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‘Let the mind feel that mindfulness is effortless’
FEBRUARY 26 WAS NAVAM FULL MOON POYA DAY
When treading on the path of Nirvana, gradually we need to arrive at the point to correct yourself on how mindfulness should be conducted. By force or effortless? It should be effortless. Trying to conduct mindfulness by force would burden yourself. When you forget something, how would you feel? Sad.
That is because you did it by force. Let the mindfulness be effortless. What if we say be aware that you are in mindfulness effortlessly? That is also wrong because, on the other hand, it means that you have conducted. So, what should be done is let the mind feel that mindfulness is effortless. Now your mind is so relaxed. Your senses have begun to be clearer. Then your appearance such as eyes, ears and nose become pleasant. This is caused by mindfulness.
If someone accomplishes the Nirvana, his senses become clearer and pleasant. He lives in an effortless mindfulness without any burden. This is the first step. We need to analyze conducting mindfulness by force and effortlessly.
What is more important of these two is getting to know the effortless mindfulness. Not only for a person who seeks Nirvana but also a commoner. If you try to do it by force, you tend to forget more. The second factor is to be aware of the law of relativity. What does that mean? This is how it is done.
The world exists on a duality irrespective of whether it is observed either physically or spiritually. Where there is black, there is also white, a rise and a fall, fire and water, warm and cold and tall and short. This applies to the spiritual world too. We can find them in Thripitaka. One is Sumedha stories in Buddha Wansa Pali. This duality cannot be seen, heard, smelled, tasted or felt but enlightened. That is Nirvana. Now you are clear on the duality in the external world.
Even the thoughts are born in a duality as we research mentally. Read the Sutra named Girimananda in Anapana Sanyuktha. In most of the Sutras, Lord Buddha has mentioned about this duality. It is also mentioned in the Sutra Salleka in Majjima Nikaya. Everything is about the duality within the mind.
In Buddhism, meditation on breathe in – breathe out (ana-pana) has a deep meaning. We all think ana-pana bhavana is about meditating on breathe in – breathe out. It is not. Do not be mistaken. It is all about meditation on two different natures of the mind. It is an analysis of the mind. What I say has a deep meaning. Nobody accepts this at once. But any wise person who research deep into the Dhamma knows it. It is an analysis of the mind.
– Ven. Siri Samanthabadra Thera
Based on the observations submitted by the Task Force on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing for Terrorism, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 18.12.2024 to amend the Trust Ordinance No. 9 of 1917 including amendments proposed by the Financial
Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, clearance of the Attorney General has been granted for the Trust (Amendment) Draft Bill formulated by the Legal Draftsman.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integration
to publish the said draft bill in the government gazette notification and thereby, submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
Action was taken to provide a fuel relief for the fuel consumers during the months of April, May and June of 2026 to redress by minimizing the impact caused to the day today life of the citizens of this country as well as the entire economy due to the price hike of petroleum fuel in the global market resulting from the war situation in the Middle East.
Government mediation is essential for minimizing the impact on the day to today life of citizens in this country due to that war situation not being ended further. Therefore, it has been planned to redress on the sale price for Auto Diesel and Industrial Diesel for a period of 03 months by the Government to provide relief to the public as well as to maintain the prices at a bearable level to the consumers without escalating the fuel prices in this country compared to the escalation of fuel prices
in the international market.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to
allocate provisions subject to the monthly limitations respectively as rupees 15 billion for the month of October, rupees 13.5 billion for the month of November and rupees 12.15 billion for the month of December to provide the said relief
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Establishment of a Spectrum Management and Monitoring System and a Quality of Service and Quality of Experience System for the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
Approval was granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 2025-10-21 for the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Department of External Resources to work with the Asian Development Bank as an international development partner for the “Digital Transformation Development Project”.
As a main implementing agency of that project, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) requires a Spectrum Management and Monitoring System as well as a System for Quality of Service and Quality
of Experience). It has been identified that the external funding estimate for this requirement has been identified as USD 9.25 million.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital Economy to obtain a “Spectrum Management and Monitoring System” and a “System for Quality of Service and Quality of Experience” for the TRCSL under the ADB-funded Digital Transformation Development Project.
Draft Bill for amending the Trust Ordinance
Implementing further relief programme to Public sffected by the Middle East conflict situation
Establishment of a Spectrum Management and Monitoring System and a Quality of Service and Quality of Experience System for the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
Appointment of a Committee for the Restitution of Sri Lankan Cultural Heritage Held Abroad
Ten-Year National Action Plan on the Social Protection Sector (2026–2035)
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