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31/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article highlights how mindfulness is transforming Bhutan’s schools from the Green School framework to the Four Pillars of Wellbeing, helping students cultivate focus, compassion, and resilience. When education embodies Gross National Happiness, learning becomes a journey of both the mind and heart. It describes how schools like ELC have made mindfulness a daily practice, helping students improve focus, emotional balance, and overall wellbeing.

Read more on: https://drukjournal.bt/mindful-governance-mindful-society/

30/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is Out!

This article talks about how frequent mindfulness practice among postgraduate students at the Royal Institute of Management is linked to higher academic performance and stronger social-emotional learning skills, while occasional awareness alone shows little effect. The study connects these findings to Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness philosophy and the vision of Gelephu Mindfulness City, showing that integrating mindfulness into education and governance can foster ethical leadership, emotional resilience, and compassionate citizenship, and recommends structured mindfulness programs and SEL training within curricula.

Read more on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Impact-of-Mindfulness-and-Academic-Performance-on-Governance-by-Ugyen-Lhendup.pdf

29/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article talks about how Bhutan’s teachers can shape the nation’s governance future through mindful education. It highlights how the Four Immeasurables, Loving kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity, can guide teacher training to build emotional intelligence, moral responsibility and ethical leadership. The authors argue that classrooms are not just for academic learning but spaces where future citizens are nurtured to serve with mindfulness and integrity.

Read more on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/From-Classroom-to-Nation-Building-How-Mindful-Teacher-Education-Can-Shape-Bhutans-Governance-Future-by-Kezang-Sherab-Chimi-Dema-Deki-C.-Gyamtso-Kinzang-Lhendup-and-research-team.pdf

28/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article examines Gelephu Mindfulness City, a visionary initiative integrating mindfulness into urban design across health, education, green energy, and culture. Grounded in Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness philosophy, it proposes a holistic “economies-in-society-in-mindfulness” model, contrasting conventional city planning. By combining local values with global sustainability standards, GMC aims to become a replicable model for cities that balance well-being, innovation, and ecological responsibility

Read more on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Toward-a-Framework-for-Operationalising-Mindfulness-Label-in-Gelephu-Mindfulness-City-by-Phub-Dem-and-Ratan-Gurung.pdf

28/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article examines how Bhutan’s Buddhist-informed mindfulness can help navigate the challenges of the digital era. It highlights how algorithm-driven content, social media, and digital distractions threaten attention, autonomy, and ethical engagement. Drawing on Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness framework, the article shows how contemplative digital literacy can cultivate clarity, reflective thinking, and responsible technology use, offering a model for fostering mental balance, cultural continuity, and mindful engagement in today’s digital world.

Read more on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Contemplative-Literacy-Buddhist-Informed-Mindfulness-for-the-Digital-Era-by-Katsu-Masaki.pdf

25/10/2025

Call for Articles: Generations in Transition.

Are you interested in writing for the Druk Journal?

This Spring 2026 article, The Druk Journal (Issue 23) takes an in-depth look at “Generations in Transition” to explore how Bhutan is navigating profound societal change. From the perspectives of individuals, families, communities, and the nation, the issue examines the multilayered impact of globalisation, demographic shifts, and evolving lifestyles. With nearly half the population under 25, an aging population, and outward migration posing challenges, understanding these transitions is crucial for shaping the country’s present and future.

We invite thoughtful, original articles that examine all aspects of these generational changes in Bhutan. Submissions can explore youth participation in society, intergenerational collaboration, mental health, care for the young and elderly, migration, family connections across borders, and balancing tradition with innovation.

Check out the prompt, timeline and style guide here:
https://drukjournal.bt/call-for-articles/

✍️ For inquiries, email us at [email protected]

24/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

The article explores Bhutan’s mindful model of development and governance, reflecting on how the country has charted a unique path that balances modernisation with cultural wisdom and spiritual depth. Through the lens of a development economist, it highlights Bhutan’s distinct approach where wellbeing, compassion, and consciousness guide national progress beyond mere economic growth.

Read more on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Bhutan-Model-of-Mindful-Development-and-Governance-Reflections-of-a-Development-Economist-Visitor-to-the-Dragon-Kingdom-by-Kaveri-Gill.pdf

23/10/2025

The Druk Journal Conversation heads to RRCO Hall, Gelephu: Let’s Talk Mindful Governance and Mindful Society in Bhutan

The Druk Journal will host the first conversation for its 22nd issue, Mindful Governance, Mindful Society, at RRCO Hall, GMC on 30th October 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The Autumn 2025 issue features 17 articles by different authors and highlights how mindfulness is being applied across Bhutanese public life, in policy, community practice and urban design, while examining initiatives like the Gelephu Mindfulness City to ask how these traditions can shape governance, city life and everyday practice.

For more information or to participate, contact us on Facebook and visit our website to read the Autumn 2025 issue:
https://drukjournal.bt/mindful-governance-mindful-society/

23/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article explores how mindfulness shapes a nation. It examines how Bhutan integrates mindfulness rooted in its Buddhist heritage into governance, education, and civic life. From the principles of Gross National Happiness to the Gelephu Mindfulness City initiative, Bhutan demonstrates how spiritual awareness can guide modern statecraft and foster harmony.

Read on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mindfulness-and-Modern-Nationhood-The-Bhutanese-Approach-to-Governance-and-Social-Harmony-by-Gautam-Makwana-and-H-Elizabeth.pdf

22/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

The article explores Bhutan’s traditional mediation practice as a model of people-centered justice rooted in compassion, harmony, and interdependence. It reflects on how nangkha nangdrik continues to inspire modern governance and legal systems—balancing tradition and progress to promote peace, dignity, and sustainable justice.

Read on:https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nangkha-Nangdrik-Foundation-of-Mindful-and-Sustainable-Civil-Justice-System-by-Tenzin-.pdf

21/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article explores how mindful governance can bridge Bhutan’s democratic values with the evolving vision of the Gelephu Mindfulness City. It argues that aligning political ideology, citizen participation, and the principles of Gross National Happiness is essential for creating a balanced, conscious, and inclusive governance framework.

📖 Read more on: https://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Consolidating-Mindful-Governance-in-the-Kingdom-of-Bhutan-by-Kinchho-Tshering.pdf

17/10/2025

The latest issue of The Druk Journal is out!

This article examines the role of mindfulness in Bhutanese public policy. It argues that mindfulness must go beyond rhetoric to guide ethical, culturally grounded, and practically relevant policymaking. By embedding principles of Gross National Happiness, inclusive participation, cultural resonance, and policy coherence, Bhutan can ensure that mindfulness remains a transformative force in governance rather than a diluted buzzword.

Read more onhttps://drukjournal.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mindful-Policies-in-Bhutan-Reclaiming-Meaning-in-the-21st-Century-by-Tshering-Gyeltshen.pdf

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