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Transform our way of perceiving things, we transform the quality of our lives.

Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
Bhikkhu
Geneticist
Monk
Philosopher
Photographer
Translator
Writer
Way
Things
Perceiving
Transform
Quality
Lives

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