| Plus
|
|
| Little Hampton in Lanka |
ADVERTISTMENTS |
 The village is astir, with the morning’s routine taking place. The women are sweeping their tiny front-yards. Freshly washed clothes sway in a mild breeze. Dogs sun themselves while toddlers peep out of the doorways of dainty little cottages.
Just another village, or is it? Away from not only the madding crowd but also from the southern coastline..... |
| |
| Meditating Down Under |
 About an hour’s drive from Perth in Australia brings us to Serpentine, a quiet hilly suburb where renowned meditation master Ajahn Brahmavamso has his monastery. It’s around ten in the morning and the Thai devotees who had brought the alms spread them out on a table in the alms hall and move out with plates of rice in their hands. |
| |
| Voyage of courage: Sri Lanka Navy at 57 |
 The Sri Lanka Navy marks its 57th anniversary today with religious ceremonies being held to invoke blessings on the naval forces, both present and past, those still in service, those who laid down their lives and those who were wounded in action. The Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force (CNVF) was established in 1937. After the Second World War |
| |
|
