--- title: "Best Matthieu Ricard Sayings" description: "Matthieu Ricard is a French‑born writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk living in a monastery in Nepal. Browse 108 Matthieu Ricard quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-matthieu-ricard-65663.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-matthieu-ricard-65663.jpg) # Matthieu Ricard (1946) Buddhist Monk France **108** quotes in **624** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 3 > [Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillment-not-the-gratification-of/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/matthieu-ricard-4004_desire_happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillmen_34527.jpg) > [ You get \[something\] in your body that is the suffering or the problem, and then you \[add\] a second one, which is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/you-get-something-in-your-body-that-is-the-suffering-or-the-problem/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Add](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/add/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/matthieu-ricard-4004_add_you-get-something-in-your-body-that-is-t_1158842.jpg) > [While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/while-it-may-be-difficult-to-change-the-world-it-is-always-possible/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_while-it-may-be-difficult-to-change-the_2351330.jpg) > [Happiness is a skill, emotional balance is a skill, compassion and altruism are skills, and like any skill they need to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-a-skill-emotional-balance-is-a-skill-compassion-and/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Altruism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/altruism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/matthieu-ricard-4004_altruism_happiness-is-a-skill-emotional-balance-i_720445.jpg) > [Changing your attitude has a curative effect... Maybe you can go directly to a change of mind, a change of attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/changing-your-attitude-has-a-curative-effect-maybe-you-can-go/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/matthieu-ricard-4004_attitude_changing-your-attitude-has-a-curative-ef_1953280.jpg) > [Just be free, and at least you will go through adversity with a stronger mind, and therefore, you'll be less affected, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/just-be-free-and-at-least-you-will-go-through-adversity-with-a/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/matthieu-ricard-4004_adversity_just-be-free-and-at-least-you-will-go-th_733101.jpg) > [When you engage in compassion, and you hear a distressing sound, like someone calling for help, there is an activation in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-you-engage-in-compassion-and-you-hear-a-distressing-sound-like/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Activation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/matthieu-ricard-4004_activation_when-you-engage-in-compassion-and-you-he_782956.jpg) > [I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-don-t-often-get-into-a-bad-mood-since-it-does-not-help-anything-and/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Bad mood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-mood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/matthieu-ricard-4004_bad-mood_i-don-t-often-get-into-a-bad-mood-since_69439.jpg) > [Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/knowledge-does-not-mean-mastering-a-great-quantity-of-different/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/matthieu-ricard-4004_buddhism_knowledge-does-not-mean-mastering-a-grea_2901076.jpg) > [Various studies indicate that with age people gain more wisdom about life and are somehow happier than younger people. This is especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/various-studies-indicate-that-with-age-people-gain-more-wisdom-about/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/matthieu-ricard-4004_age_various-studies-indicate-that-with-age-p_1195638.jpg) > [The goal of meditation is precisely to make your mind smooth and manageable so that it can be concentrated or relaxed at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-goal-of-meditation-is-precisely-to-make-your-mind-smooth-and/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Affliction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affliction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/matthieu-ricard-4004_affliction_the-goal-of-meditation-is-precisely-to-m_2864211.jpg) > [The mind is malleable. Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-mind-is-malleable-our-life-can-be-greatly-transformed-by-even-a/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_the-mind-is-malleable-our-life-can-be-gr_367160.jpg) > [The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world or, to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-ultimate-reason-for-meditating-is-to-transform-ourselves-in-order-2/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/matthieu-ricard-4004_able_the-ultimate-reason-for-meditating-is-to_2675016.jpg) > [There is a dilemma, to reconcile three time scales: in the short term, the economy; in the middle range, global well-being generally;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/there-is-a-dilemma-to-reconcile-three-time-scales-in-the-short-term/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/matthieu-ricard-4004_dilemma_there-is-a-dilemma-to-reconcile-three-ti_2233290.jpg) > [Happiness is the result of inner maturity. It depends on us alone, and requires patient work, carried out from day to day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-the-result-of-inner-maturity-it-depends-on-us-alone-and/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Built](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/built/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/matthieu-ricard-4004_built_happiness-is-the-result-of-inner-maturit_1283064.jpg) > [Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time. You could go from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/mind-training-is-based-on-the-idea-that-two-opposite-mental-factors/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/matthieu-ricard-4004_brain_mind-training-is-based-on-the-idea-that_397438.jpg) > [When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment. In