A molecular biologist turned Buddhist monk, described by scientists as “the happiest man alive,” demonstrates how to develop the inner conditions for true happiness.

All of Matthieu Ricard’s income from the sale of his books is donated to his humanitarian association, Karuna-Shechen.

This year, Karuna-Shechen celebrates 25 years of involvement! Founded by Matthieu Ricard in 2000, Karuna-Shechen acts and advocates a more altruistic world, with the conviction that altruism is one of ...

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that ‟when we come to appreciate the depth of the view of the eight great traditions [of Tibetan Buddhism] and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Matthieu Ricard, né en France en 1946 et fils du philosophe français Jean-François Revel et de l’artiste peintre Yahne Le Toumelin, est moine bouddhiste, humanitaire, auteur de livres, traducteur et ...

Cette année, Karuna-Shechen célèbre 25 ans d’engagement ! Fondée par Matthieu Ricard en 2000, Karuna-Shechen agit et plaide pour un monde plus altruiste, avec la conviction que l’altruisme est l’une ...

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 ...

The Dalai Lama with the young reincarnation of one of his main spiritual teachers, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Commander un tirage sur PhotoBy ...

In Search of Wisdom is a book born of the friendship of three gifted teachers, exploring the universal human journey and our quest for meaning and understanding. This translation of the French ...

Buddhism shares with science the task of examining the mind empirically; it has pursued, for two millennia, direct investigation of the mind through penetrating introspection. Neuroscience, on the ...