Matthieu Ricard quotes - page 2

Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being. (Matthieu Ricard)
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable. View quote
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True freedom means freeing oneself from the dictates of the ego and its accompanying emotions. View quote
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Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success. View quote
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Transform our way of perceiving things, we transform the quality of our lives. View quote
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We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy. View quote
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Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Various studies indicate that with age people gain more wisdom about life and are somehow happier than younger people. This is especially true if, as we age, we learn how to become more generous, altruistic, and peaceful. View quote
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Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our thoughts and illuminate each one of our perceptions. (Matthieu Ricard)
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. View quote
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Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in harmony with our true nature and allows us to taste the freshness of the present moment. View quote
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When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing. View quote
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Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are. View quote
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Confidence is closely linked to how well our perceptions match reality. View quote
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Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities. View quote
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Anyone can be happy by simply training their brain. View quote
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Isn't it the mind that translates the outer condition into happiness and suffering? View quote
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Whatever you train, you change your brain. View quote
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The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world. (Matthieu Ricard)
Happiness can't be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the world-a profound fulfillment that suffuses every moment and endures despite inevitable setbacks. View quote
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The way you experience [pain] can change so much depending on your attitude. View quote
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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. View quote
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We vastly underestimate the power of transformation of mind. View quote
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