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The specter of children shooting children in high schools shocked North America, yet very little institutional change has been effected, once the platitudes of politicians receded. This essay examines the consumption of violence by our children through the media, video games, and internet, showing how it can lead to the deadly carnage of high school shoot-outs and murder. Young people, their parents, and society at large are unaware of the necessity of guarding their sensory doorways. I illuminate the very dangerous environment we have created, and offer practical measures of mindfulness practice as a way out, so that young people have simple tools to deal with their hate, anger and distress without resort to guns. I talk about a program for mindfulness practice in schools and draw on the Fifth Mindfulness Training from Thich Nhat Hanh, which directs our attention to the nature and consequences of our daily consumption. |