Reverend Wadigala Samitharathana
Welfare Representative (Male), SRC
Rev Wadigala Samitharathana is a scholarly-practitioner Buddhist monk, who was ordained at the age of fourteen in Sri Lanka. Since then, he has been learning Buddhism and practising mindfulness meditation plus other close-knit spiritual practices. In fact, this led him to thrive in calm, serenity, clarity, and solidity of mind - to a larger extent in life.
As a Welfare Rep, he aims to help all fellow students enhance calm and peace in mind - amidst a high volume of work well in hand, he intends to assist them in finding a way out for all mental disturbances, viz., stress, depression, anxiety, frustration, and suchlike. Indeed, it is nowhere to be found, albeit within an inch of thyself! He believes that this will shed light on our community - to live happily and serve the world with all good fortune, spirits, and health.
Male.welfare.rep@stx.ox.ac.uk