Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche performing a fire ceremony during a visit to the UK at the invitation of the Nepalese Buddhist community (Photos by Matthieu Ricard)

Recently during the ‟Happiness and its Causes” conference in Australia, I had the opportunity to spend a few days with the respected psychologist Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi. Mihaly is best known as the architect of the notion of flow and for his …

Forgiveness does not mean that we forgive the act perpetrated, but rather, that we forgive the imperfection that lies within most of us. It is also about recognizing the potential for change.

With this view, even if the person does …

The monumental dzong of Paro, Bhutan, was originally built in 1646, but it had to be restored on several occasions after it was damaged by fire and earthquakes. Bhutan, 2014.

Primitive forest, during a pilgrimage to Chumbu (Chumophuk or Chimpu), …

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Yangsi (Orgyen Tendzin Jigme Lhundrup) se tientaux côtés de la statue en terre et en cire de son prédécesseur Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), l’un des plus grands maîtres du bouddhisme tibétain. Paro Kyichu, Bhutan, April 2014.

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