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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.

Matthieu Ricard

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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
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The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.
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