Discussions on Youth : For the Leaders of the Future.
Title:
Discussions on Youth : For the Leaders of the Future.
Author:
Ikeda, Daisaku.
ISBN:
9781938252365
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (460 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Half Title -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface by SGI President Ikedas -- Editors Note -- Part One: The Hopes of Youth -- 1 The Worries and Hopes of Youth -- 2 Youth: A Time of Challenge -- 3 Friendship and Perspectives on Life -- Part Two: The Heartbeat of Youth -- 4 What Is Love? -- 5 Finding Happiness in Your Work -- 6 What Is a Global Citizen? -- 7 Bringing Out Your Best -- 8 What Is Kindness?. -- 9 The Essence of Human Rights -- Part Three: Youth and Self-Improvement -- 10 The Joy of Reading -- 11 Knowing History Is Knowing Yourself -- 12 Appreciating Art and Culture -- 13 Dialogue With Nature -- 14 Discovering Great Literature -- Part Four: Youth and Faith -- 15 Why Do We Chant Every Day? -- 16 Why Do We Have an Organization? -- 17 Weaving the Fabric of Peace -- Part Five: The Questions of Youth -- 18 What Is Freedom? -- 19 What Is Individuality? -- 20 What Is the Power of Prayer? -- Part Six: Youth and the Future -- 21 What Is a Good Friend? -- 22 It Takes Courage -- 23 Why Are the Good Despised? -- 24 Why Go to College? -- Part Seven: The Energy of Youth -- 25 Life and Death Are One -- Postscript -- Appendices: -- A You Are the Hope of the World -- B Effort Determines Your Future -- Glossary -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
In a straightforward question-and-answer format, Buddhist teacher Daisaku Ikeda responds to the complicated issued facing American young people. Addressing adolescents as the leaders of the future, Ikeda touches on topics of peace, human rights, and environmental degredation as he urges young people with warmth and understanding to see the great potential they have as the hope for humanity. The book also provides easy-to-understand explanations of Nichiren Buddhism and the benefits of its practice.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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