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Who is Deva, and Who is an Outcast?

Trying to achieve happiness by seeking sensual pleasures, while non-adherent to the Five-Precepts will lead to misery and suffering. Conduct for achieving a sacred state, such as Brahma viharanaya, is...

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Is Aggression and Destruction Necessary to Solve Problems?

Do governments seriously take the responsibility of poverty, scarcity of food and energy, inequity/disparity of their distributions, preparedness for natural or man-made disasters, or global...

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The Wisdom and the MindƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬”‚Believe in Yourself

Buddhism is a universal religion, and its teachings are for all human beings. Buddhist psychology offers us more than methods of investigation. Its core techniques of meditation and self-awareness have...

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Escalating Incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and Suicides...

Post-traumatic stress disorders is characterized by serious behavioural and psychological abnormality that occurs following exposure to one or more acute stressful life events, including soldiers and...

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Establishment of Buddha Sasana in Lanka by Arahat Mahinda

Buddhism was introduced to Lanka in 267 BCE. Arahat Mahinda, a son of the emperor Asoka the Great, brought Buddhism to Lanka. On a Poson Poya day, venerable monk arrived at Mihintale in Anuradhapura...

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Establishment of Bhikkuni Sasana in Lanka by Venerable Sanghamitta

The core teachings of Buddhism have sustained for more than 2,600 years and will continue to do so in the future. Venerable Sanghamitta, the only daughter of Emperor Asoka, brought Bhikkuni Sasana into...

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CKD Workshop at UoPon the Wednesday, November 20th morning (9.00 AM to 12.30...

Professor Sunil Wimalawansa, MD,PhD,MBA,DSc Please find the attached two events related to the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affecting the dry zones in Sri Lanka, and a brief summary of the prevailing...

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A comprehensive program to prevent CKD-related deaths in Rajarata:

Prof.Sunil Wimalawansa Please find the attached three events in November,‚ focused‚ to prevent Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) deaths that affects dry zones in Sri Lanka. ‚ also attached is a brief...

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Chronic kidney disease in Rajarata, worse than tsunami

by Prof. Sunil J. Wimalawansa Safe drinking water is a fundamental human right, but more than 2.0 billion people in the world still lack access to safe-clean drinking water and to sanitation; Sri Lanka...

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There is no Scientific Evidence that Herbicide Glyphosate Causing Chronic...

Background: In spite of the pressure to ban glyphosate from Sri Lanka, the Government firmly rejected it at the recommendation of the Pesticide Technical Advisory Committee.  There is an assumption...

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Chronic Kidney Disease in Rajarata, Prevention and Eradication:- The Way Forward

Dr. Sunil J. Wimalawansa, Hon. Maithripala Sirisena The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka President’s Office, Colombo 1 Dear Sir: Chronic Kidney Disease in Rajarata,...

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රජරට පවත්නා වකුගඩු රෝගය වලක්වාලීමේ සහ මුලිනුපුටා දැමීමේ ක්‍රියා මාර්ගය –ඉදිරි...

Prof. Sunil J Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc ශ්‍රී  ලංකාවාසී ප්‍රබුද්ධ වෘත්තිකභවතුන් වෙත‍ය, රජරට පවත්නා වකුගඩු රෝගය වලක්වාලීමේ සහ මුලිනුපුටා දැමීමේ ක්‍රියා මාර්ගය – ඉදිරි දැක්ම: විශේෂයෙන් උතුරුමැද...

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Info on, Global Health & U.S. Elections/Macroeconomics, 2016

Sunil Wimalawansa The macroeconomic issues (e.g., trade) are poorly handed by many south Asian countries, including successive governments in Sri Lankan.  This seems to be getting worse in recent...

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The Wisdom and the Mind—Believe in Yourself

Buddhism is a universal religion, and its teachings are for all human beings. Buddhist psychology offers us more than methods of investigation. Its core techniques of meditation and self-awareness have...

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Suggestions for staying healthy and prevent COVID-19 infection:

Sunil J Wimalawansa Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, & Nutrition, USA Dear friends: Since I haven’t seen any medical society from Sri Lanka providing safe practices and guidelines for avoiding...

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Educational videos on COVID-19:

by Professor Sunil J, Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc. Caption: Myths & Facts: Staying Healthy During V COVID-19 Pandemic The common link to the U-Tube channel o COVID-19:...

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Combating COVID-19: Vitamin D the vital cog-in-the-wheel − Prof. Wimalawansa

By Saundarya Wellaboda Courtesy Ceylon Today World-renowned Professor of Medicine and expert in Endocrinology, Vitamin D and human Nutrition, Professor Sunil Wimalawansa has offered his services to the...

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Re: Mr. Bodhi Dhanapala’s personal attacks on Professor Wimalawansa

Sunil Wimalawansa  Dear Editor:  It is very unfortunate that most of the comments by the author of the email below are unfounded, scientifically incorrect, and is geared to nothing else but character...

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Second Wave Of Covid-19 Or Continuation Of Community Spread Of Covid-19 In...

By Professor Sunil J. Wimalawansa, MD, Ph.D., MBA, DSc. Prof. Sunil J. Wimalawansa The official reports on the prevalence and the number of deaths related to COVID-19 in tropical countries including...

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දේශීය ඖෂධ මගින් ප්‍රතිශක්තිය වර්ධනය කරගන්නා එන්නත ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරන අයට...

Professor Sunil J. Wimalawansa Over-confidence and reliance on out of date information, lack of familiarity with recent rapidly changing medical and scientific advances, and ‘close-mind set’ is likely...

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