Turning Word
The French Buddhist monk, photographer, and author Matthieu Ricard talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on his practice.
Matthieu Ricard
Karuna
“Compassion in action” is the philosophy of Karuna-Shechen, a Buddhist nonprofit cofounded by monks Matthieu Ricard and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche. Karuna tells the uplifting stories of the women in India and Nepal empowered by the organization’s…
Living Lighter with Less
Matthieu Ricard explains how to let go of attachments and be content with what you have.
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Empathy or Compassion? Reflections on the Compassion Meditation Conference
Last week in Atlanta, Buddhist scholars and researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience congregated alongside His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Emory University’s Conference on Compassion Meditation. The conference explored several of the many methods for…
Stem Cells and Meditation
Stem cells are vital to the health of a human body, and scientists are now finding that meditation might increase a body’s stem cell count. In On Being‘s recent program “Stem Cells, Untold Stories,” Krista Tippett…
The habits of happiness
Is Matthieu Ricard the happiest man in the world? Find out in the upcoming issue of Tricycle in which the French monk and former scientist discusses his most recent book Why Meditate?, the relationship between Buddhism…
Matthieu Ricard
Molecular-biologist-turned-Tibetan-monk Matthieu Ricard is widely admired for his many talents, among them photography. But Ricard’s life seems best defined by his humanitarian work and devotion to the dharma. A longtime friend and associate of his, Vivian…
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