12 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

 

IMF AND NOT PARIS CLUB

 

In the Australian Tamil community, those  married as per religious ceremony are allocated much higher status than those living as de facto partners. One has position and the other does not. This applies to governments also. If the Sri Lankan government is recognized as the official militants are recognized as de facto governments. The parallels at international debtor-creditor relationships are the IMF and the Paris Club respectively.

 

‘The Paris Club was created gradually from 1956, when the first negotiation between Argentina and its public creditors took place in Paris.’ – Wikipedia.

 

As per yesterday’s Sunday Times report headed ‘IMF staff to meet President Wickremesinghe today’:

‘The delegates of the global lender will be in Sri Lanka until May 23.

Visiting as part of regular consultations ahead of the first review mission later this year, the IMF staff team will summon a press briefing on Monday evening (May 15) in Colombo, led by Krishna Srinivasan, the IMF’s Director of Asia and Pacific Department; Peter Breuer, the Asia and Pacific Department’s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka; and Sarwat Jahan, the IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka.

The IMF staff team’s visit comes days after the first meeting of Sri Lanka’s official bilateral creditors committee, during which the island nation’s authorities formally presented a request for debt treatment. China, Saudi Arabia and Iran were in attendance as observers.

The committee, co-chaired by India, Japan and France, carries 17 members that comprise Paris Club creditors as well as other official bilateral creditors.’

As per the above report, the meeting with Paris Club happened after the Sri Lankan  parliamentary approval of the IMF agreement.

As a Tamil Diaspora elder stated about my yesterday’s article, it is about relativity. True. But relativity works naturally only within a sovereign body / entity. If this is IMF, why are Sri Lankan authorities seeking  Paris Club observation?  Have Sri Lankans separated from official structures and positions? If yes, how did this happen?

As per my experience, the more I invest in the official system, the more it supports me. From time to time, when I have to take a position ‘outside’ the official system, I ensure that it is as per my Truth, which invokes the power of Universal system. We carry with us the structure of our own Truth. It is our DNA which is bound to be different to that of any other. But when we go into our own DNA / Karma, we connect to all those who were through whom that DNA was formed. These ‘others’ have positions as Equal other sides of the true positions we invested in. They are no longer our seniors or juniors at the end of a completed relationship. The end happens when we are driven by truth and not the law.

To be valid, the law needs to connect two or more positions within the same structure. Some who are committed to a position where the other side fails go develop relationships with others who have fulfilled that other side. Then the two make up a natural relationship. Together they are Sovereign, functioning as One. If we complete both sides on our own, we become Power of One.

As per Sri Lankan government’s history, it has downsized its structure to accommodate militants. In his press meeting in April 2002, LTTE leader stated that he was open to then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. I believe this was genuine. But taken as a whole, he had to reject any proposal under Sinhala Buddhist leadership. That was LTTE’s official mandate that underpinned its visible structure. Hence , three years later, in 2005, the LTTE opposed Ranil who demonstrated willingness to a negotiated settlement. That which was denied in 2005, became reality in 2022 through the very same clan that effectively ‘stole’ his position.

Nations that contributed to the end of the war in 2009, including India, USA & China, did so to protect their own official structures, inherited and upheld over many generations.

Paris Club does not have such a heritage that would work naturally. Institutional structures underpinned by heritage, will work naturally wherever it has a current medium. Ranil Wickremesinghe is such a medium for Sri Lanka to work the IMF agreement. Why go to a club / de facto governance when we have admitted to a global institution / official government status?

11 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

 

GLOBAL TAMILS, REGIONAL TAMILS OR

EELAM TAMILS?

 

 

Soon we would be consciously remembering our loved ones who died in the Sri Lankan war. As per my belief, in Common War Memorial Services, we honour those who died in the war so that we recognise that they are now Common Universal Power. Given that majority emigrants from Sri Lanka, on the reason of war are Tamils, one is entitled to conclude that Tamils ‘made’ their own compensation for the war pain. To sustain their new status, such Tamils would need to restructure their respective groups to be within their new nation’s existing structures including in government and politics. If they/we take only the truth from our old environments that truth will restructure itself in the new environment. That is the way of truth. The test is zero base start.  This means we remember no profit or loss from previous life. Truth is formless. Profits and losses have forms.

 

Each time we remember and act, as if it were current, we make our investment relative. This is the parallel of Sinhala only which mutated as ‘Buddhism foremost’ article in the Sri Lankan constitution. This means we do not have the absolute power of truth that spreads itself.

