What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. Interwoven with his talk are stunning photographs of the Himalayas and of his spiritual community.
Sometimes called the "happiest man in the world," Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, author and photographer.
About Matthieu Ricard:
After training in biochemistry at the Institute Pasteur, Matthieu Ricard left science behind to move to the Himalayas and become a Buddhist monk -- and to pursue happiness, both at a basic human level and as a subject of inquiry. Achieving happiness, he has come to believe, requires the same kind of effort and mind training that any other serious pursuit involves.
His deep and scientifically tinged reflections on happiness and Buddhism have turned into several books, including The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet. At the same time, he also makes sensitive and jaw-droppingly gorgeous photographs of his beloved Tibet and the spiritual hermitage where he lives and works on humanitarian projects.
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by Yppah, on November 14 2007:
"We can train our minds in habits of happiness... Mind training matters. That this is not just a luxury. This is not just a supplementary vitamin for the soul. This is something that is going to determine the quality of every instance of our lives. We are ready to spend fifteen years achieving education. We love to do jogging, fitness. We do all kind of things to remain beautiful… yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most, the way our mind functions which again is the ultimate thing that determines the quality of our experience."
Lets start practicing Happiness!!!
by Andres, on November 16 2007:
Good point Yppah :)
"Hi. It's me. I know you're out there. I can feel you now.
I imagine you can also feel me. You won't have to search for me anymore.
I'm done running. Done hiding. Whether I'm done fighting, I suppose, is up to you.
I believe deep down, we both want this world to change. I believe that the
Matrix can remain our cage or it can become our chrysalis, that's what you
helped me to understand. That to be truly free, truly free, you cannot change
your cage. You have to change yourself. When I used to look out at this world,
all I could see was its edges, its boundaries, its leaders and laws. But now,
I see another world. A different world where all things are possible. A world of
hope. Of peace. I can't tell you how to get there, but I know if you can
free your mind, you'll find the way."
- original last monologue by Neo, in the end of the shooting script NOT used in the first _Matrix_
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