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    Mathieu Ricard

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    heartedly desires everyone to find meaning in theives. tis a Exencise Take aquict moment lone and try to fad ow what relly makes you py: le you happen dered rly from cue crcamtancer? How mach of ts ‘he world? I happiness comes rom ote cco seas check ow able eagle they ae tis det sate of mind, comer how yu af culate A Two-Way Mirnor in ceve fing north, ‘Thais th aged of human ings We fear misery but fun to We wat hips hut ar say fom i The very mean sed 1 es slferng oe fief. low could sch 4 risiudgment our? Because wear conlse seat how tog shout it We look for hppines ouside ourselves when oul e orever yon ur reach Our dese ae Boundless an our cone over the word ime tnporry, and, more teen than nos iho ‘We forge Bond of iendsip, str aie lie in soc surest way to are swakenig- As the Dla Lar aan wbo as just moved ito alu apart se hur th Moor ofa brand-new bling i eepy bop hing he Tok for 3 window to jump oof How ness, hat power corps the hoes, a tht fame ine po ate fe? Faire, septation, disse and death ca seas oe ‘ewig spend a dozen yarn schoo then go on wo ee or profesional eining for seve mars me work oor the gym to say healthy; we spend aloof time cahaneg ou onfor our weak, and our ail satay. We pa pron deal tion tht deemins the very qulyof ur ves, What soon dese and hated? Fear of the unknown pros aah urage explore tht nner world fal the roe fone rind: A Japanese asconomer onc confided tome chor ¢ Joc of dasing to lok wishin” Thi remark ~ nade by sare, ‘nat theheight of hispower ately an oper mindednan imrgued me. Recenly Talo mex 4 Californian tengo oho toi me“ don't want lok nse mye Yim fea a wh find there." Why shold eae before what promi vo beamabsoltl fascinating esearch projec Ax Masts hare is wre "Look wth within the oun of al ued thrown ato confusion by inser ube, we have nodes owr le them and insincively tum ows. We spend ur ‘he condition tht wll ake ws hsp By forse of abi his ‘eyo ving bacomes the nore nd "that if!" our mo. And although the search fr temporary wl bing ay se Sionly be succes tr never possi o control the goa trae for almos every spt of ile: lve, family helt, weal, owes comfort ples My friend the philosopher nd Bua {his practvonr Alan Wace has writen I you bank on achieving eauietapines and flillnen by Rg the pe. ‘wah alofor god fck nie’ eer”? When youspen your me tying toil ay bel you ag he melds a abovealthe eye tht wlallo yout find happiness The nia cali eri our mulled approach co the dy amic of happiness and slferiag No one wal deny tht it «miner desiblet ive long in good hho be rein 2 cour at pce wher jute eset ove an tobe loved hae ccs 0 information, 1 e Adequate mean of subset to ave worl ontbute ar much pomibl to the well-being of hes a lsions lest show tat human beings oj thi ve insuch ondions. Who would wane anything ee? In pining all our hope on th exerts wld homeves we can ony ‘peg deapoimed For inane in hoping that money wil ake ws hapice, we work wo aque i oe we have fy we Bsone beet with making it prow and we safe when we lose end from Hong Kong once tld me hit he'd promised ins chat he'd sates milion del then quit work a enjoy i, thereby become hay. Ten yeas ner a eee ee but thee millon dol, What shout happiness? His answer wast: "Twat ten yar my lie" Wait, plese, rank nd power ae al sought fort sake of haps. Bat as we stv, we forge the goal and Spend our sine pursing the means fr thrown she Ta v0 dboing, we miss he poe and seman deply unsaid. Tht zeros the pure of meaning if. Av the esnomst Richard Layard pte “Some people sy you shouldnt by-prodc of something db. Thai dismal phlei = formula fo kesing 1, convey, happiness assert depen on ier self occupied al costs" roma and mst choose te dstion 9 wl ae (Can We Coneiare Havraess? you esate appnest How de yon manage “Happiness pot, ob plated mold Carlow Brot makes