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2012: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan
A Splendid Isolation
What you need to know before your trail
What does Bhutan understand about happiness that the rest of the world does not? Award-winning journalist and author Madeline Drexler recently traveled to this Himalayan nation to discover how the audacious policy known as Gross National Happiness plays out in a fast-changing society where Buddhism is deeply rooted—but where the temptations and collateral damage of materialism are rising.
Travel Guide
Travel BookTrail style to Bhutan
Article 9 of Bhutan’s constitution says: “The State shall strive to promote those circumstances that will enable the successful pursuit of Gross National Happiness”
In Thimpuh: there is music all around in this magical mountain kingdom:
“One often hears singing – on side walks, pouring out of windows, on construction sites. The melodies persist in the undulating countryside, where men engaged in matches of archery or darts break into congratulatory chants when the other side scores. At Buddhas Point, a bamboo guardrail catches the wind and makes the haunting flutter of a tenor recorder.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: A Splendid Isolation
Destination: Bhutan Author/guide:Madeline Drexler Departure Time: 2012
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