Why bhutan

For e. This not only keeps the tradition alive but also instils a sense of integrity and cultural pride in the people. Bhutanese are also experts in various arts and crafts such as textiles, paintings, sculptures, paper making, wood carving, sword making, bamboo craft, jewellery making and sports such as archery, futsal, khuru, soksom, pundo and digor that play an important role in their profound history and heritage.

Did You Know? Archery is the most popular and the national sport of Bhutan! Guru Rinpoche founded Buddhism in Bhutan and set course for a simple lifestyle that ensured people were honest, hardworking but also spiritually inclined and grounded to their religious roots.

People are generally content and peaceful often meditating at the many Buddhist monasteries or contributing their fair share and participating in the traditional festivals.

You deserve that much-needed break too, from our busy, chaotic and stress-ridden lives. And what better place than Bhutan to help you achieve that sense of happiness, content and peace of mind? The hilly landscapes, a variety of flora fauna, lush green valleys, sparkling water bodies along with verdant slopes and mountains provide a unique bio-diversity and balance of nature to the country.

Natural beauty is at its best and more importantly, the environment is pure and significantly pollution-free for locals as well as tourists. Bhutan was selected as the winner among sustainable destinations for its efforts to promote responsible tourism. With this, Bhutan is the leading green destination in the world. One of the most significant and iconic monasteries of Bhutan! The monastery can be reached via a short trek that takes us from the base of the village through steep slopes, hills and bridges towards the monastery on the top.

The view from here is one of spectacular wonder, calmness and peace of mind! The cultural diversity of Bhutan is reflected in the many colourful festivals Tshechu celebrated around the country.

These are annual social gatherings that are held in every district of Bhutan where the festivities, events and even the month of celebration are unique from one another. The government gives subsidies to Buddhist monasteries, shrines, monks and other Buddhist programs.

Buddhists also are very influential politically with a guaranteed voice in public policy. Bhutan has also made significant efforts to keep other major religions out of their country. Promoting Christianity and other major religions is not allowed in Bhutan. Even with globalization, Bhutan has been able to preserve their Buddhist traditions, and they remain the last standing Buddhist Kingdom.

But as I flew into Bhutan, I realized that the mountains I saw out of the window of the tiny shaky plane were Mt. Everest and K2, the two highest mountains in the world. As soon as the plane touched down in Bhutan, the beautiful landscape overwhelmed me.

Bhutan is a country of mountains and valleys, and the climate varies with elevation. The mountains are extremely cold and snowy, but it is humid and subtropical in the hills, and temperate in the valleys.

Bhutan is not an easy country to travel through; traveling from one place to another usually involves passing over a mountain, on two way roads barley wide enough for one car with a thousand feet drop on both sides. Omg SO glad it convinced you to add it right into your list! You HAVE to go! Wonderfully covered! Thank youu, Kristine! Such a well compiled post,Sharanya. Was not aware of a couple of facts until I read the post.

Hi Meenakshi, thank you soo much! My trip there was a total eye-opener! Such a fascinating country! I love that they are carbon negative and keep tourism in check. And, a happiness index? How incredible! I know, right? Makes everything so pure and clean and happy! I felt like I was on a virtual tour! Bhutan has always been on my list and this made me more motivated to go. Sooo beautiful!! We have been wanting to visit Bhutan since so long and this post made we want to visit right away!

Loved your photos as well…there is so much happiness reflecting in them! A quick question, how exactly did you travel to Bhutan from India? Would you recommend flights or a road trip?

Also, which airlines? Hi Meghna, Thank you so much for dropping by and reading, glad you enjoyed it! I loved flying in because of the stunning and one-of-a-kind Everest view it comes with! Bhutan has been on my bucket list for some time now but the price has always put me off! Yet, good governance, one of the cornerstones of GNH, has been crucial to Bhutan's survival throughout the pandemic.

The government's swift response to coronavirus' socio-economic impact has been lauded by the international community, as it deferred the payment of taxes and issued financial aid to citizens. Parliament members donated one month's salary to the relief efforts.

The government also prioritised the vaccination of its citizens and currently Bhutan may nationalise happiness, but it has its issues, just like everywhere else Credit: Scott A Woodward. Choden believes that part of the reason why the Bhutanese view happiness differently than other cultures is because of their ability to reconcile past and present. Generally, our culture and religion is not prescriptive, and not a black-and-white choice, but rather navigating the middle path in everyday living.

If there was one piece of advice Rinpoche could share with the world it would be this: "Always remember that the most important thing is to live life in the present moment, and that happiness is not a by-product of external factors, but the result of positively conditioning your mind. Happiness is at the grasp of everyone. The key to Bhutan's happiness. Share using Email. By Stephanie Zubiri 21st September