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Matthieu Ricard is a French-born Tibetan Buddhist monk and a renowned scientist. Born on February 15, 1946, he has made significant contributions to the fields of Buddhist philosophy and scientific research.

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“Renunciation essentially means simplifying one’s mind, one’s words, and one’s activities, by letting go of what obstructs inner freedom. Constraint creates frustration; renunciation produces a real sense of joy.”

Meditation Buddhism Letting Go Mindfulness Surrender Zen Surrendering

Book:On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters

Source: On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters

“Meditating on a mandala is not an imaginary stroll through an enchanting paradise; it is a deep dive into the very nature of our own mind and the world of phenomena. All forms are perceived as the manifestation of primordial purity, all sounds as the echoes of emptiness, and all thoughts as the play of awareness.”

Meditation Buddhisim

Book:Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

Source: Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

“I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.”

Meditation Involved Research Science Research

Author:Matthieu Ricard

“The goal of meditation is precisely to make your mind smooth and manageable so that it can be concentrated or relaxed at will; and especially to free it from the tyranny of mental afflictions and confusion”

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Book:The Art of Meditation

Source: The Art of Meditation

“Meditation gives you more inner strength and confidence, and if you don't feel vulnerable, you can put that to the service of others. So it's not just about sitting and cultivating caring mindfulness. It's building up a way of being and then using it for the service of others.”

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Author:Matthieu Ricard

“If we dedicate a certain amount of time each day to cultivating compassion or any other positive quality, we are likely to attain results, just like when we train the body... Meditation consists of familiarizing ourselves with a new way of being, of managing our thoughts and the way we perceive the world. Through the recent advances in neuroscience it is now possible to evaluate these methods and to verify their impact on the brain and body.”

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“Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion.”

Emotion Compassion Meditation Altruism Constructive Cultivating

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“You're not insensitive or indifferent, but you're also not vulnerable to the upheavals that cause emotional stress because you can buffer that... So that's the result of meditation; you could call that emotional balance.”

Causes Results Meditation Emotional Balance Stress Vulnerable Indifferent Insensitive Upheaval Emotional Balance Emotional Stress

Author:Matthieu Ricard

“The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.”

Mind Lying Suffering Meditation Buddhism Circumstances Mindfulness Roots Adverse Meditation Mindfulness

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“In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedom—disturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace. That is basic meditation.”

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“Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.”

Brain Meditation Tree

Author:Matthieu Ricard

About the Author

Born: February 15, 1946
Known for: Monk
Quotes: 108

Books & Sources

The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important SkillRelated source material

The Art of MeditationRelated source material

On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan MastersRelated source material

The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism MeetRelated source material

A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with CompassionRelated source material

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important SkillRelated source material

Notebooks of a Wandering MonkRelated source material

Why Meditate?Related source material

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