 

The email from a Senior in the  Tamil Diaspora, led me to think whether the memorial was positive or negative for the Australian Tamil Community. The subject matter of the email was ‘Good friends of Sri Lanka’

 

The message was:  

‘According to Sri Lankan defence ministry:  civilian casualties - zero; as per foreign intelligence   140,00 civilian deaths. Unofficial grapevine in Sri Lanka, dead and missing civilians  250,000 . Militants killed 4500 . You can ‘take it or leave it’ .

 

The question in the attached video clip is:

‘Which countries helped the Sri Lankan government in the Sri Lankan civilian war 2009?

 

The first was India, with US$ 200 million dollars worth. Next on the list was China with US$ 7 billion, USA with US$ 500 million; Pakistan with US$ 200 million, Britain with US$ 7 million….Ukraine with US$ 9.8 million; Australia with US$ 27 million…..

The clip ends with the following message:

‘All of this to asset strip Sri Lanka, to control the strategic island. Fought with your Brothers to lose the whole island to Imperialists.

This applies to both sides that took frontline positions in the armed war. Both failed to recognise any positive value from colonial rulers. Both celebrated separation as independence, under the guise of self-determination. Our investments become positive or negative heritages when there are restructures at fundamental levels. Global players, including India & China came in with their own political agendas. This would have been prevented if our own structures had been through the soul-power of  Common Truth of Tamils, or Sri Lankans who enjoyed official status of sovereignty.

The purpose of memorials is to raise our own investments to heritage level. If we remember only those who died from the Tamil side, we become Eelam Tamils living in foreign countries. If we pay our respects to our Indian heritage, we become regional Tamils. If we pay our respects to all known rulers of the past, to the extent we practice their systems in their current forms we become Global Tamils.

 

06 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

SRI LANKAN BUDDHA IS UNHAPPY

 

We contribute to common life through various pathways, including religion. Within each pathway, we contribute at various levels. Money level is the most visible level.  At this level, the two sides need to be equal to naturally become true power. The next higher level is persons. Highest is policy level where one contributes through Energy.

 

Yesterday, as I watched ‘Trial by fire’ based on Uphaar Cinema fire on Friday, 13 June 1997, my mind kept going to victims of the 2009 battle between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan armed forces. Later, when I searched, I learnt that the film relating to the Uphaar Cinema fire this ‘Border’ which was based on Indo-Pakistan war 1971. The theme of the film ‘Border’ and the one in my mind – the Sri Lankan war – were common.  The Sri Lankan war also was about ethnic borders based on religion.

In terms of Court processes, I identified myself through Mrs Neelam Krishnamurthy who lost both her children to the fire. Her commitment to process was effectively memorial service to those who died in the fire.

 

 

This morning when I came across the article headed ‘NCPA tells temples to prevent abuse of novice monks’ , I thought of child-soldiers recruited by the LTTE. Was that karma part of the reason for the suffering in 2009?

As per the Morning report:

‘The National Child Protection Authority, citing the increased incidence of assaults, physical, verbal and sexual abuse and harassment, against novice monks (samaneras) within temples, informed that it is the responsibility of the relevant clergy to take measures within the institution of the temples and their respective orders, to prevent such.

Chairman of the NCPA, Udayakumara Amarasinghe yesterday (4) said that the NCPA has already taken adequate steps against offenders who are accused of abusing novice monks in temples and has instructed the Police to take further actions if any criminal offences have been reported……..

The most recent incident which has been reported is from Pussellawa where an eight-year-old novice monk had been tortured by another two or three novice monks aged between 14 -15 years.’

 

As per my understanding of the system of Karma, our truth gets registered at the end of each chapter/completed experience.  Thereafter it leads us. If someone is denied their earned benefits, and that person follows due process with faith, there comes a time when Truth leads. Given that the LTTE was punished by the Sri Lankan government as ‘Terrorists’ , Truth will expose the parallels of the LTTE  weaknesses within the Buddhist system which is the direct responsibility of the government.

Buddha was a father when he renounced family life. He was not a child. Hence parents in family life have no moral authority to send their children to orphanages run my armed militants nor to monasteries.  It is the moral right of every child to be with her/his parent until 18. This law must be in the Fundamental Rights section of the Sri Lankan Constitution.

