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The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world or, to put it another way, to transform ourselves so we can become better human beings in order to serve others in a wiser and more efficient way. It gives your life the noblest possible meaning.

Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
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