Happiness is the moment of the cessation of suffering- His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj. 24-04-2015, Netherlands. Bhutan's development philosophy of so called ' Gross National Happiness' is slipping backward. When His Majesty the King Jigme Singey Wangchuk explored the possibilities to garner Kuwaiti fund and make diplomatic ties with the Muslim countries in early 1980's, the Indian congress in power under Rajiv Ghandhi was not happy on this drive of the monarch. In an interview in New Delhi, the king was questioned of the low Gross Domestic Product index in Bhutan. A witty answer was given by the king - 'as long as people are happy with whatever resources they have what is the use of high GDP index?. We pursue instead the 'Gross National Happiness'. That is the beginning of this eye catching word, that gradually the UN also got succumbed into its jugglery. Now 20th April is observed as the International Day of Happiness. The exp...
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