Faith

Woman, politics, religion and discrimination. What a mess, at least when summarizing today´s news. To get older has its advantages and also disadvantages. It was a few years ago since I met Anu so we are older, and maybe see life with different eyes. My stay at Sri Lanka was very much about religion. In Asia the stars are still very important. Different constellations may predict future and also relationships. If there is a match between a couple or not. Difficult to understand different cultures. East meets west. West meets east. Every month on Sri Lanka the full moon is celebrated and it is a holiday. So, astronomy is important.

Buddism is a very beautiful religion according to me from what I saw. I feel a bit upset and sad that there always must be fight between religions. Various religions should be respected, but, with regard to history, there have always been war due to religion. It is terrible that you have to be forced to believe in something that you don´t believe in.

I like fairytales a lot and there was a legend about “The sacred relic of the tooth of Buddha”. Something very sacred and unique. Will write more about it when I will write about Kandy. I was introduced by Anu to rituals and ceremonies. We went to a sacred place (Ruwanveliseya) in Anuradhapura where we offered flowers for Buddha as you can see on the picture above. Anuradhapura is a very old town and has been a very important political and religious center in Sri Lanka.