Where there is a right, there is responsibility. When the responsibility is fulfilled, it becomes moral law of that person / institution. Wherever the official system is weak, the moral law needs to be facilitated for Dharma to prevail.

 

05 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

 

FUTA & THE PRESIDENT

JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DHARMA

 

Today is Vesak – Lord Buddha’s birthday. I paid my respects to Lord Buddha and the full moon visible early this morning. Each time I travel to Sri Lanka, I pay my respects to Buddha through the statue in the airport building. When I leave, I say ‘thank you’.

 

This morning after meditation, I realised a simple solution to an equal opportunity  problem that was bugging me. I said ‘thank you’ to Buddha, because it happened today – Vesak day.  I felt blessed. Later when reading my emails, I came across one headed – ‘Yet Again! China SHOCKED Entire World With Quantum Communication Satellite Network.

 

I went to the site :

Yet Again! China SHOCKED Entire World With Quantum Communication Satellite Network

 

My attention was caught by the reference to a philosopher. The video clip the system was named ‘Chinese philosopher Mecius . But as per my  search the name was Mencius. I informed my source ‘Seems like false reporting’.

 

Taking s stand on such global issues is important to us, to work our own global systems.  Often our National heritages drive us from within. It is therefore understandable that the President would attend the Royal ceremony in the UK where may leaders of Nations that were once part of the British empire will be present.  To the extent we separated we lose the heritage value of the West. To the extent we consider British governance as part of our heritage, we continue to be shareholders and hence are entitled to share in their status. That is our natural right. That is how I view our Australian PM’s participation in the coronation ceremony, which confirms our investment in those autocratic systems. Whenever there is a restructure, our true investments in the old system become heritages. Hence we hold memorial services to keep their Energies active. Heritages lead us.

 

As per Daily Mirror FUTA was finding fault with the Sri Lankan president for attending the Royal ceremony, without addressing local issues regarding University Entrance exams. Their irritation is indicated by the following report by News 1^st  last year -  at https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/07/29/futa-condemns-the-repression-of-aragalaya-activists/

 

 

‘The Federation of University Teachers (FUTA) unreservedly condemned the repression of aragalaya activists by the current regime led by President Ranil Wickremasinghe’

 

Mr Wickremesinghe is the part of autocratic leadership of Sri Lanka. He was NOT elected by the People to this autocratic position. In 2005 he had truly eared that position but did not get it due to Tamil votes being ‘blocked’ by the LTTE. This ‘loss’ made him a Natural Opposition of Autocratic leadership of armed leadership, in the system of Dharma/ Righteousness. They say about the human system ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ .  But in the system of Dharma based on Truth, Justice delayed is Justice Dharma/ Universal. Hence the saying ‘Man proposes, god disposes’. FUTA would do well to learn from the experience of Royal Holloway, University of London re the power of the painting Man proposes, god disposes’

 

‘It is well-documented that students at Royal Holloway believe the painting to be cursed or haunted. A legend among students dating back to at least around the 1920s or 1930s, and still held in the 1960s, was that anyone sitting in front of the painting during an exam would fail it. A college tradition requires temporarily covering the painting with a Union Jack when student examinations are ongoing This is due to an incident during the 1970s where an exam invigilator hurriedly covered the painting with the first thing they could find that would be large enough, as a student refused to sit their exam by the uncovered painting.

The legend of bad luck later developed into an urban myth that a student taking exams had killed themselves after looking at the painting, writing "The polar bears made me do it" onto their exam paper. There is, however, no university record of a death in the picture gallery. The college's curator said in a 2014 interview that "I've heard it was a girl, I've heard it was a boy, I've heard about three [different] ways that they killed themselves."

 

04 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

 

VICTIMS OF ETHNIC WAR

 

Most of us Sri Lankans have our own reasons as to the reasons why the Rajapaksa regime collapsed. Mine is as an Elder. Elders are never wrong.

 

The question arises as to who an Elder is? As per my classification, an Elder is a Service provider who takes no money or status benefits for work done. An elder need not be old by age. Whoever qualifies as per the above definition is an Elder.

 

Seniors have higher benefits than juniors. Any wrongs against seniors are relative. Wrongs against an Elder is exponential.

 

Immediate past President of Sri Lanka was a senior. Not so the current president who carries the position of UNP leader. To Tamils in North, this is a compensation for being denied the right to vote in the 2005 Presidential elections. Voting confirms our acceptance of the position. When someone comes through a party, we vote for the party also. In the case of 2005 Presidential elections, the votes blocked became exponential in value, due to UNP being a Political elder.

