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Matthieu Ricard Inspirational Quotes (59)

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Changing your attitude has a curative effect... Maybe you can go directly to a change of mind, a change of attitude.
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We vastly underestimate the power of transformation of mind.
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Enlightenment is eliminating mental confusion, eliminating hatred, jealousy, mental toxins, cravings. That's very simple and straightforward. Whether you can do it or not is another matter.
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Various studies indicate that with age people gain more wisdom about life and are somehow happier than younger people. This is especially true if, as we age, we learn how to become more generous, altruistic, and peaceful.
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It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.
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There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.
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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.
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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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Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works!
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Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others
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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.
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