The King of Bhutan is celebrated for promoting happoness for the citizens of his country. He downplays GNP (Gross National Product) for the GNH Index.
The new pime minister of Thailand is also in favor of promoting GNH for the Thai people
2006-10-23 15:34:48 · 5 answers · asked by richard r 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Commitment is the language of the wise; complaint is that of fools. Commitment is a responsibility and it includes accountability.
Our weaknesses result in disappointment. To overcome disappointment, boost your strengths. The greatest strength comes from the energy of commitment that brings excellence in all walks of life. Few people traverse the road of success without a puncture or two, but it is commitment to excellence that takes them through.
To be committed is not being ‘stuck’; it is an integration of one’s being. If you are committed to honour your word, the base self in you will discourage you. If your energies are low, you will succumb. If you follow the higher self, the lower self will serve you, slowly getting integrated with the higher. In such a state there will be integrity. Without integrity life is shallow.
You are both actor and thinker. Every time you lie, the thinker warns you that you are lying and the actor asks you to shut up and continue telling lies. It is like riding a chariot with two horses going in two different directions. With commitment, however, you are a person of integrity, and excellence is attainable.
Like an eagle, can we test before we trust?
Eagles lay eggs on a cliff or high peak in nest of grass and thorns. When the eggs hatch, the weight of the eaglets exerts pressure and the thorns start pricking the newborns. Then the female pushes the eaglets out of the nest. As the eaglets nearly fall, the male picks them and places them back in the nest.
Meanwhile, the female removes the upper layer of grass, so that the eaglets rest directly on the thorns that prick them. The eaglets are yet to test their wings. Now the male pushes the eaglets out of the nest. This process continues till such time that the eaglets are able to foresee the danger in falling and start using their wings. Slowly they realise their ability to use their wings and start flying.
Observe the commitment of an eagle reflected in the way it executes family responsibilities and the way it conducts itself while parenting. Bring similar commitment to all walks of life; be it in the family, at work, in society or in your spiritual life. Excellence happens when there is love that helps you to grow and contribute.
Commitment also involves dropping illusions. We do not see the world as it is; we see it projected through our verbose minds. Our minds are filled with thoughts and words. Words represent experiences. Words are also influenced by memory. From the past, we see the present. Hence we create illusions created by words, but we must filter them wisely.
The mind creates dreams. The aware self in you sees reality. Awareness without the ‘I’ is the higher self. The mind with its illusions is the lower self. Have the commitment to operate from the higher self.
Through commitment, balance all walks of your life... family, work, social and spiritual. Creativity is to balance all walks of life. Creativity is just not creating something new always. Creativity brings excellence in one’s life. It is a state of well-being. Well-being creates completion. When one is complete, one is alive and vibrant in all walks of life.
2006-10-23 15:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since you're in the religious category the answer is very simple
Praise and Worship to the Most High God Jehovah.
Psalm 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
I Cr 13;8a
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2006-10-23 22:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a Gross National Happiness/Peace day in the United State would be awesome. I have heard all of my life that I wished everyday was Christmas. One day I asked my mother why, and she told me "It is because almost everyone has peace in their heart and in their spirit"
Blessings
2006-10-23 22:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by windwillow2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like another meaningless catch phrase.
2006-10-23 22:37:37 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want.
2006-10-23 22:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