PROGRAMME FOR - MAJOR SEMANARIANS Ampitiya National Seminary Kandy Sri Lanka 10th MARCH 2012

1. Current Development of Information Technology (IT) and its importance for the Priest of tomorrow and the Church PROGRAMME FOR  - MAJOR SEMANARIANS Ampitiya National SeminaryKandySri Lanka 10th MARCH 2012 Christie AlwisBSc (Eng) Hons(SL), MIET , C. Eng (Lond), FIESL (SL), MICE (SL) Visiting lecturer in communication to university of Sri Lanka Moratuwa & SabaragamuwaFormer Chief Network officer SLT Consulting Engineer

2. About ChristieAlwis, www.christiealwis.com0777748444, christie@christiealwis.com • Christie Alwis, is a professional engineer, who has worked in telecom industry for more than 33 years, both in Srilanka & abroad. Currently he is a visiting lecturer for Communication & Computer Engineering to Universities of Moratuwa & Sabaragamuwa. He is the Chairman of Claire Information (Pvt) Ltd, a company specialized in computer related activities such as web, software development & ICT training. He has developed many school web sites, specializing to disseminate Catholism thro the modern technology. • To study the religion in sinhala, he has developed a web www.sinhalagospel.com, to enjoy religion thro Holy Mary, he has develop www.whymary.net,To propagate Holy Mary thro Madhu church he has develop www.ourladyofmadhusrilanka.com.He has conducted confirmation classes • He has pilgrim more than 25 annual visits from Srilanka to Lourdes. In gratitude for this now he is compiling a book 'Life with Holy Mary/ What I learned in Lourdes out of lighting candles' which he hope to publish soon. He has develop a educational pamphlet to be distributed at Madhu church, a novel approach to reach happiness through our religion.

3. 1950’s, in New York 1 Three friends booked 3 rooms in a hotel, and they were given 3 rooms in the 45th floor. They went outside for a party and came in mid night. Unforgettable Life Story The receptionist in the hotel told' sorry sirs, our lift is not working, I can arrange 3 beds in the mesernine floor' 2 The 3 friends who has enjoyed good wine, boasted, o..h don't worry, we can climb up to our roomsThe 3 friends agreed, first 15 floors, one will sing songs, next 15 floors another will tell happy stories, the other will  tell sad stories, during the last 15 floors. As agreed all 3 friends climb up to 30 floors. The other 2 tell the last to tell the sad stories. 3 After a hesitation the last man is telling “oh we forget the room keys” What is our Key?

4. Some people believe the Lord Sakraya has created the world With all living beings. When he was creating the all living beings, he set the life span as 40 years. But the human protested, saying that it is too short, for him to achieve many things. The bull protested, that 40 years life span for him is too much, to be a servant and do all slavery work for such a long time, so the God reduce the Bull's life span to 20 years, and add for human another 20 years. Now the life span of human has become 60 years. Next came the dog, he too complain that his life span is too long, only to bark and always serving the human, and wanted the God to reduce the life span. The God listen and reduce the life span of dog to 20 years and add 20 years to human. Now the life span of human has become 80 years. The next came the Bat. He too complain the same story of too long life span, telling that he has nothing to do much, just sleeping and wanted to reduce the life span. The God listen and reduce the Bat's life span to 20 years, and increase the life span of human to 100 years.

5. CHANGING NATURE OF HUMANS.... • CELLS OF OUR BODY IS EVERYDAY CHANGING • After 7 years you are a different person after completely changes your cells • WAY OF LIVING OF PEOPLE CHANGES. • Your grandfathers dog is same to your dog at home today. But you are different to your grand father. Today you use cell phones, pen drives, internet, emails, unlike your grand father • WHY JESUS TOLD PUT NEW WINE TO NEW CONTAINERS? • CHRISTIANITY accepts new technologies, subject to the up liftment of HUMAN MORALITY

6. Revolution Type • Agricultural Revolution • Industrial revolution • Communication revolution • Transportation Revolution • Energy Revolution Past Present Future

