Decoding Bhutan's "Mindfulness Philosophy" and Economic Future

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is perhaps best known for giving the world its Gross National Happiness Index. That's a measure of how happy people are. For the Bhutanese, the GNH index is a national indicator that is not any less important than the GDP -- which is how the rest of the world measures progress. But that's not to say that economic growth does not matter for Bhutan. The Kingdom is facing a serious youth unemployment problem. Many young people are forced to leave the country for better jobs elsewhere. And Bhutan is trying to solve just that -- by rethinking how to improve the situation for its people. It has looked not just to boost jobs, or the economy and has instead turned to mindfulness. Saksith Saiyasombut explored Bhutan’s mindfulness philosophy in the latest episode of CNA Correspondent.