included in the decision making. A society using such balanced knowledge would be a wise society. Those who produce emotions as knowledge promote ignorance.

 The Academics of Karnataka State Open University who have authored the above book – should have discovered the Truth as if they had the experience. Towards this one has to renounce all political / emotional benefits at the physical level. Emotion is the flow of the physical. It takes double the time to become knowledge – complete with both side emotions and  be promoted to the higher logical level. Through the above resolution, the Northern Provincial Council has confirmed that like the National Government, it is also driven more by politics and less by Balanced Administration. My concerns were raised when earlier this month a group of Health workers in North approached me after the Provincial Council failed to structure their problem administratively. The above resolution is alarming considering the level at which the failure has happened.

The Hon. C.V. Wigneswaran – the Chief Minister of  Northern Province – due to his previous portfolio as part of the Judiciary – is expected to have appreciated the need for separation of powers between two parties of Equal Status – each delivering their own independent decisions in relation to particular matters. Mr. Wigneswaran who is known for his knowledge of  Thesawalamai Law particular to Northern Tamils of Sri Lanka – would appreciate that dowry is given to a daughter to honor her as head of a new branch of the family. The daughter passes that on to her daughter. The son similarly gets Muthusum (inherited property). They are both Equal only when they are diverse and therefore cannot be related at the physical level.  If we do not recognize this diversity – the woman is of lesser status than the man in a family practicing the dowry system. Likewise – Tamils who seek special settlement as minorities. To the extent we consider ourselves Equals – we need to demonstrate diversity in our position responsibilities and lineages. If Tamils seek the assistance of the same UN which listed the LTTE as Terrorists – then we list ourselves under one Administration. Then to make and publish our own decisions/judgments – we ought to ensure that those decisions were made as per the laws and principles of that Administration. UN has confirmed that  LTTE did not fight as per UN policies. TNA needs to distance itself from LTTE and other armed groups – if it is to judge itself and its opposition through UN policies / conventions.

In terms of individual countries and bodies within those countries – there is no Administrative jurisdiction to decide on behalf of the whole Community. Karnataka State Open University  for example does not have the jurisdiction to decide for the purpose of supporting global administration -  that what happened in Sri Lanka was Genocide unless it  publishes its decision as to whether  the LTTE were terrorists or Freedom fighters.

In both instances one using the  subjective path must establish that  the cause of the damage was due to Genocidal intentions and Terrorism intentions respectively. The measures used must be global. A person using the ‘effects’ and therefore the objective path – needs to use majority judgments published by all independent participants using the global path. That is the message through Lord Muruga’s six faces of Equal importance.

If therefore the Sri Lankan Government is guilty of Genocide – then so is the UN.  If the LTTE is guilty of Terrorism – then so is India.

In terms of the Diaspora – a Tamil who is hurt / damaged by a Sinhalese has the right to take action as per the laws of their country of current residence. The Diaspora can politically influence through their governments – but to make one-sided statements directly, amounts to hearsay – even when published through a University or through the Provincial Government. It has no administrative value. An Australian Tamil has the Administrative power to take action against and Australian Sinhalese  but not against a Sri Lankan Sinhalese.  The more we receive information / news through the regulated path – the less likely we are to make mistakes.

The way we bring information into our mind is important if we are to practice reliable Administration. In a family for example – emotions need to be received and expressed through our positions and/or common processes, if one seeks to develop strong structures and systems. Traditional values were developed through such one-sided path due to Trust / Common faith. A family driven by emotions needs to ‘wait’ until time tells and this waiting is supported by Trust/Faith.

Where such Trust / Common Faith is weak - Democracy facilitates for us to surface both sides at the same time – without waiting for ‘time to tell’. But unless juniors / minorities – pay their dues – they would not feel the independence to produce their own outcomes.

LTTE sought the power of arms to ‘show’ equal power.  But within the LTTE leadership there was no parallel of the Other Half – the Equal head for Internal Administration confirming Equity between Operational head and Administrative head. As wise Hindu elders say – those who maintain Dharma (Righteousness) are maintained by Dharma. To the extent we maintained global laws – we would be looked after by the global community. One expecting more is expecting handouts. That is disrespectful of our traditional values on the basis of which we claim to be a sovereign community.