 

When we feel more free to self-self govern, the government of that period is our Elder. To most Northern Tamils, this is UNP, at National level.

One who protests violently, damages the position that the person holds. This in turn damages the structure we have inherited from our elders.

 

The perpetrators of last year’s damage to leadership positions are now facing court. The media also seems to examine its role. An example is:

 Behind the Lens: The Sri Lanka presidential palace, overrun https://apimagesblog.com/blog/2023/1/17/behind-the-lens-the-sri-lanka-presidential-palace-overrun

 

Their pictures helped us form our own opinions as to the causes. One who is in pain would not celebrate victory but would express relief. That would have confirmed the validity of their protests. As per the above report:

‘The mood was festive and they were celebrating throwing the president and prime minister from their residence and offices.’

 

Those who celebrated were violent because they violated the leadership positions in our governance structure. A true protestor would mourn such damage to the position.

 

Reporter Jayawardene states:

‘My family did not have cooking gas for months, and we did our entire cooking with the help of a rice cooker. 

I think readers should know about the determination and the difficulty involved in reporting this story amid all kinds of economic sufferings. For me, this is the difference between this story and other stories I had covered before. You are part of the suffering community and still you cover what others do. Despite being a newsperson, I, too, had to go through hardships finding essentials. Sometimes people reacted roughly when I was taking photos at queues for gas and kerosene. I attempted to overcome the helpless feelings and tried to understand their despair by fitting in to their shoes.’

Let us take the example of suffering given by Jayawardene:

‘My family did not have cooking gas for months, and we did our entire cooking with the help of a rice cooker.’

Most in our area resorted to firewood. We ourselves bought an induction cooker. These challenges were less painful than wartime challenges to life itself.

Reporter MAQBOOL shares as follows:

‘To hire a car, it was very difficult. We paid five times more, and still there was no guarantee you would get a taxi. The drivers would tell us, “If we manage to get gas, we will come. Otherwise no.” At times we had to walk or if we were lucky, we might get a three-wheeler. Thankfully the hotel I was staying at was quite central, but walking with your heavy equipment through swarms of people was quite stressful.’

Everyday life for those in war zones of Sri Lanka was worse. Most had to cycle to work everyday. This was reality for most of the 30 years of war.

Victims of war who are now getting on with life are the real elders of Sri Lanka. They are in all communities. When they are honoured, good social order is guaranteed.

 

 

 

03 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

MONKEYS TO CHINA FOR BEGGING?

 

 Do monkeys have rights? As per Wikipedia:

 

‘Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth independent of their utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings. Broadly speaking, and particularly in popular discourse, the term "animal rights" is often used synonymously with "animal protection" or "animal liberation". More narrowly, "animal rights" refers to the idea that many animals have fundamental rights to be treated with respect as individuals—rights to life, liberty, and freedom from torture that may not be overridden by considerations of aggregate welfare.

 

In Hinduism animals are associated with divinity, and this naturally protects these animals. On top of the list are monkeys through Hanuman, who like Ganesh with elephant face, is a deity with monkey face.

 

Humans who consider animals as pets, share their consciousness with them. Hence when the animals are hurt, these humans are hurt.

 

The dog which is loved by majority Australians is protected naturally in Australia. Hindus consider dog to be the ‘vehicle’ of Vairavar – Lord Shiva in Trident form.

 

The Sunday Observer carries a report headed ‘How Sri Lanka’s ‘Monkey market’ became an overnight sensation’

As per this report:

 

‘Researcher Mathugama Seneviruwan said that farmers could use non-harmful tactics such as sound and the colouring of one monkey in the herd to prevent them from causing damage to crops. Through his observations, Seneviruwan suggested that farmers can grow several trees of cloves as the monkeys seem to prefer their shoots. “They eat the shoots of these trees and leave other crops unharmed,” he said. “We can even create various machines that emit sounds that prevent them from approaching agricultural crops,” he added.’

 

The problem is China who feels an outcast as Shylock did, seeks its pound of flesh. Hence monkeys unique to Sri Lanka, as compensation for loss of senior status due to restructure.

 

All of us Humans have the right to live in the country of our birth. To the extent we share our consciousness with animals, those animals also have the right to live in the country of their birth.

