불교계의 청소년 지원을 위한 정책적 제언

Abstract

This is studied over two problems that korean youths used to feel low satisfaction of life for long and they used to be unemployed and still work-poor. 1) The youths need to learn the Mindfulness meditation on a daily bases, in order to keep control their minds properly and healthy under theses hopeless stressful circumstances. The subjective well-being and happiness are deeply related to the mental attitudes. To support that goal, here are suggested some policies: One, There needs to set up a kind of policy committee for the youth. It should have specialty and expertise for the youths. Two, It [the Committee or else ]makes a new policy that all of the students must learn meditation at the school established by the Buddhist Orders or any buddhist foundations. Three, It examines and collects the effects of meditation scientifically reasonably and persuades the authorities of the Education Bureau to give other students chances of learning at the other schools. Four, It expands and supports for the local youths to learn meditation at their local public service centers for free. Everyone has a right to get an equal opportunity to join in the economic growth, And also has a right to get some fair income from the economic fruits. This is like a principle of the Right Livelihood (正命), like a democratic rule of the Buddhist Sangha. Social Capital means trust· norm· network· collaboration· cohesiveness to make people's interest mutually. It seems to mean the Law of inter-relatedness(緣起法). 2) Buddhist community or the Committee as above needs to start a kind of social movement "one company- one job more"(一社一職 增設) for the youths. It means that buddhist society leads the ideology of Inclusive Growth and the Social Capital. As a kind of movement of Right Livelihood, it suggests policies as follow: One, It should not give a job of temporary position to a newly appointed worker in any buddhist workplace. Two, It needs to set up the network of buddhist enterprisers to make new rooms for the youths. It should keep the office time of workers as the Labor Standard act. Three, it needs an official table for the labor negotiation over any conflicts between sangha members. Four, this is the most important issue for the buddhist community to be able to do all those leading activities. It is about fundraising. Buddhists[potential donators] have better think that supporting the hopeless youths is a great Buddhist Service, same as a holy ritual to support the Buddha.