The pursuit of happiness has been one of the biggest and most important goals of human beings. In his talk, Dr. Seiji Kumagai applies Buddhist philosophy as a way to achieve happiness, and presents the concept of Gross Global Happiness, based on the Bhutanese policy Gross National Happiness.
Dr. Kumagai got his BA, MA and PhD from Kyoto University, faculty of letters in the study of Buddhist philosophy. During his PhD, he was a CDFJ scholar in the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, in France. Later he became an assistant professor in Hakubi Center for Advanced Research in Kyoto University. In 2012, he became a senior lecturer in Kyoto Womens’ University and an associate professor in Kokoro Research Center of Kyoto University. Since 2013, he has been Uehiro Associate Professor in Kokoro Research Center of Kyoto University from then until present.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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