Pursuit of Happiness

Posted by spliceanddice on August 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Bhutan has this concept of GNH or Gross National Happiness. It stands in contrast to GNP or Gross National Product in the sense that GNP represents humanity’s drive for materialism while GNH goes well beyond that. Beyond tangible riches, GNH is the measure of a country’s “common welfare and infused with a good dose of spirituality,” as Katherine Marshall puts it. The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, conceived GNH out of Buddhist principles, one of which is the “notion that the ultimate purpose of life is inner happiness.” Which is not suprising, Bhutan being a predominantly Buddhist country.

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