Emboldened actions by white supremacists and neo-Nazis have given rise to a movement committed to “direct action,” which includes a willingness to use violence in self defense. Can people philosophically committed to violence ever be defeated by nonviolence alone, or must we rely on the threat of agitators, even anarchists, to succeed?
Impermanence: A Buddhist Perspective
Impermanence is the underlying reality of all existence. Given that all that appears will disappear, how might we live our lives? A Buddhist-influenced ethic both arises and is influenced by a deep understanding that in the end we will lose everything.