7. Way of Living of People Changes.., Yesterday we travel in Bullock Cart. Today Bullock Cart are not use for traveling. Today we use motor vehicle. Tomorrow we might use Helicopter. Future Past Present • Efficiency = The resources needed to do a job according to your mind set Actual resources you used according to Present Day Technology • If you’re mind is set for the old revolution definitely your efficiency will not match for the present era( you will be inefficient without your knowledge),then your productivity and effectiveness will be lower. • Ex: If you’re mind is set before the industrial revolution you might think you need 5 days to go from Negombo to Colombo by a bullockcart. But if you use a car ,you can go with in 1 hour. • Hence the efficiency in this case will be: • Efficiency = 5*24/1=168 • Communication Revolution • Agricultural Revolution • Industrial revolution What we can observe in ‘FUTURE’? You Like to go to Astrologer ! NO! Transport Revolution Energy Revolution (All people using telephones, Internet Email, storage devices like pen drive) Living Paradigm is Changing for more efficient life Efficiency= Are you afraid of Internet and Email? Is it against your thinking pattern? What is your Mindset?

8. IS HUMAN AN ANIMAL? Our great greatgreatgreat…………………Grandfather?

9. Basic Difference between Human & Animal Bull cannot tie itself to a cart. Even if it is connected to the cart it can not ride itself without a Human Animals’ task will be converted for a Purpose by Human Animal can do a Task, but without a purpose Human will do a task for a purpose BUT No Can Animal become a Human in this birth? But Human can become Animal in this birth HOW? If the Purpose Which organ in our body will identify whetherthe purpose is good or bad? Conscious Mind + Freewill is Bad is Good/noble Development of your conscious to lead a happy life, you need to follow a religion. The human will behave worst than animal. the human will become More human or God.

10. Human is Wisest of all Living Beings… HOW? 3 Categories of living Beings But human needs one more? Basic needs for them Fire Human Beings Trees Animals Earth Water Air SunLight Food Is Sex,shelter,clothes are basic needs? No,without that we’ll not die What is the characteristic of Fire? A Good Meal or Kill a person Important organs What is the function of the MIND? Animals Humans It is a Thought Factory You will form your truth Heart,Brain Heart,Brain + Mind Heart=Power Supply Does the computer have Heart,Brain,Mind? Brain=Processor Mind=Software Is human equal to a computer? You will do from your free will what is good for You (Your ability to take a choice) Conscious is the combination of mind & free will No , humans in additon have a free will Freewill No We should know how to develop our own conscious Yes Some religions says conscious is travelling from one birth to another with ending nivana or heaven Conscious is the only organ in your body which cannot be destroyed by anybody

11. SEX, IS IT A BASIC NEED? NO, WHY? • SEXUALITY NEEDS FOR REPRODUCTION(SCIENCE HAS NOT FOUND A METHOD TO PRODUCE ARTFICALLY BABYS, THEY NEED EXISTING HUMAN SUPPORT!) • FOR REPRODUCTION, SEXTUALLITY IN A PERSON WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY TEMPORARY! MAY BE 20 -25 years/ not throuhout the life of a person) • When you get married you have 4 legs. If the legs are not synchronised, you are in hell! • I have 4 children, i have 12 legs, I cannot have my full freedom!

12. Is computers are superior to animals or equal to humans? HEART BRAIN MIND TRUTH FREE WILL HUMAN COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY CPU PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE ANIMAL HEART INSTINC BRAIN

13. Human Beings Very Easily.., May be in same birth Many Religions says to become a Human Beings, many births will take place. Also Human being is much superior to other living being in the world such as animal an trees. A human being can easily go towards animal mentally if he is not properly trained. But animal to become a Human, either it impossible or difficult through out their ‘Sasara’. By Developing Animal Qualities Very Difficult., ‘Kalpa’ years will take place By Developing Human Qualities We should strive to keep the human qualities

14. HOW DO WE LIVE? • WE MEAURE THE TIME/ HOW DID WE MEASURE THE TIME?/ DAY, MONTH CAN UNDERSTAND. • WHAT IS THE BASIS OF MEASURING A WEEK? • WHEN WE DIE WE SAY WE ARE TIME INDEPENDENT!. CAN YOU IMAGINE? • WITH THE ORIGINAL SIN, GOD INTRODUCE THE SPACE(DISTANCE) & TIME AS HIDDEN ELEMENTS(TECHNOLOGY),INSTEAD OF HOPE & HAPPINES, FEAR & SORROW.(HUMAN) • TECHNOLOGY ALWAYS CHANGING, WITH USING NANO POWER, WITH NANO SECONDS WITH AMSTRON(UNIT OF LENGTH10* -10 METERS) • CATHOLISM USES A PROCESS TO HANDLE THE TECHNOGY ISSUES WHEN COPARED TO OTHER RELIGIONS! IN ADDITION TO THE CLEAR PROCESS OF APPLICATION TO YOUR LIFE

