Matthieu Ricard was born into an intellectual French family; his mother was an abstract painter and his father a philosopher. After earning a doctorate in molecular genetics at the Pasteur Institute, ...

This week, scientists named a Buddhist monk, and aide to the Dalai Lama, the world's happiest man. His secret? Meditation. Neuroscientists wired up 66-year-old Frenchman Matthieu Ricard's skull with ...

"Meditation gives birth to perseverance, and perseverance results in perception, and what is accomplished with perception cannot be easily extirpated." Meditation is well known to the Western ...

Buddhist monk and author Matthieu Ricard spoke about happiness and altruism in Gaston Hall on Monday as part of his global promotional tour for his latest book. Prominent Buddhist monk, author, ...

Dubai – “The best way to flourish in life is to express, at all times, benevolence warm-heartedness and altruism,” said international Author Matthieu Ricard, also known as “the happiest man in the ...