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leadership
The Chief Well-Being Officer. Leadership from the Inside Out—and Why the World Needs This Role More Than Any Other
Someone asked me recently what I think the most important job title of the next decade will be. Not AI Engineer. Not Sustainability Director. Not even Head of Innovation. Chief Well-Being Officer. They laughed. A polite laugh—the kind that means: interesting idea, but surely you're not serious. I am
February 20, 2026
consciousness
What If We Measured What Matters? Gross Global Happiness, the Economy of Belonging, and the Civilization We Are Still Brave Enough to Build
I am writing this from Zaragoza, Spain. It is early morning. The Ebro is doing what the Ebro always does — moving quietly, indifferently, magnificently past everything that city life insists is urgent. There is a man fishing on the bank who has been there, I suspect, for hours. He is not catching an
February 20, 2026
community
The Belonging Revolution. How Schools, Cities, and Hospitals of Happiness Are Rebuilding the Architecture of Human Connection
There is a moment, familiar to anyone who has sat in a hospital waiting room, passed through an anonymous city corridor, or watched a child stare into a phone screen during recess, when you feel the weight of a world that has perfected proximity while forgetting presence. We have never been more con
February 19, 2026
community
A World Youth Report Response from the World Happiness Foundation
Executive Summary I welcome the United Nations World Youth Report as a timely, youth-informed call to treat youth mental health not as an “individual problem to fix,” but as an outcome of the environments we build—schools, labor markets, families, digital spaces, and communities. The report’s core c
February 11, 2026
consciousness
The Path to Soul·Full Living: discover the 5 steps to start living from the soul
For over a decade, I’ve been on the path of personal and spiritual development. I read the books, joined the courses, listened to the meditations. But I can tell you with honesty—it wasn’t until I started listening to my soul callings and acting on them that everything changed. So let me share my st
February 11, 2026
consciousness
Mothers of the Lineage: From Love to Service to the Supramental.
When I wrote from Vietnam, I was tracing “Fundamental Peace” as a lived foundation—peace not as a mood but as a way of touching the world, step by step, breath by breath. That writing was guided by Thích Nhất Hạnh’s simple insistence: practice now; arrive now; make the next action kinder. Now, in Ko
February 4, 2026
consciousness
Kolkata’s Living Flame: Sri Ramakrishna and the Next Chapter of Fundamental Peace
In Vietnam, my writing became a kind of walking practice. I listened to the country’s movement—its scooters, incense, roadside kitchens, and sudden tenderness—and noticed what it was asking of me. Not calm. Alive. And in the middle of that living current, Thích Nhất Hạnh’s voice returned like a stea
February 4, 2026
consciousness
From Shadow to Essence: The Integrative Transformation Model (ITM) for Leaders and Changemakers
By Prof. Luis Miguel GallardoFounder & President, World Happiness FoundationProfessor of Practice, Shoolini University – Yogananda School of Spirituality and Happiness Introduction: The Hidden Gift in Your Greatest Challenge What if your most persistent leadership challenge—that recurring pattern of
January 25, 2026
consciousness
Fundamental Peace: A Lighthouse From Thích Nhất Hạnh on the Roads of Vietnam
I’m traveling in Vietnam now—the land that gave the world Thích Nhất Hạnh, known lovingly as Thầy, “teacher.” And I keep noticing something: Vietnam doesn’t ask me to be calm. Vietnam asks me to be alive. Scooters stream like schools of fish. Sidewalks become kitchens, conversations, commerce, and k
January 20, 2026
education
From Congress Hall to School of Happiness: Confucius, Vietnam’s XIV Party Congress, and the Rise of Happytalism
Hanoi has a particular kind of energy in January—quiet streets in the early morning, the scent of tea, and an almost tangible sense of history moving through the present. This year, that feeling is amplified as the city hosts (and the country turns its attention toward) the 14th National Party Congr
January 19, 2026
leadership
Happytalism and Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Legacy: Freedom, Consciousness, and Happiness as Pillars of Fundamental Peace
In the heart of Vietnam – the homeland of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh – a new vision for global flourishing is taking root. As I visit Vietnam to present the philosophy of Happytalism in the local language, it is fitting to honor the wisdom of Thích Nhất Hạnh (fondly known as “Thầy” by his […]
January 13, 2026
consciousness
Swami Vivekananda Ji: A Living Impact on Strength, Service, and Inner Peace.
Swami Vivekananda Ji: A Living Impact on Strength, Service, and Inner Peace—and How His Vision Echoes in Fundamental Peace, Nonviolence, and Hypnotherapy Swami Vivekananda Ji remains one of India’s most luminous modern voices—not because he offered a comforting philosophy, but because he demanded a
January 12, 2026
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