15. WHERE WE ARE LIVING & CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN BEINGS! • EARTH & HOW PEOPLE WORK • We follow the greogoriancalender(Every 4 years, a leap year, every 100 years there is no leap year except every 400 years) • CONCEPT OF YOUR EXISTANCE • You cannot decide from which parents you can come to this world, neither your parent cannot change the sex ). THEN WHO DECIDED? DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM RELIGIONS! THE IMPACT OF CREATION TO THE WAY OF LIVING? AIM OF EVERY RELIGION? NOT TO ALLOW HUMAN TO BEHAVE LIKE AN ANIMAL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT LAW AND RELIGIOUS LAW?

16. EVERY HUMAN LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAME (THEOLOGY) WHY I AM LIVING (PHILOSOPHY) WHY IT IS HAPPENING( SCIENCE) • THE RELEGIONS WILL ANALYSE THE ABOVE ASPECTS IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES LEADING ALL THE HUMANS TO LEAD THEIR LIFE HAPPILY

17. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE RECENTLY INFLUENCE OUR LIFE TO CHANGE KARL MARKS, JOHN STUART MILLER CHARLES DARWIN, RELEGION IS A OPIUM, ( INTRODUCTION TO THE CRITIQUE OF THE PHILOSOPY OF HEGAL) HUMAN IS AN ANIMAL,( ORIGIN OF SPECIES) A HUMAN HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT EVER HE PLEASED TO DO ( ESSAY ON THE LIBERTY) • Negative Aspect of Karl Marks • Practicing Auspicious Time • Not involve in Religion (lost the Spirituality)

18. Love another is Basic Concept of all Religions in the World 4 Gospel Pardoning Christianity Unconditional Developing Abilities No Judging Love Purpose of a Religion 8 fold noble path Buddhism Not Greedy Conditional No foolishness No Anger Every Religions in the World give a basic message to love another human being Certain Religions tells to extend the love unconditionally - Christian/Buddhism. And certain Religion extend this Love Conditionally. Basic actions that need to carryout Islam Basic Principles of a Religion All religions are good. Only difference is concept each believer is assuming about the existence of the human life today/buddism thinks that rebirths/while most of the other religions think that life is created by God/all most all religions advocate the loving of another human being

19. CATHOLISM IN SRILANKA • PORTUGESE • DUTCH TIME (St. Francis xavier + Blessed JOSEPH VAZ) • BRITISH + NOW? • SARADIAL + REV SOMARAMA, WERE THEY CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY BEFORE THEY FACE DEATH?/ WHY?

20. ALL RELEGIONS ADVOCATE TO LEAD THE LIFE WITH GOOD PURPOSES Cheating • AN ACTION OF A HUMAN MAY BE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. • WHAT WE LEARN FROM HOME Undue worship towards elders Unnecessary judging

21. Sri Lanka is situated in a prominent place • 1505 - Portuguese • 1650 - Dutch • 1815 - British • 1948 – We got independence • 1950 - Our GDP was better than Singapore & India • 1960 – Our GDP was comparable to Singapore and better than India (SL GDP US$1300, Singapore US$ 2310) • 1977 – Our GDP was very much lower than Singapore & Korea (Singapore US$ 9058, Sri Lanka US$ 1500) • We haven’t synchronic technological advancement into our country.

22. Before 1960 Ship Transportation After Aero plan Paradigm change

23. What we see today What are the communication types we experience ? Public and personal recent changes Publicfrom newspapers, books, radio to internet, TV Personal from letters, fixed telephones to e mail and mobile telephones Major revolutionusing one terminala big TV screen at home for public & personal communication, one mobile terminal for personal (like black berry)  to be used to store all your data, and be able to communicate with public and personal both Hybrid Communication, now used mainly for entertainment (Mega shows)and will push further for education and religionWhat next, Today triple playwill include the smell Further research on identifying terrorists

24. Video Data Voice A house has 3 different Communication Types Land Phone IP/TV Internet Mobile Free TV (Antenna) E-mail Cable TV Satellite TV Radio

