Product Description
by Franz Metcalf (Author)
Learn to navigate those trying teen years with greater ease using simple, effective teachings, meditations and mindfulness exercises from Buddhism
A guide for navigating the teen years, Buddha in Your Backpack is for young people who want to learn more about Buddhism or for those who simply want to understand what's going on inside themselves and in the world around them. This ispirational guide tells Buddha's life story in a fashion teens will relate to, describing Buddha as a young rebel not satisfied with the answers of his elders. It then introduces Buddha's core teachings with chapters like "All About Me" and "Been There, Why'd I Do That?" Celebrated, bestselling author, Franz Metcalf, presents thoughtful and spiritual insights on school, dating, hanging out, jobs, and other issues of special interest to teens -- inviting readers to look inside themselves for answers.Author Biography
Franz Metcalf teaches comparative religions at California State University
in Los Angeles.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.72 x 8.53 x 5.52 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 08, 2002
