Mr.Charles.S.Perera had shown a keen interest in Buddhist activities from his youth. He organised the Matale Government and Local Government Servants’ Buddhist Association along with Late Mr.Godwin Samararatne, Late Mr. Amarasiri Weeraratne, Late Mr.Parakrama Niyangoda. Later he left Sri Lanka to serve at the Sri Lanka Embassy in France. He participated in Buddhist activities in France organised by the French Buddhist Association - Les amis du Buddhisme founded by Constant Lounsbery, along with Venerable Late Walpola Rahula thero, and Later with Kosgoda Sobhita thero.
After his first meditation experience at a weekend Meditation retreat conducted by Venerable late Piyadassi thero , he attended several retreats with late Mr.Godwin Samararatne, and one with Yogavacara Rahula thero at the Nilambe Meditation Centre, and did further retreats with Venerable Late Walane Amatha Gavesi thero at Pallekele Devanapetis Samatha Vipassana Bhavana Centre.
He studied Law in London and was called to the English Bar in 1972, as a Barrister at Law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. He married that year and came to live in France. He was in the service of UNESCO and now lives in retirement in France.
He has already published a book in Sinhala on - Mind, Mental Factors, Matter, and Meditation in 2006 (Sitha, Sithivili, Rupa ha Bhavana)
