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Lost in Time
An interpretation of how precious and vulnerable time can feel in the moment. Lost and found In the midst of sands, Time is sculptured...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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'The Thousands'
100. A single word of truth which calms the mind is better to hear than a thousand irrelevant words. 103. One might defeat alone in...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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‘Morality lays out a springboard to gain the light of wisdom’.
Last week (15-21 Sep), I had a wonderful stay at the Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in Petersfield; it was filled with great compassion and...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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‘The more I seclude from the Self, the calmer and wiser I would become’.
Since taking monkhood ( Pabbajjā ) in 2009, this has been the first ever ‘Self-Seclusion’, wherein I observed for my own sake; herein...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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'A Glorisun Scholar'!
It is a sincere honour to share that further to Rev Wadigala Samitharathana's offer of a place on an MPhil in Buddhist Studies at St...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Annual Interfaith Friendship Walk 2024 in Oxford
On the 27th June 2024, under the guidance of Rev Wadigala Samitharathana, members of the Oxford Buddhist Society took part in the Annual...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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A Promising Meeting!
On the cusp of Vesak (Vesākha) Full-moon Poya Day (23rd of May 2024), yesterday, I was delighted to meet His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
May 22, 20242 min read
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Developing an Obedient Mind
By Diyana Anthony "There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind" -...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
May 20, 20243 min read
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‘Truth is nowhere to be found, but within an inch of thyself!’
By Rev Wadigala Samitharathana The realm of humanity is suffering due to lingering impacts on ignorance. ‘Alas!’ - although human beings...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
May 13, 20242 min read
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The Thread Analogy
A Poem Written by Diyana Anthony We can look at our life like a ball of thread. The start of the of thread marks our birth, And the end...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Apr 8, 20242 min read
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A Humble Achievement!
‘This morning, I would be delighted to learn that the University of Oxford has made me an offer of a place on the Master of Philosophy in...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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A Scrutiny of Scientific Realism: The No-Miracles Argument and the Pessimistic Meta-Induction
Abstract The historical debate of scientific realism portrays a monumental sign of science-a way of critiquing philosophy. At first...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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Is Metaphysics Even Possible? A Discussion with Reference to the Non-Empirical Character of Metaphysics
Abstract The domain of metaphysics is a breakthrough discovery on the actual states of things in the world. More specifically, in line...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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Is Reductive Materialism a Defensible Philosophy of Mind?
Abstract Over the past decades, reductive materialism has made a recipe for philosophy of mind to explore the subtle nature of the human...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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An Appraisal of Hume’s Theory of Causation: Is Hume a Causal Realist?
https://bjmas.org/index.php/bjmas/article/view/580 Hume’s construal of causation historically lays out a philosophical puzzle towards...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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A Philosophical Survey: Can Mindfulness Mitigate the Impact of the Ecological Crisis in Modern Times
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361903023_A_Philosophical_Survey_Can_Mindfulness_Mitigate_the_Impact_of_the_Ecological_Crisis_in...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 9, 20231 min read
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Spirituality: A Causal Outline of Humanistic Sensitivity in Asia
Samitharathana, Wadigala. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Spirituality: A Causal Outline of Humanistic Sensitivity in Asia. In fact,...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 9, 20231 min read
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A Philosophical Critique: Is Race Real?
Samitharathana, Wadigala. (2022). A Philosophical Critique: Is Race Real?. Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences. 5. 36-41....
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 9, 20231 min read
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A Critical Analysis: Is Aristotle’s Understanding of Eudaimonia Credible?
Samitharathana, Wadigala (2022). A Critical Analysis: Is Aristotle’s Understanding of Eudaimonia Credible? Philosophy International...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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A Contrastive Analysis: What is the Conventional Implicature?
https://www.ej-lang.org/index.php/ejlang/article/view/1 The conventional implicature, arguably, refers to plenty of linguistic aspects...
Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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