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Sarvodaya Strategic Plan 2005-2010
Goals Our goals for the next Strategic Plan period are formulated within the 3 spheres of transformation, as described in the 500-year peace plan and the awakening processes of Sarvodaya. The Consciousness Goal _How we think about ourselves, our inner being, our spiritual lives, our interactions with others._ Transformation of human consciousness through spiritual, moral […]
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Biography of A.T. Ariyaratne
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, he has led peace marches and meditations with millions of poor people. In the mold of Mahatma Gandhi, he has quieted angry masses through his personal example. Like Jimmy Carter, he has successfully mediated intense conflicts and helped build hundreds of homes. Like the Dalai Lama and the […]
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WE BUILD THE ROAD – ROAD BUILD US
Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne Born November 5, 1931, Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne is the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka. A former high school teacher at Nalanda College, conducted the first shramadana work camp in 1958, eventually leading the largest non-government organization in the country. The father of six distinguished adult children, he has […]
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Nonviolent Buddhist Problem Solving in Sri Lanka
As a Sri Lankan, it gives me pain of mind to speak on the subject of peacemaking in Sri Lanka. It is more painful when this subject has to be discussed in the Buddhist context. When Sri Lanka was Buddhist, both in precept and practice, there was no need to talk about peacemaking because there […]
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Application of Gandhian and Buddhist Principles of Non-Violence to Combat Fanaticism
“Sarvodaya” means „Universal Awakening“ and its Leader, Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne has been in pursuit of this ideal for about half a century, The Sarvodaya Movement guided by the principles of Mahatma Gandhi has become a huge Peace Movement in the fields of consciousness building, human rights, development, health care, ecological farming and education. It […]
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Peoples Path To Peace
By Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne I consider it an honour to have been called upon to deliver the fifth commemorative lecture in memory of the late Deshamanya Al-haj Mohamed Abdul Bakeer Markar. I had the privilege of knowing him as a Member of Parliament, the Speaker and the Governor of the Southern Province. This assignment is of special […]