Happiness or Contentment?Through my travels in Bhutan, I conversed with the local people, especially the youth and was pleasantly surprised. They were all fully aware of the GNH (Gross National Happiness). I asked random people if they were happy, and I got great responses. I pressed a young college student if he desired a BMW? His response, ‘I am happy with the car I have. If I do well and buy a BMW, I will be happy too’ The Buddhist foundation of their culture was the key reason why the people were so grounded and happy, even the youth! Art and MeditationWhat is art meditation? In our daily life when we get bored at home, we switch on TV and when nothing interesting comes, we end up even more bored. At work to take a break we start surfing net or get into chat with friends. But there are some who start doodling on paper. Effortlessly. And some times they get so lost in a kind of meditative state, that they forget their surroundings. |
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