"Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity……" — Matthieu Ricard
"Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our thoughts and illuminate each one of our perceptions."
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55 Quotes by Matthieu Ricard
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By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not…
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Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by…
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The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.
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Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom,…
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What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.
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Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.
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When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment.…
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Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success
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Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies…
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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…
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Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of…
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Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect…
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