 

As per Hindus of Sri Lanka, the export of monkeys would result in monkeys becoming of utility value. This would include begging as we would have had to if not for the IMF redemption. Is China taking revenge by getting the monkeys for lesser purposes? It is time for Hindus to protest, in whatever way they can. The protest of a believer is heard directly by Truth - the Universal power. I believe and I protest.

 

 

 The return is likely to be loss of Hindu votes for those obeying China.

 

02 May 2023

Gajalakshmi Paramasivam

 

 

THE COMEDIAN & THE FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST

 

On 27 April, I wrote under the heading ‘BUDDHISM FOREMOST OR NIRVANA?

 

Today, I read Australian ABC’s report headed ‘I left home to live in Sri Lanka with Buddhist monks and found the true meaning of happiness’

By Sath Nadesan

at https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/i-left-home-to-live-in-sri-lanka-with-buddhist-monks-and-found-t/102278242

 

In the meantime, a group of members of the Sri Lankan Diaspora were discussing various interpretations including of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, whose speech was the opening paragraph of  my article. Included was Dr Nadesn, with the same surname as Sath, the comedian. Dr Nadesan presented himself as ‘forensic pathologist’ .

 

The forensic pathologist asked me during the discussion yesterday. :

‘Do you know that only the dead speak the truth?

 

 

Following is an excerpt:

Gaja: You ask ‘Do you know that only the dead speak the truth?

 

False. I speak the truth and I know myself. You lie and hence you claim that only the dead speak the truth.  Seen through Shiva philosophy, your claim means ‘transcendence’.

You state:

[So forensic medicine is an art of medicine where one deals with the living and the dead and elicits the truth.]

 

There you go, contradicting yourself. When the body you are examining is dead, you speak to yourself. But when you present it to the living, to the living give you ‘facts’. They also hear your facts. Facts have their own bodies. You need to treat them as being naked without bodies. That is known as Naked state/Nirvana.

 

In this topic ‘BUDHISM FOREMOST OR NIRVANA?’ Buddhism foremost is a Fact imprisoned in political benefit. See how Nirvana which is Absolute state facilitated me – an apparent Hindu to identify with your truth through this forum? The makers have custody. Believers have ownership which takes form as per its own Will. Happy Buddha Poornima!

 

Comedian Sath Nadesan shares his experience as follows:

[In May 2022, I sold everything I owned and headed to a small Sri Lankan village to live within a community of Buddhist monks.

My life in Sydney had become mundane. I was comfortable, but I was too comfortable. I was cruising along – performing stand-up comedy, hanging out with my mates and working a job I didn't completely despise.]

Dr Nadesan wrote to his friend:

[Dear Asoka, don't take Gaja seriously. For me during my retired life it is a way of passing my time. I also enjoy arguments and debates and discussion. As a forensic medical practitioner this deliberation is the main part of the profession, for prosecution or defense. She has no clue about these matters and going by glancing at wikipedia will obviously take her in a wrong path. So mate, just enjoy the fun. But our lengthy discussions will obviously bore others and we become a nuisance to them. I know almost all just delete the posts.]

 

Comedian Nadesan states:

[My seven months in the village was a challenging but transformative. I learned about community, self-discovery and the true meaning of happiness. Without the distractions of technology, I was able to connect with myself and my surroundings in a way I never thought possible.

Now that I'm back in Sydney, I see the world with fresh eyes.

I am grateful to be back home. And I'm excited to see where this new perspective takes me as I continue exploring the path towards a more fulfilling existence — this time with warm showers.]

My parallel of the  ‘Buddhist village is Thunaivi.  There I am ‘Amma/ Ma’ to most folks. They confirm the ‘position’ taken by me. This naturally helps eliminate caste related discrimination karma which mutated as racial discrimination.

Here in Australia, I continue to be demoted from the positions I take. Those who demote me group themselves with those against whom I took action as per my belief that it was due to my race. The book I wrote ‘Naan Australian’ found its way to the National Library of Australia. That is the way of Truth.

 

Sath Nadesan forewent physical and mental comforts and feels happier. That is the real value of Sri Lankans – living in North or South as Buddhists or non-Buddhists. One needs ‘freedom of thought’ which happens naturally when one believes in oneself , despite the bullying by seniors who desire fun, by trying to make others their juniors. This time I asked Buddha and Buddhism delivered.

 

Every natural manifestation happens when the required Energy level is reached. Such Energy spreads itself. That confirms Self Governance.