The time has come to share this knowledge — at least, the basics — with the world, as some people have become utterly mundane and mercenary-minded — with so much violence, treachery, murder and embezzlement as part of everyday life.

People of our times are driven to madness by wanting pelf and power. All this is because they do not have the knowledge of what life is all about and the Laws of the Universe. They do not understand kindness, compassion, helping others and, most importantly, what they are doing to themselves and what awaits them in the future.

Lord Buddha showed the way — the Truth — to men and Gods. The teaching is for all of humanity interested in knowing the Truth — not just the Sinhala people! The basics that everyone should know and realise will make people to unlearn the folly of their learning and be a great boost to halt violence in the world.

One truth is that every single thing in the Universe is impermanent and is in a state of flux — changing all the time. Our attachment — the clinging — to all such impermanent things - people, property, heirlooms, lineage etc. causes suffering.

Another important factor realised by the Buddha is that this is not our only birth. We have been born and have died millions of times and we will be born again and again in happy places, unhappy places, miserable places etc., according to our own actions. Every action has a reaction. This is the Law of Karma.

There is no God up there who created us or to whom we could appeal for help. We travel alone with the repercussions of our own actions. This stunning revelation should stop brutality and killing by anyone with a veneer of intelligence!

Lord Buddha on realising the stunning and frightening truth of Samsara, expounded the Dhamma and showed the correct way of living and the way out of suffering to all humanity.