During a tour to Thimphu – the capital of Bhutan, a tourist accidentally sat on the same bus with Karrma Ura – an indigenous person with a simple and approachable demeanor.
`There’s no problem,` Ura calmly reassured the guest, `you should think about death for at least five minutes a day. That will cure all diseases.`
Visitors will often encounter people in colorful traditional costumes.
`I just have to think about it, death and the fear that I will die before I see my children grow up. I just have to think about the problems that worry me like that,` Ura replied.
Not only Ura, most Bhutanese people think about death every day.
`Rich people in the West don’t touch corpses, wounds or decay. This is also a problem. We have to be ready for the time when we no longer exist,` Ura explains about
Bhutan is known as `the happiest country in the world`.
In fact, in indigenous culture, death is thought about by each person five times a day.
Its images appear everywhere in this country, especially in temples, pagodas and monuments associated with Buddhism.
In a study at the University of Kentucky, USA, conducted by two psychology professors named Nathan DeWall and Roy Baumesiter and dozens of students, they found magic in people’s thoughts about death.
The majority of people in this country follow Buddhism.
For people who often think about death, they will be more calm when facing death and consider it a part of life, whether they like it or not.
In addition, Bhutanese people have a gentler view of death because they believe in the Buddhist theory of reincarnation with this life and the next life.
Road to Bhutan:
Bhutan is a country located between China and India.
Citizens of India, Bangladesh and the Maldives can enter the country without booking a tour with a travel company.
Paro International Airport has connections to destinations such as Bangkok, Delhi, Kolkata, Bagdogra, Bodh Gaya, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Guwahati, Singapore and Mumbai.
Flying the Paro – Kathmandu route is said to be a wonderful experience.