Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricardis a French writer and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth15 February 1946
CountryFrance
Matthieu Ricard quotes about
yoga states fulfillment
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment.
compassion our-words our-actions
Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.
creativity buddhism names
Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy or inner peace, and however we try to seek it: creativity, justice, altruism, striving, completion of a plan or a piece of work.
people becoming essentials
We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion. Adopting a religion remains optional, but becoming a better human being is essential.
thinking doors hearing
When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing.
attitude work-out tasks
Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when that isn't always the case, his attitude is more fruitful since, in the hope of undertaking a hundred projects, followed up by diligent action, the optimist will end up completing fifty. Conversely, in limiting himself to undertake a mere ten, the pessimist might complete five at best and often fewer, since he'll devote little energy to a task he feels to be doomed from the start.
able way anticipation
Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that comes our way.
suffering mind translate
Isn't it the mind that translates the outer condition into happiness and suffering?
buddhism mind suffering
That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind.
long three environment
There is a dilemma, to reconcile three time scales: in the short term, the economy; in the middle range, global well - being generally; and, in the long range, the environment.
suicide bombs tanks
Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb
hatred mind negative
Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.
happiness emotional profound
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle understanding of how the mind functions.
mind want looks
If you want to know the future, look at what is in your mind