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Buddhism for Teens and Young Adults

  • Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens - This book offers an alternative: the 2,500-year old practice of Buddhism. Written in a style that will have immediate appeal to young "seekers" and those wanting to understand the ancient teachings, this book addresses such relevant topics as peer pressure, emotional difficulties, stress, fostering peace, and even protecting the environment.
  • Zen Teen: 40 Ways to Stay Calm When Life Gets Stressful - warm and relatable teen guide to reducing anxiety, depression, and panic while developing resilience and confidence with 40 tips and tricks that guide, support, and inspire teens to keep calm and stay mindful
  • Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused & Be Your Best Self - Calm your mind and find your best self with 10-minute mindfulness exercises for teens
  • 101 Buddhist Stories - These Buddhist parables, tell tales of Buddha in his previous lives, when he was called the Bodhisattva or buddha-to-be. His incarnations included animals as well as humans. These stories reflect the travails and experiences that Buddha had to go through to attain enlightenment.