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Placebos are like the lollipop of optimism, but we can do much better by dealing directly with the mind... And it works!
Matthieu Ricard
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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
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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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Happiness is the result of inner maturity. It depends on us alone, and requires patient work, carried out from day to day. Happiness must be built, and this requires time and effort. In the long term, happiness and unhappiness are therefore a way of being, or a life skill.
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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.
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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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There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.
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What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.
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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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Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.
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Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others
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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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I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.
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Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy or inner peace, and however we try to seek it: creativity, justice, altruism, striving, completion of a plan or a piece of work.
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When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing.
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For a few moments, be aware of your potential for change. Whatever your present situation is, evolution and transformation are always possible. At the least, you can change your way of seeing things and then, gradually, your way of being as well.
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It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.
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You're not insensitive or indifferent, but you're also not vulnerable to the upheavals that cause emotional stress because you can buffer that... So that's the result of meditation you could call that emotional balance.
Matthieu Ricard
The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.
Matthieu Ricard
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.
Matthieu Ricard
Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.
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