The Himalayan mountain
kingdom may be poor in gross national product, but it is spiritually rich
and strong in human values. Today it is sharing its wisdom
with the world and people are taking notice. Gross National Happiness is at
once a philosophy, a practice and an index. In charge of Bhutan's Gross
National Happiness Centre, Saamdu Chetri says they aim to have 100% of the
population happy. At present the Bhutanese are only 92% happy, with 8% of
the population unhappy, but the government is working on changing this.
Unlike most other countries in the world, development in Bhutan is measured not through infrastructure or technology, but by happiness and they've been experimenting with this idea for the last 40 years. The tenets of Gross National Happiness include a system and you need to have 77% of the conditions in the 9 domains to be considered deeply happy, says Saamdu Chetri.
Bhutan's Remarkable Recipe for Happiness by Azriel ReShel
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