Pre School in Vaddukoddai where the first Political Declaration of Self Governance was made in 1976 through the Vaddukoddai Resolution 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 11 February  2015

Warriors or Healers?

I resigned from a Sri Lankan Forum, because I could not ‘see’ myself  in the young members who were hastily promoted to Committee positions.  The apparent reason for such quick promotion was their ‘show of cleverness’.  That happened also with the Political Rebel groups – JVP (Sinhalese) as well as LTTE (Tamil) - in Sri Lanka.

The stronger the mind connection the greater the fulfilment one enjoys of one’s work. When the focus is more on immediate returns  - the deeper values are lost consciousness of. I would rather contemplate and  connect to the minds of my ancestors to have the deeper experience than be part of  production of quick outcomes.

My resignation from the Sri Lankan Forum  was due to not wanting to be seen as being responsible for the  outcomes produced by immature leadership – driven by cleverness rather than feeling of ownership.  Young ones who have had the real experience – would make more valuable contribution than those who ‘know’ largely through  hearsay. To my mind, knowledge without faith is hearsay.  If we are to be strong locally / institutionally,  the older generation’s Truth needs  to be the foundation  on which the younger generation’s systems are developed.  Hence hasty  leadership allocated to young ones without the experience,  would lead to ‘club’ attitude.  Often dependent seniors tend to take shortcuts just to keep a position going for themselves and thus become part of the ‘club’.  I enjoy the freedom of connecting to higher minds – and hence distance myself from clubs.  Meditation helps me to connect to minds of those I have never met physically and those who lived on this earth before my time. The higher the mind as per Truth - greater the order of thought.

Through meditation I was able to keep the mind still – so that I did not expect returns as per theory. This helped me work out the ‘gap’ between the known causes of my experiences and the forces needed for a particular outcome that was part of the experience.  The urge to recognize this ‘gap’ was stronger when the outcome was unpleasant to me.  When the outcomes were pleasant – I tended to accept them as having been earned by me. When they were unpleasant – I started looking for deeper reasons. Through this process of inner search – starting with a still mind, I discovered that when I accepted lower grades / benefits after doing my best to get the grades / benefits as per the official system my contribution did not ‘get lost’.  It got converted to commonwealth which when lost consciousness of – became a common force.

Relative to others in the Australian Public Health Service – the money and status returns I received  for the work performed as per my interpretation of my portfolio   were lower. But later when I was recruited by the  Medical Faculty of the University of New South Wales – that was more than a certificate.  It became a deeper force through which I communicated with the Dean of Medicine who recruited me. I accumulated more such Energies while working for the University through the Medical Faculty – always conscious of the total picture. I had much pain when my expectations to be recognized for that work did not get fulfilled. But I did not take revenge. Instead I sought to know why? Meditation helped me recognize  that the outcomes were a combination of forces that were beyond the control of individuals – for better or for worse.  This helped me bring about closure. Later I recognized that ‘Health Service Force’ when I had the opportunity to go to the war  camps in Sri Lanka in 2009 and serve the needy and also in 2015 when I was able to facilitate the escalation of problems faced by war victims in Northern Sri Lanka working within the Public Health system. Had I not accepted the weaknesses of  the University staff as mine I would not have brought about closure. I did so AFTER escalating my pain to the highest level through Due Administrative and Legal Processes. Had I not accepted the  ‘gap’ as being part of the weakness in the system  - I could not have brought about closure at the national level. Once I brought about closure at the national level  the surplus – got converted to global energy and hence the higher opportunities in Sri Lanka which is more global now than it was in three decades ago.

I accepted the weaknesses of the LTTE Administration as my own after I worked with them through a UNDP project in 2003. There again I was not paid as agreed but I became global given that UNDP is global. This helped me become part of the system that was the soil for such rebellious roots. Those roots are still there and any compensation to victims above their earned levels would weaken the soil that is home to other sections of the Tamil Community as well as to common Sri Lankans.

