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SITUATION
UPDATE - HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTH
Great
joy to celebrate Poson in unity – President
Poson Poya is a most revered festival for the entire Buddhist
population of Sri Lanka
as it reminds us of the advent to Sri Lanka of Arahat
Mahinda with Buddha's message of the Dhamma. Celebrating this historic, two thousand three
hundred and eighteenth Poson Festival
in unity with the entire nation brings us great joy, states President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a Poson message.
The Dhamma
preached by Arahat Mahinda
led our society and culture to a new path. It showed us the way to live in
co-existence as citizens of one country regardless of ethnic or religious
differences.
Inspired by the spirit of loving kindness
and compassion, we resolved as a nation to build a society based on morals
and non-violence.
It was due to the path of peace and
serenity enunciated by Arahat Mahinda
that we lay claim to a proud history among the countries of the world.
The country, today, is united to build a
righteous nation based on the teachings of Arahat
Mahinda. Success must be achieved by working
resolutely. Based on love and kindness we usher in co-existence. We should
not forget that the divisions make us the losers.
Our State policy is always guided by the
path of Dhamma.
'Dhammo have Rakkathi Dhammachari'
Let us reflect upon these words of the
Enlightened One taught to our nation by Arahat Mahinda which means 'One who lives with the Dhamma is protected by the Dhamma'
and make the Poson season more meaningful by
aligning ourselves to build a New Sri Lanka.
May the Triple Gem Bless you!
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