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Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, trained as a molecular biologist before moving to Nepal to study Buddhism. He is the author of The Monk and the Philosopher (with his father, Jean-François Revel); The Quantum and the Lotus (with Trinh Thuan); Happiness; The Art of Meditation; Altruism: The Power of Compassion; A Plea for the Animals; and Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience (with Wolf Singer). He has published several books of photography, including Motionless Journey and Tibet: An Inner Journey, and is the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.
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The positive aspects of having a healthy sense of self-esteem have been explained and proven in depth by the French psychiatrist Christophe André in two of his books.
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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skillby
Matthieu Ricard,
Daniel Goleman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)
4.07 avg rating — 7,087 ratings — published 2003 — 73 editions
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Why Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotionsby
Matthieu Ricard
3.99 avg rating — 1,831 ratings — published 2008 — 58 editions
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The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meetby
Matthieu Ricard,
Trịnh Xuân Thuận
4.15 avg rating — 1,734 ratings — published 2000 — 33 editions
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Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the Worldby
Matthieu Ricard
4.23 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 2013 — 31 editions
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A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassionby
Matthieu Ricard
4.40 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions
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On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Mastersby
Matthieu Ricard
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscienceby
Matthieu Ricard,
Wolf Singer
4.14 avg rating — 217 ratings — 15 editions
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Enlightened Vagabond: The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpocheby
Matthieu Ricard,
Dza Patrul Rinpoche,
Constance Wilkinson (Editor)
4.31 avg rating — 177 ratings — 4 editions
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En defensa de la felicidadby
Matthieu Ricard
4.42 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2003
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La Citadelle des neigesby
Matthieu Ricard
3.32 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions
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QUOTES BY MATTHIEU RICARD (?)
“We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.”
― Matthieu Ricard, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
tags: happiness, life, problems, sadness
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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.”
― Matthieu Ricard
tags: bliss, brain, buddhist, buddhist-monk, change, changes, genetics, mango, mango-tree, meditation, molecular-geneticist, molecular-genetics, monk, science
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“Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.”
― Matthieu Ricard, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
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