Aloka
Letters
L1.01 Buddha was no Lord
L1.02 Saving animals from slaughter
L1.03 Buddhism and the war
L1.04 Is it ethical for Buddhist monks to eat meat?
L1.05 The spiritual and earthly motherhood
L1.06 What is so unethical about conversions? 1
L1.07 What is so unethical about conversions? 2
L1.08 Demonstrations against banning Anduren Eliyata
L1.09 Anduren Andurata - 1
L1.10 What matters primarily is 'Emancipation' as the Buddha taught
L1.11 Anduren Andurata - 2
L1.12 Buddhism in Sri Lanka at cross roads today
L1.13 Is Soma Thera telling the truth?
L1.14 A world of peace on top of a hill
L1.15 Religious values versus TV ads
L1.16 A fishy question on meat
L1.17 Buddha poojas and not Bodhi poojas
L1.18 Are we human?
L1.19 The Buddhist Commission
L1.20 Survival of greatest brutality
L1.21 'Meet TV programme butchers': rejoinder
L1.22 More on animal suffering
L1.23 A call to the Maha Sangha
L1.24 Stop victimisation of Buddhist monks
L1.25 Beliefs and practices in relation to the Bo-tree
L1.26 'Bodhi' worship vs 'Bodhi puja'
L1.27 Buddhism is incomparable
L1.28 This is Vesak, not Valentine's Day
L1.29 Are we true Buddhists? - a reply
L1.30 Of meat eating and compassion
L2.01 Dhamma Gathas in Sinhala
L2.02 Sinhala Buddhists
L2.03 Why slate Ven. Soma Thera?
L2.04 Empirical knowledge and god
L2.05 Dhamma gathas in Sinhala for Sinhales
L2.06 Rev Soma Thera and the TV discussions
L2.07 Vesak - a United Nations Special Day
L2.08 Caste in the Sangha
L2.09 Einstein Christian or Buddhist?
L2.10 Amoeba and rebirth
L2.11 Population explosion and rebirth
L2.12 The Karma of an Amoeba
L2.13 The myth of humane slaughter
L2.14 Nirvana behind bars
L2.15 Our Urumaya - The one word 'Urumaya' (inheritance, heritage)
L2.16 Jesus mysteries, Buddha mysteries - a reply
L2.17 Buddhism - a reply to critics
L2.18 Vegetarians - say no to cheese - 1
L2.19 Vegetarians - say no to cheese - 2
L2.20 Enjoy vegetarian cheese
L2.21 Is belief in god inconsistent with Buddhism?
L2.22 Establishment of the Siam Nikaya
L2.23 Vegetarianism
L2.24 A question of health or compassion
L2.25 Religious conversion
L2.26 Belief in God and the EMV virus
L2.27 Dhamma Gathas in Sinhala
L2.28 Amoeba and re-birth
L2.29 Amoebae and rebirth - A reply
L2.30 The designing of the Buddhist Flag
L3.01 Why don't first Buddhists give up eating meat - a reply
L3.02 Buddhists should give up eating meat - 1
L3.03 Buddhists should give up eating meat - 2
L3.04 More on Buddhists should give up eating meat
L3.05 Death, rebirth and Karma
L3.06 White blood cells, astral body and astrology
L3.07 Whose Vipassana?
L3.08 Problems caused by history & mathematics
L3.09 Eating fish and flesh
L3.10 The ‘Poruwa’ ceremony and ‘Popular Buddhism’
L3.11 The Panadura Debate
L3.12 Buddhism does not need any protection
L3.13 Consciousness, Buddhism and Karl Marx
L3.14 The conscious factor and laymen
L3.15 An opportunity for scientists to explore the state of Nibbana
L3.16 Sangha at the crossroads
L3.17 Buddhisms betrayed : Part I
L3.18 Buddhisms betrayed : Part II
L3.19 Buddhisms betrayed : Part III
L3.20 Buddhisms betrayed : Part IV
L3.21 Averting the Erosion of Buddhist Values
L3.22 Why I am a Vegetarian – 1
L3.23 Why I am a Vegetarian – 2
L3.24 Vegetarianism, religion, humanity and nutrition
L3.25 Some ethical aspects of vegetarianism
L3.26 Busting the myths about veganism
L3.27 Laughing Buddha
L3.28 Understanding ‘Panna’
L3.29 Woman’s place in Buddhism
L3.30 Dashing coconuts
L4.01 The debate on rebirth
L4.02 Rebirth and reason
L4.03 More on rebirth
L4.04 Arthur C Clarke & Rebirth
L4.05 Rebirth controversy: A clarification
L4.06 Sir Arthur C. Clarke commemoration
L4.07 Sir Arthur and rebirth 1
L4.08 Sir Arthur and rebirth 2
L4.09 The question of rebirth 1
L4.10 The question of rebirth 2
L4.11 Concerning rebirth
L4.12 Alulena and Bodhipuja
L4.13 Will the Sasana last 45 years to commemorate "Piriniwan Jayanthi"?
