Body, Mind, Spirit Magazine

Kernels of Violence

By Fiercebuddhist @fiercebuddhist

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As society reels from another senseless killing we try and discover how this could happen and who is at fault. Each and everyone of us has some blood on our hands. We try and blame the gunman, his parents, or something else. By fixing blame somewhere else we avoid looking at our own involvement in helping create the environment that yields such atrocities.
Our support (by buying them) of violence on tv, movies and video games is only one of the issues.
I suggest that instead rushing out to see the next violence filled blockbuster let’s create a new society that fosters love and compassion instead of competition, jealousy, violence and greed.


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