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GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Experience Gross National Happiness in Bhutan. “Transform your mind to change the world” A Mindfulness Program organized by the GNH Centre “In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.” The Late Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate What is GNH? GNH measures the quality of development in a more holis- ƟĐ ǁĂLJ ƚŚĂŶ 'W ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŚĞŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ- ŵĞŶƚ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ƐŝĚĞ ďLJ ƐŝĚĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ Why GNH and what is Happiness? tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽǁ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ 'E, ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŇĞĞƟŶŐ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞ ĨĞĞů ŐŽŽĚ ŵŽŽĚƐ ƐŽ ŽŌĞŶ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚĞƌŵ tĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌƵĞ ĂďŝĚŝŶŐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ Ğdž- ŝƐƚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƐƵīĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŽŶůLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚĂƌŵŽŶLJ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂůŝnjŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŝŶŶĂƚĞ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĂŶĚ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŵŝŶĚ Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Thimphu, 7th December 2009 ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶŝƚLJ ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ- ŵĞŶƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŵĂŶLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ǀĞƌLJ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ /Ŷ an era of ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĞdžƟŶĐƟŽŶ Į- ŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ǁŝĚĞŶŝŶŐ ƐŽĐŝŽͲĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ŝŶĞƋƵŝƚLJ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů ĐƌŝƐŝƐ 'E, ƐĞĞŬƐ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ What is the GNH Centre? dŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ŝŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŚƵƚĂŶƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJ ŽĨ 'ƌŽƐƐ EĂƟŽŶĂů ,ĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ;'E,Ϳ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐĞĞŬƐ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ƐŽĐŝŽͲĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ dŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĞ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĨŽƌ ŚƵƚĂŶƐ ŽǁŶ ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ ďƵƚ ŝƐ ŐůŽďĂůůLJ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ŽĨ ŵĂŶŬŝŶĚ What is the GNH Experience? dŚĞ 'E, ĞŶƚƌĞ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ 'E, ƉƌŝŶĐŝ- ƉůĞƐ ŝŶ ĚĂŝůLJ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŝŶ- ĐŝƉůĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ǁĂLJ ŝƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ĚĞĞƉůLJ DŝŶĚĨƵůŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƚŚƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ăůů ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ĂƉƉĞĂů ƚŽ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶͲƵĚĚŚŝƐƚ ĂůŝŬĞ ŝŶŶĞƌ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ

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  • GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESSINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

    Experience Gross National Happiness in Bhutan.Transform your mind to change the world

    A Mindfulness Program organized by the GNH Centre

    In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.

    The Late Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate

    What is GNH?GNH measures the quality of development in a more holis-

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    Why GNH and what is Happiness?

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    Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Thimphu, 7th December 2009

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    an era of

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    What is the GNH Centre?

    What is the GNH Experience?

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  • Who should join the GNH Experience?

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    Time Activity

    Booking information:

    Dates:

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    What other elements will be part of a GNH Experience?

    What does a typical GNH-program day look like?

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    Facilitator: Dr. Tho Ha Vinh, GNH Centre Program Development CoordinatorSwitzerland, Vietnam and Bhutan