“I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that sometimes things go terribly wrong. We need to understand the reasons for this and work towards building new conditions that will bring about better circumstances.” NeedsDoeI CanSometimesReasonHelpingConditionsBuildingCircumstancesJudgmentCloudsMoodBad Mood Author:Matthieu Ricard
“When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't do anything, then there is no point to worry. So in either case, worrying is an added suffering. But this does not mean of course that we should not be unhappy about injustice, abuse and other kinds of behavior that brings suffering upon others.” IfsNeedsShouldKindMeanDoeSufferingCoursesCan DoCasesWorryCircumstancesBehaviorAbuseInjusticeUnhappyNo PointCan Do SomethingAdverse Author: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.” MindMeanDoeDifferentWisdomSufferingUnderstandingInformationBuddhismPerceptionMindfulnessQuantityOur ThoughtsPenetrate Author:Matthieu Ricard
“Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment.” BelieveMeanDoeSelfStatesMomentsWisdomSufferingNaturalHumilityBuddhismTasteImportanceHarmonySimplicityOneselfPresent MomentInferiorsTrue NatureFreshnessSelf-importance Author:Matthieu Ricard
“Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities.” MeanDoeImportantSufferingOur LivesBuddhismActivityAspectContrarySubtleLazinessIdlenessSinking Author:Matthieu Ricard