her pt wih great wi yet it would IF we ey rltly over th cours of Jets to user ou tive enone zd ooourish poste oes oo efor wl odobeely yield eke that wold hare seemed vatsnble sist We mare tthe dof ap athee' bengal to else 2 ight for high jmp, anf we hada’ fea ito eleison we woulda leet posible since we know that most ft ln barely cer four When comes to physi performance We soon fn ino Finitasons, bt the mind fa more flexible Why, for instance, toa there be any ine love rw com puson? Wey hae varied dipsion culate hee fran gual, tut we all have the potetal to progress ential throoghout of, rough persistent fons ‘Ody, many modern thinker ar, the woes of one French ath deat x gst “the constacon a the sls neverending sk? I we were Fors on principle 2 ie ‘Sr lange prj the very anes cf apres ean, culture el nprovement weal scone meni Tes Leaving side th ssl path, why bother reading books, undertaking scenic serch, ling aboot the woe? Th cison of knowledges vending ak too. Why cet that bt nel our own reformation, which eerie he ‘ply of our ved experience? eer ast tallow oursles et hat how wecrathon the recks) Musr We Serre For Beane Ounstives? ers, some people think that inorder to be ely bay all ‘ne nel doe eam to love ures awe are This al dens Githais ean by ng ouseles"eibeig on aperptal Sem betwen satston and penis el and exab- iy ema an apachy? Resign curses to this way of ‘hiking wie eng ou imple an tendencies an pant Many formulas for happiness ini tha by ase we ea end ig and shadow an tht we mat earn so ace fast along wth ur posiivegualies Tey claim the by ns, days camping t he ising ore to ero hating our inne sions but we emain trippin the ens cco ary Ashe French piloophe ed to bea srcere to cst spel This show Fan ean do nohing ob "We ae wery meh ike br that hve lie bo fog in & sey. We have grow ao acustomed vo or fuk tat wee bars imagine what fe would be ke -withoue them. The prospas of change make ue di Rnd yet not asi welack ney Were constanly project: A Tibetan prover sy “They are the stay ky fe hat andthe whit ft foe boot,” Beas they up te a nighe and awake blore dawn. Buri dave ccc to oo kT should ty to desl arm, patience, uli we beste an ll ances tat these qualies wll come to ‘stray inthe long that its nota big deal and that seve gen long jut fine without them wp to ow, Who tithe deeming nd mato o ply Mosat Te cerinly cat be done by planing sway a the keyboard ith ewe finger. Happiness irk a manae of beng, but sh mse be lee Ae the Penn prone as i “Pate the mab Exercise Sc quiely in your maton posture and foc ll Inevitably ar yon do his, your rind wl wand, ach ime es, ony ringback othe objet of concretion ies bel tha ern pin tao the Mower fal on, As you persevere your you fel leepyrassme x stright posture a ponte drat your pe slighly downward and lee al tbr Kinds of meditation, Faust Frieps Those oo sch in pleaser weal, gor, poser that favor emsinehappins and hose that re prejuilo iewearet dings erwern happiness nde vin condtons hat may appear smart eb ave sully very dilecen Harraness ano PLeasone: Tite Guear Mix Plast, ss the Hinds proverb isonly the shadow of hap ince” ee th iret resulo plessrle senso ei Ini, Tet unstable by mature and the seston i eves rit once weve nd ou illand wold et sicko if we comin ed eating he same thing witha ace wood fe: coming from the ok spare plato warm uals by bt we sll. Ie amon alway inked oa acy and natural leads toboradom by dato bing spented, Listening eptarusy 2 ach prelade requires foc of atetion tht, minal 3c iscannorbersinaiedindeintel Alter while fig kcks in nd the si ses char. Were we forest en or days on cuit would become unbenibe Furthermore pleasure ia nv epeience most of rencentred on the sl, which why can cs descend ‘sfishnes and somerimes conic wah he wel eng af th through giving an esving pleural tensions, Bt sch plea an transcend the el nd conbue Pinca only ifthe very nature of mtu and gs tls expense but yousan never deriv