Mindfulness naturally gives rise to diligence and clear comprehension. These two qualities empower a person to successfully face any challenge that life throws at him or her. Once planted, mindfulness grows by itself. My experience tells me that while everyone can benefit from mindfulness training, the younger children not only find iteasier to learn mindfulness, but they are also more likely benefit from the practice.

I want to end my message with the following guidelines that I endorse for Sati Pasala’suture.

1. Sati Pasala will provide knowledge and training to any school that voluntarily expresses the willingness enroll.
2. Sati Pasala will not be affiliated to any religion. Children should get the benefit of Mindfulness training through Sati Pasala irrespective of their religion.
3. Training children in mindfulness is a collective effort of the school teachers, school administrators, parents, other family members, and neighbours. After a period of proper training our children will be safe inside the protective fence of mindfulness and will face life’s challenges with an unshaken mind. We are responsible to make it happen.
4. Not only children but school teachers, administrators, facilitators, family members and neighbours will also benefit in this process. It will be like shining a torch where there is not enough light.
5. Sati Pasala will be conducted and managed by a large group of dedicated people who consider children’s well-being a priority.
6. Ideally, people who dedicate their efforts to Sati Pasala will do their work voluntarily without any monetary expectation.
7. When the teachers and facilitators become experts in guiding children to learn mindfulness they will act as the pilots of Sati Pasala within their schools and Sati Pasala will become a national program. I sincerely wish that with your help Sati Pasala will grow and  blossom into a beautiful lotus that will bring peace and happiness to many in this world.

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