25. Who are the service providers in Sri Lanka? Cable TV IP/TV Free TV (Antenna) Satellite TV Mobile Radio Internet E-mail Land Phone

26. Who are the service providers in Sri Lanka? Cable TV Total = 4 IP/TV Free TV (Antenna) Satellite TV Mobile Total = 7 Radio Internet Total = 42 E-mail Land Phone

27. Who are the service providers? Cable TV IP/TV Free TV (Antenna) Satellite TV Mobile Radio Internet E-mail Land Phone

28. Interactive Land Phone Delayed Interactive Mobile You need Bi-Directional Transmission Communication Types Public Communication Free TV Internet Cable TV E-mail You need only uni-Directional Transmission Satellite TV Radio Personal Communication IP/TV Sub-core Elements MSAN Studio / Service provision BroadBand International Transport Network Core Element Soft Switch / Switches Domestic Transport Network International Gateway

29. A Converge Network

30. Video Data Voice How it access home? A house got 3 different Communication Types Land Phone Internet Mobile Voice Satellite TV Free TV (Antenna) E-mail Cable TV Wire Wireless Wireless Data Wireless Wireor Wireless Video Wire

31. NATURE OF OUR LIFE • WHY IN AMERICA WE DRIVE IN RIGHT BUT IN UK OR SRILANKA, WE DRIVE ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD? • WHY CHRISTIANITY ADVOCATES, THOSE WHO MISLEAD CHILDREN SHOULD BE DROWNED? WHY SO HARSH! • WHY WE USE MICRO PHONES IN OUR CHURCH, WHERE JESUS NEVER USE IT?/ WHY BUDDIST PRIEST ARE DEBAREED FROM GIVING DRIVING LICENCE? • DO YOU DRIVE AN AUTO CAR? • DO YOU KNOW THAT PLANE TRAVELS UNDER AUTO PILOT EXCEPT LANDING & TAKING OFF (instrument landing system upto 50 meters) • HOW THESE THINGS CAN BE ANALYSED WITH RESPECT TOP CHRISTIANITY?

32. The Value of Energy Hell is full of TALENTED people, while Heaven is full of ENERGETIC people! Talents Energy Happiness Health Efficient Practice: JOY/HAPPINESS/WISDOM, ALWAYS YOU HAVE TO BE ENERGETIC TO ENJOY LIFE

33. Today's catholism?MIX & MATCH JESUS • Many people to day feel comfortable in customerising their own religious beliefs. Lot of people are trying to free themselves from the straight jackets of religious dogma and create their own jesus by picking and choosing what they want from christianity and other faiths!. What’s wrong with creating our own JESUS to suit our own needs? • CHRISTIANITY IS FOCUSED ON THE PERSON OF CHRIST. WE ARE CALLED INTO A RELATION SHIP. • , NOT SIMPLY TO BELIEVE A SET OF DOCTRINES. • ENJOY THE OUT COME OF THESE DOCTRINES IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. • IF YOU BELIEVE GOD EXIST, THEN YOU, THEN YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REJECT, CERTAIN ASPECTS OF GODS NON EXIXTENCE GIVEN IN CERTAIN RELIGIONS. YOU CANNOT SAY ‘ I BELIVE IN JESUS RESURRECTIONS, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION’ • WE RESPECT ALL RELIGIONS BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RELIGIONS!. NOT TO GET MIXED UP.

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36. PROCESS FOR HAPPINESS FROM CATHOLISM • YOU ARE PILOTING A PLANE • AUTO PILOT(YOU ARE MOVING EFFECTLESSLY, HAPPILY, UNDERSTANDING THE GOD’S DIRECTION TO YOU!) • AIR POCKETS(YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER – GOD ASK US TO HAND OVER ALL FEARS/ANXIETYS TO HOLY MARY) • ACTUAL LANDING( YOU ARE LIKE JOSEPH, LEADING YOUR LIFE HAPPILY WITH HOLY MARY & JESUS • KNOWING THE CONCEPT OF HOLY FAMILY IS THE ONLY WAY TO FOLLOW CATHOLISM, IS THE SAFEST WAY TO ENJOY THIS LIFE AS WELL AS FUTURE LIFE! • GOD BLESS YOU! • GOD BLESS SRILANKA!