Morality – what’s that?

Human beings are, both literally and metaphorically, upright creatures – or so it seems. Most people are inherently ‘good’ (that is to say. not completely evil). Religion and rule-of-law dictate that we be fair and just, and generally harmless to the people around us. And it is believed that we are hard-wired to be ‘moral’ [...]

Will we ever have a Kandy Perahera without the elephants?

This is something I’ve always had a problem with but never really had the guts to talk about publicly because, well, we all know just how militant some of our so called hardcore Buddhists can get. But I’m an animal lover (although, admittedly, not a vegetarian), and I feel it’s time I spoke up. Sri [...]