{"id":202010,"date":"2019-05-27T22:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T17:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=202010"},"modified":"2019-05-29T01:27:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T19:57:50","slug":"bbs-gnanasara-pulls-a-180-says-nirvana-can-wait-will-resume-my-activism-once-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/bbs-gnanasara-pulls-a-180-says-nirvana-can-wait-will-resume-my-activism-once-more\/","title":{"rendered":"BBS Gnanasara Pulls A 180 &#8211; Says\u00a0\u201cNirvana Can Wait -Will Resume My Activism Once More\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a complete flip of the tune played to media on the night he was released &#8211; claiming he will spend his days engaged in meditation and contemplating dhamma &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=BBS\"><strong>BBS<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gnanasara\"><strong>Gnanasara<\/strong><\/a> now says he has decided to resume his activism upon seeing the hopeless and confused looks on the face of the youth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gnanasara made these remarks to media during his visit to Kandy Malwathu and Asgiri temples last evening, where he told media he was genuine in his claims when he said he wished to spend his days in meditation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MR8gbgK9MxM\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was truly exhausted and was genuinely wanting to spend my days in calm and quiet; engaged in dhamma and meditation,\u201d he told media while being surrounded by fellow members of the BBS. \u201cBut I saw the confused looks in the faces of youth who came to see me and some even wrote that when I was released, they felt as if their father had returned home\u2026\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart fell, I felt very emotional &#8211; how can you ignore when children say such things?\u201d he added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, throwing all caution to the wind, Gnanasara says he has decided to become \u2018active once more\u2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told myself there is no time to rest, no time to engage in dhamma and meditation&#8230;Attaining nirvana can wait. 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