When wrongs remain uncorrected by the official system they become social problems. When social problems are neglected they become our permanent weaknesses/sins. Such sins are beyond correction by the human systems. Those who travel deep and have the experience from both sides – realize the power of ownership. That’s when we realize that the contributions we made genuinely – are not lost  - but convert themselves into Energies and are in waiting  to influence our wholesome experience. Then we  cease being warriors and start healing  through our  natural participation

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 10 February  2015

Sri Lanka’s Hour of Need

Each one of us reads Public events and news as per our own needs and desires. In the higher mind, driven by Truth, one who reads as per desires is allocated lower position than one who reads as per needs. I believe, when I have a need and I share with another  – the other side also has that need or has the power to satisfy my  need  and v.v.  Often we mistake desire as need. The interpretation of the most common person in a forum is the interpretation that would best serve the forum.  The deeper the contribution the stronger the support of Natural Powers from within and beyond the forum.

Whilst appreciating the responses in agreement with my yesterday’s article ‘Self-Closure and Self-Governance’,  I specially identify with the value in the following response in disagreement:

‘A very good argument if Tamils and their rights are a management problem with a profit motive. Get Real please. Closure for what and for whom?’

When do rights become benefits and v.v.? Do we all remain within our earned rights when we express ourselves in relation to Governance? Is there not a need to help Tamils seeking economic benefits in Sri Lanka achieve financial self-sufficiency – at least parallel to the level we have achieved outside Sri Lanka?  My response to the above Tamil was:

‘First closure for the individual. This would help share the completed experience with the Community.  Closure helps provide structure to our achievement thus far and not expect any more from others. From then on we function as governors. I do that here in Australia.’

When I go to Sri Lanka also – I consider myself a governor and therefore a common facility  and not an Administrator. During 2009 trauma experienced by Tamils I went personally to the Ministry of Health day after day – until I obtained approval to visit and help the victims in the camps. In February 2015 I had much less difficulty in presenting the case of  a group of 232 Health Workers from Chankanai-Vaddukoddai area and beyond,  to the senior officials within the Ministry of Health. In their desperation, the leaders of this group came to Colombo for the first time in their life – and sought to see the Minister without a prior appointment. The Northern Provincial Council did not help them. It was not clear whether their problem came under the Department  of Health or was covered by Provincial Government’s portfolio. I was asked by them to assist them in Colombo. My experience was much more satisfying  this time around than it was in 2009. In both instances – the outcomes happened. The reception this time was much nicer and more respectable than it was in 2009 – from bottom to top.  If I had not brought about closure of my 2009 experience and given it a ‘position’ in my mind, I would not have identified with the ‘smoother process’ in relation to Tamils. To me it was Affirmative Action that I was able to invoke. I combined my ‘rights’ as a Sri Lankan Professional with the need of these workers – many of whom are victims of war. That combination at their level is closure for them in terms of their anxiety whether they would become victims of Sri Lankan politics. It is promotion to Administration. Arrangements have been made to train them to interpret their contracts and also to structure their problem Administratively.

If these workers had gone through politicians – they would have promoted the political path – the one way street to ‘rights’. They would have ranked low in the system of hierarchy. Recently, a global citizen of Sinhalese origin responded as follows:

‘Do not rely on Parliamentary, Provincial or Pradeshiya Sabha politicians to do justice to the Sovereign. People should rely on themselves and work to establish Grama Rajya’

I believe that was achieved in relation to the above Health project. To global minded Tamils there may be lesser need to bring about closure for their battles through the previous regimes to identify with the value of their work. But to the resident Sri Lankan Tamil in rural areas – who suffered most due to the ethnic war  - closure is important to progress from politics to administration. We in the Diaspora have the resources to help them along that path.

Costs paid through due process as per our position, become earned rights when the returns are not delievered by the higher person in any relationship. From time to time we need to exercise that right to know whether or not the higher person recognizes our earned rights. My earned rights within the Sri Lankan Ministry would have become political if I had expected to be recognized by the workers I  assisted. To my mind they were getting  realtime training in Public Administration – which we need to complete to become governors including at low levels of the structure.

