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It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.

Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
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We all have the ability to study the causes of suffering and gradually to free ourselves from them....it is not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.
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Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.
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If there is a remedy or a cure, a solution to a problem or difficulty, why worry?
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We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.
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Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.
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Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering.
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I think if your direction in life is clear and if you develop the wish to accomplish/have a fulfilled life and to contribute something to others, I think that definitely gives you such a strength to want to be alive, that that would be the best placebo.
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The mind is malleable. Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and perceive and interpret the world. Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time.
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It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.
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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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There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.
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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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Let us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind.
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The way you experience [pain] can change so much depending on your attitude.
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The basic root of happiness lies in our minds outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.
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We vastly underestimate the power of transformation of mind.
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We have known about the placebo effect for many years. This is a remarkable effect - placebo can cure 30 percent in many cases.
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You can't be at the same time a spiritual master and someone who is always angry. It doesn't 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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What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.
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