this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-the-mind-is-full-of-memories-and-preoccupied-by-the-future-it/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/matthieu-ricard-4004_behinds_when-the-mind-is-full-of-memories-and-pr_1210958.jpg) > [Anyone who enjoys inner peace is no more broken by failure as he is inflated by success. He is able to fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/anyone-who-enjoys-inner-peace-is-no-more-broken-by-failure-as-he-is/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/matthieu-ricard-4004_able_anyone-who-enjoys-inner-peace-is-no-more_2986317.jpg) > [In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/in-the-freshness-of-the-present-moment-past-is-gone-future-is-not-yet/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Arise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/matthieu-ricard-4004_arise_in-the-freshness-of-the-present-moment-p_2993379.jpg) > [Happiness can’t be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the world—a profound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-can-t-be-reduced-to-a-few-agreeable-sensations-rather-it-is/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Despite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/despite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/matthieu-ricard-4004_despite_happiness-can-t-be-reduced-to-a-few-agre_93295.jpg) > [“According to the philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville: The wise man has nothing left to expect or to hope for. Because he is entirely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/according-to-the-philosopher-andre-comte-sponville-the-wise-man-has/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/matthieu-ricard-4004_happiness_according-to-the-philosopher-andre-comte_733181.jpg) > [ You should really stop worrying, develop the real wish to live and with a good motivation, \[such as\] "I have a better… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/you-should-really-stop-worrying-develop-the-real-wish-to-live-and/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/matthieu-ricard-4004_benefits_you-should-really-stop-worrying-develop_2260515.jpg) > [No change occurs if we just let our habitual tendencies and automatic patterns of thought perpetuate and even reinforce themselves, thought after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habitual-tendencies-and-automatic/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habi_1932108.jpg) > [A big part of pain is the subjective reaction of trying to revolt against pain. If it's there, it's better to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/a-big-part-of-pain-is-the-subjective-reaction-of-trying-to-revolt/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/matthieu-ricard-4004_bigs_a-big-part-of-pain-is-the-subjective-rea_1107561.jpg) > [Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/humility-does-not-mean-believing-oneself-to-be-inferior-but-to-be/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/matthieu-ricard-4004_believe_humility-does-not-mean-believing-oneself_3113265.jpg) > [For a few moments, be aware of your potential for change. Whatever your present situation is, evolution and transformation are always possible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/for-a-few-moments-be-aware-of-your-potential-for-change-whatever-your/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_for-a-few-moments-be-aware-of-your-poten_3093467.jpg) > [You're not insensitive or indifferent, but you're also not vulnerable to the upheavals that cause emotional stress because you can buffer that...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/you-re-not-insensitive-or-indifferent-but-you-re-also-not-vulnerable/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/matthieu-ricard-4004_balance_you-re-not-insensitive-or-indifferent-bu_2378743.jpg) > [I think if your direction in life is clear and if you develop the wish to accomplish/have a fulfilled life and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-think-if-your-direction-in-life-is-clear-and-if-you-develop-the/) [Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/) [Accomplish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/matthieu-ricard-4004_accomplish_i-think-if-your-direction-in-life-is-cle_2545451.jpg) ## 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/) [Way (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/matthieu-ricard/) [Ifs (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/#itemlist", "name": "Matthieu Ricard Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matthieu Ricard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillment-not-the-gratification-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/matthieu-ricard-4004_desire_happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillmen_34527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/matthieu-ricard-4004_desire_happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillmen_34527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/498/matthieu-ricard-4004_desire_happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillmen_34527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.” — Matthieu Ricard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You get [something] in your body that is the suffering or the problem, and then you [add] a second one, which is worry. 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But those tendencies and patterns can be challenged.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matthieu Ricard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habitual-tendencies-and-automatic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habi_1932108.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habi_1932108.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/matthieu-ricard-4004_change_no-change-occurs-if-we-just-let-our-habi_1932108.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No change occurs if we just let our habitual tendencies and automatic patterns of thought perpetuate and…” — Matthieu Ricard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 24, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A big part of pain is the subjective reaction of trying to revolt against pain. 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