Rotten Tomatoes: Channa S. Silva's Blog - Avatar and Buddhism

I was facinated by the World of Pandora in the movie Avatar. John Cameron was able to create a new world in the same universe as earth. The life forms and the how the Navi interact with the nature is exciting. The world Cameron potrays may can be one of the Human worlds in Buddhism. In Buddhism (and also in Hinduism) They mention 4 human worlds. Jambu World in the south which is Earth. The others are scatterd around the universe in North, East and West directions.

The world of Pandora may be one of the human worlds where the people are more than 9 foot tall. and clearly the spirituality of the people and how they harmonize with nature proofs this.

Anyway I would hope Cameron will come up with extended universe of this saga. I'm keen on seeing more and more on the Navis and the world of Pandora.

See the original Blog entry in RT.
Rotten Tomatoes: Channa S. Silva's Blog - Avatar and Buddhism

Underground Music – give me a break

I have lot of friends who listen to Metal and another set who listens to Hip Hop.  I’m just annoyed with these people who want show off and say that they only listen to certain Underground bands.  

Even bands like Metallica , AC /DC  seems to be to mainstream for them.  I remember when Stigmata started playing Iced Earth covers, everybody was listening Iced Earth. They said Iced Earth was underground.

If these bands are known in a country like Sri Lanka , then are they really underground? 

Why do you want to limit your listening to one band or Genre, you listen to variety of  music , this will help you make friend with other people who do not listen to same music as you do.   I believe the band or the image is not that important  , it’s the music and how if makes you feel is important.

Also to my friends who only listen to Underground music, listening to a band nobody heard does not make you great or better than other people, it just makes you distance from other people and lonely.

Everybody has the right to listen to anything they want , so let’s not judge other people by what they listen to… whether it is country, pop,R&B ,Hip Hop, Techno, Rock or Metal.

Dark Knight [2008] – Another Review

When this movie was released last year I watched it in the cinema and I felt the movie was too long.  I watched it recently on DVD and now I felt the main plot in the movie. That is the Joker is trying to make a point,  which is even the best of the City like Harvey Dent can be turned into bad.

It’s so sad Heath Ledger died, because this is one of his best roles.  He portrays the Joker exactly how he would be and he gives a whole new life to the character. I believe DC comics will use Heath Ledger’s likeness for Joker in the future.

This is not a movie based on a comic , it seems like a movie on a much darker Graphic Novel.  Enjoyed watching it.

Talking Hakerella

USED vs. LOVED

While a man was polishing his new car,
his 4 yr old son picked up a stone
and scratched lines on the side of the car.

In anger, the man took the child's hand
and hit it many times not realizing
he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers
due to multiple fractures.

When the child saw his father.....
with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'
The man was so hurt and speechless;
he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.
Devastated by his own actions......
sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches;
the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
The next day that man committed suicide. . .

Anger and Love have no limits;
choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely
life & remember this:
Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is
that people are used while things are loved.
Let's try always to keep this thought in mind:

Things are to be used,
People are to be loved.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character;
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder.

Text from my wife…..

Following is a text from my wife to me, which very nice

U tOuChEd My LiFe N a Very SpECiaL wAy,MuCh SpEciaL tHaN wAt U xPeCt,tHoUgH i DnT kNw Hw SPeCiaL i Am 2u, uL aLwaYs b SpECiaL 2 me nO mAtTeR wAt HaPpEnS! £ove u

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