132 Quotes by Matthieu Ricard

Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.

Renunciation essentially means simplifying one’s mind, one’s words, and one’s activities, by letting go of what obstructs inner freedom. Constraint creates frustration; renunciation produces a real sense of joy.

We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.

Few of us would regret the years it takes to complete an education or master a crucial skill. So why complain about the perseverance needed to become a well-balanaced and truly compassionate human being?

According to the philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville: The wise man has nothing left to expect or to hope for. Because he is entirely happy, he needs nothing. Because he needs nothing, he is entirely happy.

The most striking quality that humans and animals have in common is the capacity to experience suffering.

We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.

One is not born wise; one becomes it.

Few of us would regret the years it takes to complete an education or master a crucial skill. So why complain about the perseverance needed to become a well-balanced and truly compassionate human being?