Just because we have UN certificate – we would not become self-governing. Tamil leaders who have completed the Administrative requirements earn us that right to self-governance – with or without external certification.  Every Tamil who completes the duty at her/his position level – is a governor and therefore is a leader – even if such a person was a cleaner. Members of the Diaspora – Tamil, Sinhalese as well as Sri Lankan - need to complete their position responsibilities in their new nations to qualify to lead local Sri Lankans in their path to self-governance  - with or without separation. Members of the Diaspora have the responsibility to use higher level test – as per global laws and principles. Likewise foreign governments seeking to lead Sri Lankans – including the Government of Sri Lanka.  

Closure is the parallel of drawing up a Balance Sheet that  shows us where we are at as a total picture. The wider we spread the greater the need for Project based management, instead of ‘waiting for time to tell’. Politics, like emotions is one way path. We need the other side to bring about an Administrative balance.  Where closure shows a profit /net benefit at administrative level – and we plough it back it gets raised to ‘rights’ / ownership level. One who confirms such ploughing back at this time of political restructure in Sri Lanka – is confirming her/his connection to the roots – be they Tamil or Sinhala.

Once we complete relationships – we become Common. We do not get lost. If we seek to extend the relationship from wider world – then we must restructure our Administrative world. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 09 February  2015

Self-Closure and Self-Governance

One gets the feeling that the new Government in Sri Lanka seeks to minimize damage from international investigations into the ethnic war. As Sri Lankans, we need to ask as to whether it would be better for us to extend the problem as is - to the international level or whether we would be better off bringing about ‘closure’ at the local level. Closure at the primary / local level helps complete the experience. Completion promotes us automatically to higher relationships.

Given that majority Sri Lankans think around the concept of rebirth – we would comfortably identify with closures – as death preceding  rebirth. Every relationship likewise could be completed by identifying with the Truth discovered through that relationship. Often we fail to do so due to our expectations of further benefits from that relationship. This leads to weak performance in new and higher looking relationships. In real terms, only one who completes the primary relationship gets promoted to the higher relationship or the higher position in the same relationship.

Some of us were participants in the war and others were largely observers. To the extent we were affected by the war  we have the responsibility to make decisions in relation to the war. Most of us need to make the decision as to whether or not we want to function as independent units or be part of wider Administration. As per my observations – majority Australian Tamils are satisfied being part of wider Administration. Likewise the Tamil communities in other countries including Singapore and Malaysia. Tamil Communities in some Western Countries – including the U.K. are openly supported by the governments in those countries in dealing with war-related pain. It is important that they help us complete our Sri Lankan experience so it could be the foundation of our experience as migrants in more progressive countries and that the open relationship is not used to benefit the  new countries that we have migrated to. The end of Administration is Governance. Once we bring about ‘closure’ – we begin governing and not until then. One who is not capable of self-closure is not capable of self-governance.

If the war is taken as a ‘project’ the value of the war would be the Truth discovered at the end of the war.   The war should not become our program – as has happened in the Middle-East. If this Truth is accepted and included in the mind of participants, our continuing programs become stronger. If our general health is a program, one particular disease would be a project. If we keep dwelling on that disease – then that becomes our  program. Majority Sri Lankans at ground level would prefer for the war to be a project and not a program.

The 2015 Presidential Elections is a strong opportunity to  help bring about closure to the war-project by both sides of the ethnic border. The 2015 Presidential Election, has confirmed that Tamils have the real power to make a difference to the National Leadership. The genuine feelings of all concerned have delivered this outcome. It has also helped us to realize that fundamentally we have more in common than we ourselves recognized. War related suffering has also contributed to that commonness. Until we recognize the suffering of the other side as having been caused by our side – we are not likely to bring about closure.