L4.14 From Rituals to Real Buddhist Practice
L4.15 Preferring Buddhist ethics to mere celebrations
L4.16 Vesak 2011: Pilivethin Pelagesemu
L4.17 Vesak and Poson: Kannangara’s service to Buddhism
L4.18 Sequence of awakening of the Buddha
L4.19 The term Lord Buddha is universal rather than Gauthama
L4.20 Buddhist ideals and musician monks
L4.21 Christmasing Vesak
L4.22 The correct use of the 'Dharmachakra'
L4.23 Astrological predictions
L4.24 The post-mortem condition of the Arahant
L4.25 On Nibbana
L4.26 More on the metaphysics of Nirvana
L4.27 Asymmetry in international affairs
L4.28 'Lord' Buddha
L4.29 The Buddha was no Lord
L4.30 ‘Lord’ Buddha, or Sammasam-Buddha?
L5.01 Enlightenment: A different view
L5.02 Attaining Buddhahood: Is gender an obstacle?
L5.03 Of Buddhist monks and politics
L5.04 Psychiatry, Dhamma and Hindi music was Dr. DVJ Harishandra’s forte
L5.05 The Ministry of Crab Extinction
L5.06 Monk’s self-sacrifice
L5.07 Taking life: warped logic?
L5.08 What monks need to dread
L5.09 Buddhism, Vegetarianism and Ahimsa
L5.10 Believers and non believers
L5.11 Jews in Sri Lanka: another response
L5.12 Discovery of a new shrine in Lumbini under those constructed by Emperor Ashoka
L5.13 Race between men and women
L5.14 Social problems: Significance of lion’s approach
L5.15 Buddhism being destroyed from within
L5.16 Vegetarianism and animals’ right to life
L5.17 Toying with holy objects only kills their holiness
L5.18 Erosion of the Religion given the World on a Full Moon Dawn in May
L5.19 Who is a Buddhist monk?
L5.20 Interpretation of Buddhism
L5.21 Protect Sinhala Buddhism from the educated
L5.22 Protecting Sinhala Buddhism from the Educated – A Reply
L5.23 Some thoughts for Vesak
L5.24 Don’t let the dazzle blind you
L5.25 Modi on Buddhist spiritual heritage of India
L5.26 Pirith nool: some queries
L5.27 Pirith Nool
L5.28 Pirith nool have saved lives
L5.29 PIRITH: Chanting, Water and Threads
L5.30 Need for purifying one’s mind
L6.01 No place in Buddhism for superstition, blind faith and extremism
L6.02 Belittling Gauthama Buddha’s achievements – A response
L6.03 Gautama Buddha; Unbelievable stories – A response
L6.04 Gautama Buddha; Unbelievable stories – A response 2
L6.05 Majjima Nikaya says - Apropos the article written by...
L6.06 The Miracle of Somawathie Chaitya
L6.07 The transition from Buddhism to ‘Beggism’
L6.08 Transformation of Buddhism to a Beggism in the hands of its protectors
L6.09 Gautamism or Buddhaghosism?
L6.10 Conduct of Bhikkhus
L6.11 Discipline of Sobriety
L6.12 Stop eating meat: A sermon for savages!
L6.13 When and where was the Tipitaka first written?
L6.14 Buddhism - a religion, philosophy or a way of life
L6.15 Proper Buddha Puja - futile rituals in the name of puja
L6.16 A Day Dedicated to Loving Kindness
L6.17 Merit transfer: Refrain from offering alms with flesh
L6.18 Stranger Than Fiction - a personal comment
L6.19 Buddhism and Science
L6.20 What is Buddhism?
L6.21 Listening to a Jathaka tale on a moonlit Vesak night
L6.22 The Idea of Karma
L6.23 How Buddhist is 'karume'?
L6.24 Buddhism and all beings’ right to life
L6.25 Calming the mind amidst the pandemic
L6.26 Have we let down Dhamma?
L6.27 Have we let down Dhamma? - Reply
L6.28 Organ transplant: 'Science and philosophy'
L6.29 Michelangelo of Italy and Barana of Sri Lanka
L6.30 The Buddha taught a wide variety of things
L7.01 Who is distorting Buddhism?
L7.02 The distortion of Buddhism and the rise of meaningless rituals
L7.03 Travesty of Buddhism in present day Sri Lanka
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
Buddha