Binara Poya marks the beginning of Vas season

Binara Poya marks the beginning of the Vas season in which Bhikkhus retreat to temples and engage themselves in numerous activities including conducting Dhamma sermons, Dhamma discourses and meditation. They also guide devotees to get involved in various other religious activities such as Bodhi poojas and Pahan poojas.

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Vignettes

How not to boil over

Not only vehicle engines, but also people boil over and create ugly scenes at home and public places. Nowadays we hardly see cars parked on the roadside with their bonnets raised to let the steam off. However, some private bus and trishaw drivers still blow off their tops.

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Thorns on the side

Towards artificial organs

The field of medicine is constantly advancing. It is a theme that I revisit time and again, because these breakthroughs could be commonplace a decade or so down the road. Just remember that diseases that can easily be cured today were fatal just a few decades ago.

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