I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
“The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.” — Matthieu Ricard Eternity Copy Share Image
Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb — Matthieu Ricard Bombs Copy Share Image
Transform our way of perceiving things, we transform the quality of our lives. — Matthieu Ricard Change Copy Share Image
Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside. — Matthieu Ricard Buddhism Copy Share Image
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success — Matthieu Ricard Buddhism Copy Share Image
We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy. — Matthieu Ricard Best friend Copy Share Image
If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and… — Matthieu Ricard Altruism Copy Share Image
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Let us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
To love oneself is to love life. It is essential to understand that we make ourselves happy in making others happy. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
True freedom means freeing oneself from the dictates of the ego and its accompanying emotions. — Matthieu Ricard Buddhism Copy Share Image
Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we… — Matthieu Ricard Empathy Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as good and bad in an absolute sense. There is only the good and bad- the harm… — Matthieu Ricard Absolutes Copy Share Image
By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain… — Matthieu Ricard Altruism Copy Share Image
[You] can dramatically change [your emotions] to be more altruistic, more loving, more compassionate, more attentive, and especially to have an inner… — Matthieu Ricard Compassionate Copy Share Image
Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy… — Matthieu Ricard Accomplishment Copy Share Image
When you see those in healthcare who don't get this burn-out, they are very motherly, fatherly, or loving and attentive with the… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in… — Matthieu Ricard Advantage Copy Share Image
Enlightenment is eliminating mental confusion, eliminating hatred, jealousy, mental toxins, cravings. That's very simple and straightforward. Whether you can do it or… — Matthieu Ricard Buddhism Copy Share Image
When you see a Tibetan doctor taking care of a patient, first of all, of course there are many wonderful medicines that… — Matthieu Ricard Care Copy Share Image
If you see the humanity in the world, grains of sand that bring everything to a halt - corruption, clashes of egos,… — Matthieu Ricard Blind Copy Share Image
When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't… — Matthieu Ricard Abuse Copy Share Image
Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters.… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
You can't be at the same time a spiritual master and someone who is always angry. It doesn't work. — Matthieu Ricard Angry Copy Share Image
“I think what everyone should be doing, before it's too late, is committing themselves to what they really want to do with… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others — Matthieu Ricard Evil Copy Share Image
Worries are pointless. If there's a solution, there's no need to worry. If no solution exists, there's no point to worry. — Matthieu Ricard Anxiety Copy Share Image
I was born in France. My father was a renowned French philosopher and journalist, and my mother was a painter. So I… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
To grant forgiveness to someone who has truly changed is not a way of condoning or forgetting his or her past crimes,… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. — Matthieu Ricard Compassion Copy Share Image
We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works! — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
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![“When you see a Tibetan doctor taking care of a patient, first of all, of course there are many wonderful medicines that come from [there in the past] 2,000 years. But this doctor is usually so attentional, so kind, and so careful of what you really feel and then [he sees] you as a human being…” quote by Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/matthieu-ricard-4004_care_when-you-see-a-tibetan-doctor-taking-car_2259786.jpg)
