The 21st century has been witness to New York's September 11 tragedy, Taiwan's September 17 floods and fires, the US attack and bombing campaign in Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and the plight of the American people under the threat of anthrax. The cycle of natural calamity and human tragedy seems to manifest the Buddhist doctrine of flux.
二十一世紀初的全球化時代，紐約的「九一一」、台灣的「九一七」水火為災，再加上美國攻擊阿富汗，以砲火追討回教激進份子賓拉登，美國民眾籠罩在炭疽病毒的威脅下，一個接一個因果循環的天災人禍，似乎正是佛法「無常」的體現。