During the conference on ‟Change Yourself, Change the World”, organized by Emergences in Brussels last September, Pierre Rabhi, a French thinker and pioneer in organic farming, and Matthieu Ricard discussed their views on life. Here is a selection of their
Archive du blog pour Matthieu Ricard
Sights from above
The Brahmaputra estuary
Malacca Detroit, Thailand
Fazel Abed and BRAC’s extraordinary accomplishments
I first met Fazel Abed in Vancouver during a Nobel Laureate Peace Conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama that I was attending. I had no idea who he was. When he asked me what I did, I answered that
Words of Alexandre Jollien — 3
On violence in the media: ‟It is a trivialization of evil which suggests that what is sensational is to takeover the other. However, what is truly sensational is ordinary day to day heroism — a smile given every day to
Words of Alexandre Jollien – 2
Can one change: ‟Real change has to be led by example. Nowadays, society makes the success a purely individualistic matter.”
On the crystallization of the self: ‟This is a phenomenon of protection. While believing that one is protecting oneself, we
Words of Alexandre Jollien – 1
A few days ago, I had the joy of meeting again Alexandre Jollien — a much loved Swiss philosopher who is handicapped from birth — in the quiet of a village in the snow. I asked him questions on a
Mind and Life XXVI, Mind, Brain and Matter
In January, twenty of the world’s foremost scientists and philosophers, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and other senior Tibetan scholars gathered for a week in South India to discuss Quantum physics, neurosciences, the nature of consciousness, and the applications of
Annual celebration with 570 Yogis near Rekong, in the Amdo province, North-East Tibet
Celebrating the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Mind and Life Institute
The Mind and Life Institute held its 25th meeting last November in New York City. The meeting also corresponded to its 25 years of activities since Chilean-born neuroscientist and thinker Francisco Varela and American lawyer Adam Engle founded it. Over
From horses to motorbikes