Attachment to benefits and aversion to costs often promote extensions and therefore block closures. Those who suffered due to Sri Lankans have the responsibility to limit their compensation sources to Sri Lankans and not wider world.  If we accept compensations from wider world – we are confirming our inability to self-govern. If we accept the assistance of non-Sri Lankans – then we are influencing colonial mentality. When that happens – war becomes a program for Sri Lankans – including Tamils. I brought about closure here in Australia – to problems experienced by me as a migrant. When I could not find a higher relation through whom to complete the workplace relationship at the higher level – I brought about closure by recognizing the Truth that the level at which I was recognized by the other side was the highest level of  just Administration. From that point onwards – I had to renounce benefits to be self-governing. That to me is the essence of  Gandhi’s Sathya Graham. Once Truth is identified with and included in our mind – we are stronger governors. Whether we realize self-governance as Tamils, Sinhalese, Sri Lankans, Australians is secondary to realizing self-governance. We could in fact be multi-nationals along the path of discovering self-governance. We need to bring about ‘closure’ at each stage and publish  that picture -  so all concerned would know that there is no room to influence through open-items. Sri Lankans who emigrated due to the war and continue to carry such open-items are likely to take longer than Resident Sri Lankans to realize self-governance. That would be like living with our parents even after marriage – not under a consolidated system but through the latest fashion. 

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 08 February  2015

Indonesia’s Lack of Authority  to Kill Australians

 Does any country have the right to kill the subject of another country? This is the question, we as a nation need to ask when foreign governments kill our own. I have been asking this question ever since I felt as my own, the pain of Myuran Sukumaran’s mother. Every genuine mother who thus shares in the feelings of Myuran’s family would add strength to the family. Death in the hands of ‘foreigners’ is not new to the Tamil Community of Sri Lankan origin. To the extent we are genuine in our protests against occupation of  Northern Sri Lanka by Sinhalese Armed Forces we would reject the Death Sentence by the Indonesian Government -  against Myuran – who is also of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Both are immoral due to lack of Common Faith. Playing god without the basic requirements would bring about serious negative karma for the individual.  Where  the act  is  covered by law, the returns are for the whole group covered by such law – with greater degree of impact on the law makers – the government.  

Death at surface level is the opposite of Birth. It is why we die that makes it negative or positive. We remember and celebrate  the dead in diverse ways on the basis of value added or taken away due to the life of the person. Tamils who celebrate on Heroes Day, the lives of those who died in the ethnic war in Sri Lanka,  have the duty to do all they can to protect Mayuran Sukumaran from dying in the hands of ‘foreigners’. 

Every Government that would die for its People earns the right to kill as a last resort to protect the life of its People. The confirmation of having earned this right to kill  is tested through :

1.      Whether the individual being killed is believed by the killer to be part of her/himself through common faith or

2.      Whether the individual being killed had the intention or her/his actions had the effect of killing the killer and/or the people who were bound to the killer by common faith.

The former is internal punishment from which the community learns and the latter is to protect one’s ‘home’ from  external dangers. The Indonesian Government killing Australians would fall within the latter category. Unless majority Indonesians are global minded and/or consider Australia to be part of their ‘home’,  the Indonesian Government has the responsibility  to prove to itself and satisfy itself  that the actions of the Australians were intended to kill Indonesians and/or would have been the sole reason for the death of Indonesians. Unless such criteria are satisfied – the killing of foreigners would amount to murder by abuse of  political power.

This issue was discussed recently in relation to allegations of War Crimes against the Sri Lankan Government during the ethnic war. One member of the  Sri Lankan Diaspora wrote about his assessment of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) as foreigners and the government as being ‘internal’:

‘With regards to the ‘war’, I recall receiving reports of all the assassinations being committed (mostly by the LTTE – the most notable being my close friend Neelan Thiruchelvan).  On the other hand President Premadasa I was told was responsible for the death of two of my other friends (Denzil Kobbekaduwa and Richard de Soyza).  For those who I hear singing the praises of Premadasa:  apparently he was also responsible for Lalith Athulathmudali’s death.

   

Meanwhile Prabhakaran had apparently morphed from liberation fighter into a monster (as history will show happens to all such leaders).  He apparently had cordoned off the North and NE of the country and in fact had achieved his Eelam (complete with his own  laws).  The innocent people in those areas had little choice but to go along with this arrangement – with their sons and daughters also being forcefully conscripted into the LTTE I was told.’

