April 2, 2012, United Nations, New York City
High Level Meeting at the initiative of Bhutan :
Happiness & Well-being Panel-1
Participants:
• Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, moderator
• Ven. Matthieu Ricard, Shechen Monastery, Nepal
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Archive du blog pour Matthieu Ricard
Girls, not brides
A few month ago, a heard, Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaking about his passionate campaign against the marriage of girls in childhood or just after puberty, still widespread in Africa and Asia (Every day, 25,000 girls are married too young, without
The disproportionate fear of terrorism
Despite the enormous media coverage of terrorist acts, according to the largest database available, the number of terrorism deaths is very small compared with other causes of violent death. According to the Global Terrorism Database, since the attack of September
First International Symposia for Contemplative Research
From April 26 to 29, In Denver, Colorado is being held the first International Symposia for Contemplative Science Research, which brings together more than seven hundred participants —psychologists, clinicians, neuroscientists, philosophers and contemplatives of different traditions, mainly Buddhists and Christians.
UN High Level Meeting on Wellbeing and Happiness : Defining and New Economic Paradigm
In 19 July last year, 68 countries joined the Kingdom of Bhutan in co-sponsoring a resolution entitled ‟Happiness: Towards a holistic approach to development,” which was adopted by consensus by the 193-member UN General Assembly. In follow up to the
Magic moments-8
MR 913. Even in August, the path around the sacred mountains of the Amnye Machen range in the Golok province in eastern Tibet remains covered in snow.
Magic moments-6
MR 1180 Riders from Dzongsar Valley in Eastern Tibet who have come to greet a great lama returning to visit them.
Magic moments-7
MR 1076. Tibetan monks in clouds of sweet smoke from branches of burning juniper lit to greet a great Tibetan master, who will arrive soon at the monastery.
Our happiness depends on that of others
Among all the clumsy, blind and extreme ways we go about building happiness, one of the most sterile is egocentrism. ‟When selfish happiness is the only goal in life, life soon becomes goalless,” wrote Romain Rolland. Even if we display
About Gross National Happiness and Gross National Product — 5 (end)
Excerpts from a statement from the Prime Minister of Bhutan, H.E. Jigmi Y. Thinley, in preparation to the 2nd of April debate on GNH at the United Nations, to which I shall participate
Some will undoubtedly ask: Why is all