What is the quickest path to happiness? It could be to trade our smartphones for saffron robes and head to a monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island or in the Himalayas. There, we can lead a life of quiet reflection – with clean food, fresh air and few overheads.
For most of us – navigating the pressures of career, family and a city that never hits the “pause” button – monkhood is not an option.






