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# Matthieu Ricard

(1946)   Buddhist Monk   France

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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 · Page 2

> [Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillment/)

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> [I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-got-really-involved-in-science-research-and-the-science-of/)

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> [“The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-now-that-passes-produces-time-the-now-that-remains-produces/)

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> [Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/peace-is-not-weak-standing-up-to-a-tank-is-harder-than-dropping-a/)

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> [We cannot study everything at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-cannot-study-everything-at-the-same-time/)

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> [Transform our way of perceiving things, we transform the quality of our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/transform-our-way-of-perceiving-things-we-transform-the-quality-of/)

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> [Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/nothing-goes-right-on-the-outside-when-nothing-is-going-right-on-the/)

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> [The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-basic-root-of-happiness-lies-in-our-minds-outer-circumstances-are/)

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> [Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/envy-and-jealousy-stem-from-the-fundamental-inability-to-rejoice-at/)

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> [We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-deal-with-our-mind-from-morning-till-evening-and-it-can-be-our/)

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> [If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-you-don-t-have-altruism-inner-strength-inner-peace-attention-then/)

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

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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-3/)

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> [Let us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/let-us-live-simply-in-the-freshness-of-the-present-moment-in-the/)

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> [To love oneself is to love life. It is essential to understand that we make ourselves happy in making others happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/to-love-oneself-is-to-love-life-it-is-essential-to-understand-that-we/)

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> [True freedom means freeing oneself from the dictates of the ego and its accompanying emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/true-freedom-means-freeing-oneself-from-the-dictates-of-the-ego-and/)

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> [Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/empathy-is-the-faculty-to-resonate-with-the-feelings-of-others-when/)

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> [There is no such thing as good and bad in an absolute sense. There is only the good and bad- the harm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/there-is-no-such-thing-as-good-and-bad-in-an-absolute-sense-there-is/)

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> [By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/by-breaking-down-our-sense-of-self-importance-all-we-lose-is-a/)

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

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> [ \[You\] can dramatically change \[your emotions\] to be more altruistic, more loving, more compassionate, more attentive, and especially to have an inner… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/you-can-dramatically-change-your-emotions-to-be-more-altruistic-more/)

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> [Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-the-main-object-of-our-aspirations-whatever-name-we-give/)

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> [When you see those in healthcare who don't get this burn-out, they are very motherly, fatherly, or loving and attentive with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-you-see-those-in-healthcare-who-don-t-get-this-burn-out-they-are/)

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> [we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-find-that-the-optimists-have-an-undeniable-advantage-over-the/)

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> [Enlightenment is eliminating mental confusion, eliminating hatred, jealousy, mental toxins, cravings. That's very simple and straightforward. Whether you can do it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/enlightenment-is-eliminating-mental-confusion-eliminating-hatred/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-you-see-a-tibetan-doctor-taking-care-of-a-patient-first-of-all/)

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> [If you see the humanity in the world, grains of sand that bring everything to a halt - corruption, clashes of egos,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/if-you-see-the-humanity-in-the-world-grains-of-sand-that-bring/)

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> [When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-faced-with-adverse-circumstances-if-you-can-do-something-do-it/)

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> [Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/imagine-a-ship-that-is-sinking-and-needs-all-the-available-power-to/)

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> [You can't be at the same time a spiritual master and someone who is always angry. It doesn't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/you-can-t-be-at-the-same-time-a-spiritual-master-and-someone-who-is/)

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> [“I think what everyone should be doing, before it's too late, is committing themselves to what they really want to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-think-what-everyone-should-be-doing-before-it-s-too-late-is/)

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> [Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/genuine-fearlessness-arises-with-the-confidence-that-we-will-be-able/)

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> [Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/good-and-evil-exist-only-in-terms-of-the-happiness-or-suffering-they/)

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> [Worries are pointless. If there's a solution, there's no need to worry. If no solution exists, there's no point to worry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/worries-are-pointless-if-there-s-a-solution-there-s-no-need-to-worry/)

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> [I was born in France. My father was a renowned French philosopher and journalist, and my mother was a painter. So I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-was-born-in-france-my-father-was-a-renowned-french-philosopher-and/)

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> [To grant forgiveness to someone who has truly changed is not a way of condoning or forgetting his or her past crimes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/to-grant-forgiveness-to-someone-who-has-truly-changed-is-not-a-way-of/)

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> [There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/there-is-definitely-openness-to-others-suffering-that-is-dealt-not/)

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> [We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-do-all-kinds-of-things-to-remain-beautiful-yet-we-spend/)

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> [Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/placebos-are-like-the-lollipop-of-optimism-but-we-can-do-much-better/)

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> [When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-hearing-a-door-creak-the-optimist-thinks-it-s-opening-and-the/)

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> [We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/we-try-to-fix-the-outside-so-much-but-our-control-of-the-outer-world/)

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[Illusory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/illusory/)

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> [The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-ultimate-reason-for-meditating-is-to-transform-ourselves-in-order/)

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## Matthieu Ricard by topic

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