Gajalakshmi
Paramasivam
01 August 2021
BUDDHISM & SOVEREIGNTY
[The uniqueness of the Walpola Rahula Institute in Sri Lanka, begun
by Venerable Galkande Dhammananda the only Monk pupil of late Walpola Rahula
Thero, probably one the greatest visionaries of our time, is depicted by the
above notice that greets all visitors to the Institute at its entrance.] Ritualism is not Buddhism – Venerable Galkande Dhammananda – by Raj Gonsalkorale – published by Elanka
As per
the message – I need to let go as much as possible thoughts my particular
nationality. If I did so – would I be
eligible to use Common Resources of Sri Lankans? In any case why would I need
to go to such an institute when I could instead be sharing my realisations with
fellow Hindus?
I got to
know Raj through Sri Lanka Reconciliation Forum, Sydney. If we did not
recognize that there were amongst us those who identified with one ethnicity
more than Sri Lankan Nationality – we had no mandate to structure that forum. Raj
states:
[Human Rights Advocate Radhika
Coomaraswamy who was a guest speaker at an event conducted by the WRI a while
ago said she felt “safe” in the environment of the WRI.]
I write practically
everyday on Human Rights issues but thus far Raj has not mentioned my name to
identify with or oppose my expressions publicly. This confirms that Raj is not
practicing what he preaches through
lessons of the Walpola Rahula Institute in Sri Lanka. I doubt that Lord Buddha
would have asked us to discard relativity I do believe that Lord Buddha would
have shown us how to transcend relativity.
This morning for example I wrote as follows in response to a Tamil
medical professional educated in Sri Lanka, who was opposing rich Hindu temples
& Brahmin priests:
[We have a Brahmin at our temple in Thunaivi. The
money we earn through our own work – is shared with that Brahmin also. Usually
the owners of temples are non-Brahmins. We become the outer supporters. The
temple as a whole is an institution. Like a family we share Energies through
common ownership. A government likewise shares Energy through various avenues.
In turn it gets empowered by the citizens’ energies. It is like in family
between parents and children. Any institution achieves this as the ultimate
return. ]
If there is no relativity there
can be no hierarchical structure or laws to regulate it. Hence there would be
no difference in status between parent and child. Relativity confirms awareness
of structure and its order. If we discard it how do we transcend it? In fact by
discarding the higher common order, we may open the doors to be ‘free’ in our natural
culture that we are not conscious of. This is often the reason why ‘freedom’ fighters become
cleverer than the law abiding citizens who are answerable to higher authorities
in the higher common structure.
Buddha showed us that
renunciation leads to transcendence of the physical. He did not discard the
physical but raised it to the higher level where it becomes Energy accessible
by all. That confirms that we have realized our Sovereignty – as individual or
group. One who draws benefits as a group
has to work towards group sovereignty and not individual sovereignty.
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