To the  Sri Lankan Government elected by majority Sinhalese,  Tamils – including the LTTE - were ‘outsiders’ as per natural laws based on common faith. It is to protect against injustices that devolution is provided for when either side is conscious of being outside the circle of faith of the other. LTTE was not elected by Tamils to represent them. LTTE nominated itself the leader – through the power of the gun.  To kill  Neelan Thiruchelvan through the system of Natural Justice  – LTTE needed to be elected to a position above Neelan, with the authority of greater common faith than Neelan in the community common to both. As per my assessment – Neelan was an outsider to LTTE. Unless Neelan acted to kill LTTE in the territory that the latter believed to be its territory – LTTE did not have the right to kill Neelan. By killing outsiders – to ‘show’ power  - the LTTE earned the karma of being killed by the group that was Neelan’s home group – the Government of Sri Lanka where Neelan belonged naturally  through his higher investment.

Indonesians could likewise bring upon the death penalty on themselves by the groups that these Australians are natural parts of.  Myuran for example is part of a Hindu family.  Hence on the basis of faith – Hindu Bali is ‘home’ ground for Myran’s family and they are entitled to be judged by Hindus in terms of  offenses that attract the death penalty. If Myuran is killed by a ‘foreigner’ despite his natural rights to repent and live a better life – the killer’s home group – in this instance the Muslim Indonesian government – would be infected by the ‘excess’ over just punishment as per common faith.

Indonesia is naturally divided  through  various religions. Where there is no common law to kill to punish – for example global laws that Indonesian Government  has bound itself by – the killing of foreigners by Indonesians amounts to murder. The return karma would manifest  to affect the children of those who caused such excessive punishments. LTTE that killed Neelan was thus killed by the Sri Lankan Government. The Sri Lankan Government that killed non-LTTE Tamils, in turn  fell due to global powers working through the United Nations.

Indonesian Government would be wise to limit its punishment to repatriation of foreigners to their  home nations – after short periods of imprisonment to cleanse the Indonesian soil of any infections during the time of stay. Given that the Bali Nine were transiting – this infection would have been pretty weak.  We  got back David Hicks from American prison despite Terrorism charges.  The Australian Government needs to work through its Muslim Community to have the Bali Nine repatriated to Australia or take measures through the United Nations to punish the Indonesian Government.

Prince Arjuna who is a hero in Bali faith – killed his own family elder’s body to uphold Justice – as per the path Arjuna learnt from Lord Krishna. But Prince Thuriyothanan killed Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu by cheating during the war. This is an opportunity for the Indonesian Government to strengthen its contribution to Natural Justice which works independent of human laws. That would protect Indonesia from suffering due to Natural Disasters. Towards this one needs to believe in the purpose for which one is killing. If it is to uphold Global Dharma – then the Indonesian government is acting like Arjuna. If it is for any lesser purpose – then the Indonesian government is contributing to Global Adharma (Injustice) as did Thuriyothanan.  

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam – 07 February  2015

Common Mind of Leaders – Australian and Sri Lankan

Even in Singapore there were social discussions about our Australian Prime Minister awarding knighthood to Prince Philip.  Back in Sydney, I read the welcome news :

‘Mr Abbott has announced all future decisions on knights and dames would be made by the Order of Australia Council.’

I do like Mr. Abbott and did not have high expectations of him as Prime Minister. To my mind, Mr. Abbott represents the average voter and in most instances – does not feed desires of the more ambitious voter. But from time to time – the subjective leader seeks to be special and acts forgetting that  his uniform/position is his protection. To my mind - the immediate past President of Sri Lanka – Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa  - is the parallel of Mr. John Howard and the current President of Sri Lanka – Mr. Maithripala Sirisena is the parallel of Mr. Tony Abbott. Both current leaders need to be ‘facilities’ for their independent citizens and communities.

There is usually conflict in the Australian mind between elected leader and appointed official. The parallel at family and workplace level are majority rule vs principled decision-making through allocation of rights and wrongs. If the former is Democracy, the latter is Autocracy represented by  the British Monarchy in the Australian mind.  During the period leading to elections – one aspiring to be leader would feel more inclined  to connect to the average mind of the voter. This is easier for the leader with a simple mind, representing the average citizen, than it is for the more ambitious leader seeking high credits through the leadership position. To my mind, Mr. Abbott was desiring to show outcomes that would have been natural to a leader like Mr. Howard. It’s an expression of pride in British origins. It does influence the citizen living in the past.

