A molecular biologist turned Buddhist monk, described by scientists as “the happiest man alive,” demonstrates how to develop the inner conditions for true happiness.…
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The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet, with Trinh Xuan Thuan
Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, …
Read moreThe Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life, with Jean-François Revel
Jean Francois-Revel, a pillar of French intellectual life in our time, became world famous for his challenges to both Communism and Christianity. Twenty-seven years ago, his son, Matthieu Ricard, gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan …
Read moreAltruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism—and why we need it now more than ever.
In this major work, Matthieu Ricard presents a global vision based on decades of personal experience and insight, a …
Read moreA Plea for the Animals
Every cow just wants to be happy. Every chicken just wants to be free. Every bear, dog, or mouse experiences sorrow and feels pain as intensely as any of us humans do. In a compelling appeal to reason and human …
Read moreThe Great Medicine That Conquers Clinging to the Notion of Reality: Steps in Meditation on the Enlightened Mind
In these inspiring teachings on how to open the heart, a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist master shows us how to change our self-centered attitude and develop concern for the well-being of others. He teaches that when we acknowledge our own wish …
Read moreThe Skill of Happiness
The Skill of Happiness
“By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion, or a mood, but an optimal state of being. …
Read moreWhy Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotions
Why meditate? On what? And how? In his latest book Why Meditate?—an instant bestseller in the author’s native France—Matthieu Ricard aims to answer these very questions.
As a molecular geneticist turned Buddhist monk, Ricard brings a wholly unique perspective to …
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