Book Launch in Sri Lanka
A Pilgrimage from Heart to Heart,
from Mind to Mind
Your are cordially invited to the Launch of | ||
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Lessons of the Lotus (Sinhala, English and Tamil Versions) and | ||
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Poems of Awakening by Venerable Yatirawana Wimala Thero (A traveling Buddhist Monk) and to the Dhamma Talk by the Venerable Thero on Inner Peace and Outer Peace, the first of a series to mark the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Vishva Niketan | ||
(The Dhamma talk, which will be delivered in English, will be simultaneously translated into Sinhala and Tamil)
from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday 25th February, 2009
at BMICH Committee Room A
For invitations to the above event, please contact Thilani on 2655653 or by email info@vishvaniketan.org before 15th February 2008.
| Director Vishva Niketan International Peace and Meditation Centre 72/30, Rawatawatte Road Moratuwa Sri Lanka www.vishvaniketan.org | Director Triple Gem Society P.O.Box 713 Princeton NJ 08542 U.S.A. |
AGENDA | |
4.00pm – 4.15pm | Arrival of Guests |
4.15pm – 4.20pm | Lighting of Lamps |
4.20pm – 4.25pm | Jayamangala Gatha by Miss Rammenika |
4.25pm – 4.35pm | Meditation led by Venerable Olande Ananda |
4.35pm – 4.40pm | Welcome Address by Dr A T Ariyaratne Dr A.T. Ariyaratne the founder President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya and the initiator leader of the VishwaNiketan International Peace and Meditation centre |
4.40pm – 4.50pm | Speech by the Chair, Reverend Tom Shepherd introducing Bhante Wimala Reverend Thomas Shepherd visit www.unityinstitute.org An ordained minister with credentials in three denominations (Association of Unity Churches International, Unitarian-Universalist Association, and National Association of Congregational Christian Churches), Rev. Shepherd is currently working on a Doctor of Ministry degree at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. |
4.50pm – 4.55pm | Sacred music by Mr Tim Hoffman A presentation of sacred music by Mr. Tim Hoffman. Performing artist and ethnomusicologist creatively fusing music and musical instruments in the classical music worlds of the Japan and India. His multifaceted involvement as student, researcher, lecturer and performer has led to a close-up collaboration between the two cultures and earned him the titles “the bridge between Japan and India” and “the avatar of Panchasika”. |
4.55pm – 5.05pm | Reading of Poems of Awakening by Bhante Wimala |
5.05pm – 5.15pm | Review of Books by Professor Chandra Wickrama Gamage |
5.15pm – 5.25pm | Presentation of the books |
5.25pm – 6.00pm | Dhamma Talk by Bhante Wimala |
6.00pm – 6.05pm | Sacred music by Mr. Tim Hoffman |
6.05pm – 6.10pm | Vote of Thanks by Dr Charika Marasinghe Dr Charika Marasinghe [LL.B (Hons) M.Litt. (Oxford) D. Phil. (Oxford) Attorney-at- Law (Sri Lanka), Solicitor (UK)], who is a Human Rights and Child Rights Law Consultant, is the Founder-Director of the Company. In May 2005 Charika was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law by Balliol College, University of Oxford for her thesis entitled “A Childs Right to Privacy in International Law”. For the first time in international law this thesis carries out an in-depth analysis of Article 16, the privacy clause of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. She is the first Sri Lankan woman to receive a doctoral degree in law from Oxford. For 17 years Charika was a Senior Lecturer in Law, in the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has also been engaged in work relating to child rights law for the Government institutions of Sri Lanka, several NGOs and for UNICEF, Sri Lanka. |
6.10pm – 6.15pm | National Anthem |
