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Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.

Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
Bhikkhu
Geneticist
Monk
Philosopher
Photographer
Translator
Writer
Desires
Yoga
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Inexhaustible
Happiness
Wellness
Desire
Gratification
States
Outward
Things
Fulfillment

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