Vicikicchā - විසිකිච්චා Whose Truth? "Dissent, doubt, and dialogue for a developed and decent society…විසම්මුතිය, සැකය සහ සංවාදය - දියුණු ශිෂ්ඨ සමාජයක් සඳහා..."
Vicikicchā - විසිකිච්චා Whose Truth?
"Dissent, doubt, and dialogue for a developed and decent society…
විසම්මුතිය, සැකය සහ සංවාදය - දියුණු ශිෂ්ඨ සමාජයක් සඳහා..."
Every community needs a few "silly" children who can express their free opinions; such actions can be very relevant when the emperor is naked and the majority, including the intelligentsia, are silent. This blog is my attempt to become her.
14th August 2025
Vicikicchā - “whose truth?”
Doubt, dissent, and dialogue toward a more just and inclusive society
Just a Little Note, with Gratitude
Everything you’ll find here reflects my personal opinions, not those of any
organization I have worked with, past or present.
But my thoughts aren’t formed in isolation. They are shaped by countless
influences: the vastness of the web, the reach of AI, real conversations with
people, lived experiences, and yes… even criticisms. Especially the tough ones,
which push me to think more deeply and see more clearly.
My guiding inspiration here is the small child in The Emperor’s New
Clothes. the one who dared to speak the truth when everyone else stayed
silent.
Still, I don’t claim my views as the absolute truth. They are born of
context and environment. As the world changes, I, too, may see the same issues
differently.
At this point, I want to thank my friends, mentors, and especially the
critics. your impact matters.
This blog is called "Vicikicchā or Whose Truth"? In Pali, Vicikicchā
means doubt or indecision. In some “popular Buddhist” religious teachings,
it is considered a mental obstacle to truth. But doubt can also be a necessary
spark, the very force that drives deeper questioning and understanding. Otherwise,
Prince Siddhartha might have remained in his palace or with a teacher along his
journey, without seeking further and becoming the Buddha.
So, I warmly invite you to challenge, question, and see differently. This is a space to explore dissent to nurture the sparks that can grow into meaningful social dialogue. Sometimes, dialogue may not emerge. Still, since these thoughts need to be documented, I hope to move forward with them.
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විචිකිච්චා - "කාගේ සත්යයද?"
සැකය, විසම්මුතිය සහ සංවාදය සඳහා මගේ කුඩා අවකාශයට සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමි. මෙය වඩාත්කල්පනාකාරී, යුක්තිසහගත සහ ඇතුළත් (inclusive) සමාජයක් ගොඩනැගීම ගැන සිතීමට අවකාශයකි.
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Hasantha Gunaweera
hasantha.gunaweera@gmail.com
| +94 7732 71256.
Value of Dissent විසම්මුතියේ වටිනාකම
අපේ ලෝකයේ - නිසැකවම ශ්රී ලංකාවේ - විසම්මුතිය බොහෝ විට අවදානම් සමඟ පැමිණේ. අධිකාරිය ප්රශ්න කරන අය ඉක්මනින් කරදරකාරයන් හෝ ද්රෝහීන් ලෙස ලේබල් කරනු ලබන අතර සමහර විට ඒ සඳහා දඬුවම් කරනු ලැබේ. එහෙත් විසම්මුතියකින් තොරව, ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදය භාවිතයකට වඩා ප්රදර්ශන භාණ්ඩයක් බවට පත්වේ. විසම්මුතිය එක්සත්කම දුර්වල නොකරයි; එය එය අවංක හා සැබෑ ලෙස තබා ගනී.
සැබෑ සමගිය නිශ්ශබ්දතාවය මත ගොඩනැගී නැත. එය අපහසු සත්යයන්ට මුහුණ දීමට ඇති ධෛර්යය හරහා වර්ධනය වේ. ඒ නිසා තමයි මේ අවකාශය, “කාගේ සත්යයද?” එය විමසීම, සවන් දීම සහ සංවාදය සජීවීව තබා ගැනීම ගැනයි.
Dissent isn’t about defiance for its own sake —
it’s the courage to ask why when everyone else stays silent. From the
first rebel who questioned a tribe’s rule to every reformer who challenged
convention, progress has always begun with someone brave enough to think
differently.
In our world — and certainly in Sri Lanka — dissent often comes with risk. Those who question authority are quickly labeled troublemakers or even traitors, and sometimes punished for it. Yet without dissent, democracy becomes a showpiece rather than a practice. Dissent doesn’t weaken unity; it keeps it honest and real.
True harmony isn’t built on silence. It grows through the courage to face uncomfortable truths. That’s what this space, “Whose Truth?”, is about — to ask, to listen, and to keep the conversation alive, especially when it’s not easy.
විසම්මුතිය යනු තමන්ගේම යහපත සඳහා විරෝධය දැක්වීම නොවේ - එය අනෙක් සියල්ලන්ම නිහඬව සිටින විට ඇයි කියා විමසීමට ඇති ධෛර්යයයි. ගෝත්රයක පාලනය ප්රශ්න කළ පළමු කැරලිකරුවාගේ සිට සම්මුතීන්ට අභියෝග කළ සෑම ප්රතිසංස්කරණවාදියෙකු දක්වාම, ප්රගතිය සැමවිටම ආරම්භ වී ඇත්තේ වෙනස් ලෙස සිතීමට තරම් නිර්භීත කෙනෙකුගෙනි.
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