In pursuit of ghosts

Senior Journalist Thilak Senasinge's latest research work 'Avathara Luhubenda' will be launched at Public Library auditorium on December 4 at 3.30 pm. Consultant Psychiatrist Rumy Reuben will deliver the introductory speech on the book. Community Health Specialist Ariyasena U Gamage will share his experiences on rebirth.

Professor Carlo Fonseka will moderate an intellectual discussion on the genuinty of rebirth stories. Cardiologist Namal Wijeyasinge, Consultant Mahesh Rajasuriya, Community Health Specialist Ariyasena U Gamage, Consultant Psychiatrist Rumy Reuben and Senior Journalist Thilak Senasinghe will take part in the session. Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA) President Surapala Ranathunga and SLRA Secretary Tharaka Warapitiya will also deliver speeches. The evening will be compered by Samitha Prasanna Arachchi.

The common belief is that the universe is full of spiritual forces which do not come under science's purview and which are harmful to the mankind. However the people who claim to have come under such forces reveal one common factor. They suffer from the disturbances caused by the very environment they live in. Psychiatry has the capacity to save those victims, besides inexplicable forces. Only a limited crowd has grasped this subject. Senasinghe deserves applause for his role in enlightening the ignorant on this subject.

The book is a Kinkini Creations publication.