I feel like pondering. When i became a buddhist it was not very longer after becoming an anarchist. One question always on my mind was "but what about revolutionary violence" and it caused such dissonance within me. But in Sri Lanka theres tons of pictures of riots where robed monks resist police in violent ways (throwing tear gas back, actual kicking and fighting) and it was the beginning of my attempts to fuse the two. They fight to defend their community. They fight out of love. Ramble over ❤️
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Ramble not over. The notion of buddhist pacifism always left room open for self defense. Even direct quotes of "a strike towards freedom" in the individual sense. However how easily can that be spread to the communal level? I say very. Encouraging the liberation of sentient beings must include helping to prevent them from being brutalized by individuals mired in dukkha. Compassion means defending your neighbor. Compassion means preventing a pig from brutalizing your neighbor. Much love.
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