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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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Matthieu Ricard
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 15
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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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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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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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Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others
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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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By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain in return is freedom, openness of mind, spontaneity, simplicity, altruism: all qualities inherent in happiness.
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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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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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It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.
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Transform our way of perceiving things, we transform the quality of our lives.
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It is in learning music that many youthful hearts learn to love.
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Whatever you train, you change your brain.
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Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.
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Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that comes our way.
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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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The way you experience [pain] can change so much depending on your attitude.
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If you don't have altruism, inner strength, inner peace, attention, then it's a trauma. It makes a difficult life for you and for others.
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Anyone can be happy by simply training their brain.
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A big part of pain is the subjective reaction of trying to revolt against pain. If it's there, it's better to deal with it. Most of it is I cannot stand it, and that component is enhancing pain so much.
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I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation.
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