We allocate the face of an individual to our own investment in the position on the other side of a relationship. Where there is a position there is a relationship. Common laws and common positions help us make this mind connection beyond  the physical. Once we discover the Truth and include that Truth as part of our law and structure – we connect universally – beyond time and place borders. Often  members of a group limit themselves to local borders (current time and place) due to easy benefits in that environment.  The loss is the mind connection which influences us to feel independent. The reverse of the above is  – the more easy the benefits – the lower the mind order.  When one remains an elected representative over a long period – without higher order of thought  – the reverse starts happening naturally. That is the basis of  the system of karma.

The lower the mind order the greater the likelihood of sheep mentality.  Hence majority vote to elect government. When such voting  is independent – it is natural and would result in harmony. When such votes are influenced by easy benefits – it breeds servitude of one form or the other.

In families, where relationships are  on time as well as cultural bases – seniors often tend to cling to their higher status when  the relationship is not completed by them. Relationships are completed by accepting respect as the return for their services.  Even if the ‘other’ side fails to show respect,  we could respect ourselves and complete the relationship.  This is an essential feature of Democracy, under which one is facilitated to produce independent outcomes at the lower level positions.  Outcomes so produced become available in common to all – and the risk is that they may never be included by others in their work. 

Mr. Abbott produced such an outcome which would be rejected by investors in democracy and multiculturalism. As per Hindu philosophy – personified by Lord Muruga with six faces, one who produces outcomes at the physical level needs to limit her/himself to one equal part of the final picture. In terms of Australian society – Mr. Abbott  had the responsibility to limit hereditary based credit to the same level of recognition shown to Aboriginal ancestry. Likewise each independent community that makes up Australian society. By taking leadership on the basis of ancestral positions beyond other subsections – for example that of King Dutugemunu by Sinhalese and King Raja Raja Cholan by Tamils of Sri Lanka – one automatically foregoes the opportunity to travel the democratic path. A community where majority are driven by what happened in the past rather than the Truth discovered in the past – promotes hoarding of money and/or  status when they use the system of democracy.  It was money in Sri Lanka under Mr. Rajapaksa and status in Australia under Mr. Howard to whose mind Mr. Abbott is naturally connected.

Other communities independent of majority race in Australia need to show their own outcomes in terms of Independence – which to my mind is the essence of Australia Day. As a Tamil associated with upper class culture  – I shared my higher status with a group of disenfranchised Toddy Tappers in Northern Sri Lanka.  I wrote about this:

On Australia Day 2015 – we were asked by   Mr. Jeevarasa (bridegroom in the above picture) to bless the Thaali (Tamil  wedding necklace) and hand it over for tying the marriage knots at the Arali Amman Temple. Arali is the native village of my father. Jeevarasa said that when he prayed at that temple – he saw my face in the altar. That kind of feeling could not have been shared by the above nephew who got married in Sydney – even though his mother is also from the same village of Arali. From both sides of the family I have been asked to accompany mothers who sought the blessings of Holy Mother when their children got married. They are family. (Article ‘We Need Closure at http://austms.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/arali-amman-riding-lion.html )

Until we have social equality between various sections of community we would not successfully use the path of democracy to realize self-governance. Mr. Abbott used the path of democracy to become Prime Minister of Australia. By awarding high status to a Monarch with little contribution to Democratic Australia – Mr. Abbott reduced the status of other democratic leaders as well as Indigenous Australians – the group that suffered most due to British occupation.  Migrant Communities in Australia whose majority members are economic migrants would tend to not see anything wrong with this. This includes both major ethnicities from Sri Lanka who do not produce their own independent picture in relation to the value of Australia Day. To those Australians who left Sri Lanka due to the war – Australia Day would be the beginning of globalization through the Democratic path. Perhaps Mr. Abbott would facilitate  such expressions of confirmations by communities that claim to have suffered persecution in their countries of origin and take refuge in Australia. I believe I did facilitate a group needing refuge – in Sri Lanka on Australia Day 2015 – to express their Equal status at a traditional Hindu Temple.