New Hopewell & Wikiliya Tea Factories have organized a Special Sati Pasala mindfulness programme for Sri Lankan Armed Forces at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 22nd March 2019. It ran from 8.30am-10.30am. The programs were conducted by Ven. Kurunegala Sobhitha Thero. Being in the present moment was introduced through Mindful sitting.
All officers of the three forces including Current Chief of Defense Staff of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne, Chief of staff Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne, Director General Chief of Staff Major General Rasika Fernando and other senior officers and other staff of the three forces and the police department have participated for the programme.
They are planning to continue this session with all the three Armed forces. This was the first sessions which organized to chief officers of the military. They appreciated the Sati Pasala mindfulness programme and they need to arrange the programmes Island wide.
