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I don't think violence is the root of power. Violence is an action, a manifestation, if you will.
The root of power exists in the individual mind. How you interpret the world, decide on your course of actions, and then follow through will determine your source of power.
Mastery over others is being strong; mastery over oneself is the greatest power.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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