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Eric Englada: A Contemplative Anarchism : Re-Introducing Gustav Landauer. 
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"The real transformation of society will come only in love, in work, and in stillness." – Gustav Landauer, 1907
For two centuries, anarchism has been a dynamic conversation centered around the nature of freedom and authority, the roots of domination, practices of decentralization and organization from below, the relationship between means and ends, and visions of what an alternative to authoritarian society might look like. This conversation has encompassed a dizzying array of perspectives: syndicalist, primitivist, red, green, left, post-left, anti-left, feminist, insurrectionary, platformist, post-structuralist, individualist, communitarian, violent, pacifist, and on and on. While frequently trenchant in their social analysis, and sometimes beautiful in their practice, these myriad anarchisms have nevertheless suffered from a dogged secularity and superficiality - and have neglected the necessity of an inward, spiritual revolution. [See also: The Communitarian Anarchism of Gustav Landauer. ]
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