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# Matthieu Ricard

(1946)   Buddhist Monk   France

 **108** quotes in **624** categories

A brain lighting up shows that training can reshape thoughts. He urges people to follow what truly matters before it’s too late, saying happiness comes from inner fulfillment, not endless wants. He also reminds us that standing up to a tank is brave, and that good and evil are measured by the joy or pain they create.

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Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk from France, best known for *Les migrations animales*.

## Quick Facts About Matthieu Ricard

Born February 9, 1946

Nationality France

Profession Buddhist Monk

Notable works Les migrations animales

Known for Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience

## About Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard is a French‑born writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk living in a monastery in Nepal.

## Awards & Honors

Prix Alexandra-David-Néel/Lama-Yongden Knight of the Legion of Honour Knight of the National Order of Merit Honorary doctor of the University of Liège

##  Quotes by Matthieu Ricard

> [Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/confidence-is-closely-linked-to-how-well-our-perceptions-match-reality/)

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[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

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> [Isn't it the mind that translates the outer condition into happiness and suffering?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/isn-t-it-the-mind-that-translates-the-outer-condition-into-happiness/)

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> [Whatever you train, you change your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/whatever-you-train-you-change-your-brain/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/authentic-happiness-is-not-linked-to-an-activity-it-is-a-state-of/)

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> [It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/it-is-in-learning-music-that-many-youthful-hearts-learn-to-love/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [Anyone can be happy by simply training their brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/anyone-can-be-happy-by-simply-training-their-brain/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [“There is a possibility for change because all emotions are fleeting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/there-is-a-possibility-for-change-because-all-emotions-are-fleeting/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/negative-emotions-like-hatred-destroy-our-peace-of-mind/)

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[Emotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotion/)

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> [That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/that-s-what-buddhism-has-been-trying-to-unravel-the-mechanism-of/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/wisdom-and-compassion-should-become-the-dominating-influences-that/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [We have known about the placebo effect for many years. This is a remarkable effect - placebo can cure 30 percent in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-have-known-about-the-placebo-effect-for-many-years-this-is-a/)

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> [ Too much involvement with one's feeling \[is destructive\]. If they have too much self-centered feelings, they get in trouble. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/too-much-involvement-with-one-s-feeling-is-destructive-if-they-have/)

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> [Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/meditation-is-not-just-blissing-out-under-a-mango-tree-it-completely/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [“May every moment of my life and of the lives of others be one of wisdom, flourishing, and inner peace!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/may-every-moment-of-my-life-and-of-the-lives-of-others-be-one-of/)

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[Every moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-moment/)

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> [In a way, there's nothing wrong with playing the piano, but it's not a huge trauma if you don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/in-a-way-there-s-nothing-wrong-with-playing-the-piano-but-it-s-not-a/)

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> [“The only ‘failure’ of quantum theory is its inability to provide a natural framework for our prejudices.”1”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-only-failure-of-quantum-theory-is-its-inability-to-provide-a/)

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> [At each point in our lives, we are at a crossroads. We are the fruit of our past and we are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/at-each-point-in-our-lives-we-are-at-a-crossroads-we-are-the-fruit-of/)

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> [We all have the ability to study the causes of suffering and gradually to free ourselves from them…it is not the magnitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-all-have-the-ability-to-study-the-causes-of-suffering-and/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/simplifying-our-lives-does-not-mean-sinking-into-idleness-but-on-the/)

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> [We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-must-distinguish-between-spirituality-in-general-terms-which-aims/)

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> [Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-not-the-endless-pursuit-of-pleasant-experiences-that/)

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[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

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> [Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies a delicious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/children-old-people-vagabonds-laugh-easily-and-heartily-they-have/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/meditation-gives-you-more-inner-strength-and-confidence-and-if-you/)

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> [Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/neuroscience-has-proven-that-similar-areas-of-the-brain-are-activated/)

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> [If contemplation of other people's pain just increases distress, then I think we should see it in another way. If we don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-contemplation-of-other-people-s-pain-just-increases-distress-then/)

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> [ \[Some of the people I'd met\] were wonderful people as human beings, and some people were more difficult. I could not see… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/some-of-the-people-i-d-met-were-wonderful-people-as-human-beings-and/)

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> [“Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/authentic-happiness-is-not-linked-to-an-activity-it-is-a-state-of-2/)

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[Authentic happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authentic-happiness/)

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> [If we dedicate a certain amount of time each day to cultivating compassion or any other positive quality, we are likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-we-dedicate-a-certain-amount-of-time-each-day-to-cultivating/)

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> [Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/although-the-optimist-may-be-a-little-giddy-when-foreseeing-the/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/by-happiness-i-mean-here-a-deep-sense-of-flourishing-that-arises-from/)

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> [We deal with our mind from morning until evening. This mind can be our best friend or our worst enemy. We should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-deal-with-our-mind-from-morning-until-evening-this-mind-can-be-our/)

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> [“We can move gradually from total confusion, dominated by hatred and other mental poisons, to an intermediate stage of serenity, altruistic joy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-can-move-gradually-from-total-confusion-dominated-by-hatred-and/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [ The way you experience \[pain\] can change so much depending on your attitude. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-way-you-experience-pain-can-change-so-much-depending-on-your/)

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[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

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> [Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/meditation-is-about-cultivating-constructive-emotions-like-altruism/)

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[Altruism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/altruism/)

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> [We vastly underestimate the power of transformation of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-vastly-underestimate-the-power-of-transformation-of-mind/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [The Dalai Lama has been extremely interested in science since his childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-dalai-lama-has-been-extremely-interested-in-science-since-his/)

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[Childhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childhood/)

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> [What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/what-counts-is-not-the-enormity-of-the-task-but-the-size-of-the/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/it-s-not-the-magnitude-of-the-task-that-matters-it-s-the-magnitude-of/)

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[Bravery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bravery/)

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> [If there is a remedy or a cure, a solution to a problem or difficulty, why worry?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-there-is-a-remedy-or-a-cure-a-solution-to-a-problem-or-difficulty/)

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[Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/)

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> [If you want to know the future, look at what is in your mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-you-want-to-know-the-future-look-at-what-is-in-your-mind/)

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[Future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future/)

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## Matthieu Ricard by topic

[Suffering (23)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/suffering/matthieu-ricard/) [Mind (23)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/matthieu-ricard/) [Psychology (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/matthieu-ricard/) [Happiness (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/matthieu-ricard/) [Time (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/matthieu-ricard/) [Buddhism (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/matthieu-ricard/) [Meditation (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meditation/matthieu-ricard/) [Life (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/matthieu-ricard/) [Change (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/matthieu-ricard/)

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