kappnes rom Pl etal condos that are incompatible with Plu is the hapiness of madmen, whe pleasure of sages” wrote the French move ad cre Jles Tavbey Acre san bigs Inthe ame wea Dsinesan may ec in ee tun of compton a th revel nhs boy a spectator 2 balligh ex ine bls death, Buus ae only posing, pmcines mori sate of elation tha ike moment pos The fev and almost machina quest fr sestl ple wih cbeson anh ulmate,dinchantment. More often Than ot pleasure doesnot hop it promises, st poet Robert Bros desis in Tem O'Shanter Bat goo ito as opposebt endure nd gros with xpenene I of being profound er nce stack by» ub esading of how the in functions. While oni ken suka nstng well bog — whine than focuing thes One wh sat pene with Tere wl contrbanespontancaly to etablking peace wii er aly, bor nghtoriond, nd, icmstance ering socio lage Inti ches sionthip betwen plese ed fs dniotion dos nox suet that we it seek out pleasurable sensation, Tete xa reson to deprive ‘Semcives ofthe enjoyment of a mupiicen landcape, of Swimming inthe ss, oF of he sen of ose. Pleasures baeme Aku isc ile fom hapiness plas cut its enemy Teall donde om ow it i experenesd rad wa gasping andrpeder ine edo, vig 1 sSidy and depends tan baal to happiness. Om the “Hoes pec nd edo pleut dors happiness withow Hiarenwess ano Jor Thedieeceberwee jy and hppinesis more sub. Gen Fah, Ard yet oil oro joy pred rom ska ~ a {Thee alo ea happnes fen fr removed fom the Fete The wordy equally wee, nce, ab the prycholo To Pal Ekman fas shown east with flings a esata the pleasures ofthe ve sees amasnen (roa th “hele oe elly ugh contentment (calmer hid of ‘Macon ect fan response 0 novel or challenge ele lowing upon Soother eto, ssh efx, aniey tnd somes vt plsute, wonder (ore vomehing ‘onishing and admirable or tha surpasses understanding suasy or bls (transporting ute ours) enlation having complied fia aor urn daring ex sit ada pede (hen our children ear pal nor lean from avg wine an act of gra kindaes rosy of compassion ratte (de appreciation of «sles 2c of which one he benny) and unl bon schaeafreade (a elshing someone cle’ slerng, sac a2 Sheough revenge)! Weights srw in rong in some cone clr's happiness) delight or enchants (a shining kind of contentment) and spinal radiance a serene joy boon rom ‘cep well-being and benevolence) whic indeed tng tof being chan a fleting emotion, These emotion ll poss an element of oy, generally ling. a aml othe face and are maiferted by» specifi x ribet happine they mse be ree ofall neaive ene tio, When anger or enny erp, jy i abrply extinguished When stachmen, poem or pride crepe iy i slow seth jy ie ence ad mature serenely — ifs tein the words of Comelle, + "Blnsoming ofthe har” — icimst belinked to other asec of re apps: lity of ind, ving Kindness, the gradual withering of aegaie emotions sadihe dappesrance of selh wh Living top" has become the emai of ders man — a ‘sruchedled ine, et we en up alone with ourselves The thot constant cv ie woul be fly sexpi ends {mine who ad cultural ours in Asia ive od me how ir lens ca eae the lest gp in ther ear. “Ie thr aly fothing scheduled berwern ve and seven?” they ask a8 ures. Weare lly focus on th exterior word xp Sch fever seach for ints experience ca ea ae ing cred gal of ie Wwedo ik thine explore our inner wee iin the form of dayeuns al imiginntion dwlingon he ast or tang ened about the four, A genie ne of Fl {very ving nomen bur of an altogether diferent sre I= Spatlingexpercaeof nner well-being, in which te beauty each thing shines rough, Tis knowing how 20 ey the fy and to bring the bt pat of uric to mature ~ ems foxming one tober trasocm the worl. Aw Anristeta: Hien ‘We might magne that achieving sudden fae or sodden westh would sty al oar deze but mae often tan he sasacon provide by such achievements shorted an does nothing to improve ov welbeing. meta fac Taivane nger who, having descibed her somo: and

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