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Matthieu Ricard

November 20, 2015 By Charles Simmons

ricardMatthieu Ricard, French cellular geneticist, who became a monk in the Himalayas, a close student of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche; translator for the Dalai Lama. Matthieu’s new book is Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World.

Matthiew is renowned for his TED talks on happiness and altruism; economic thinking at the Davos World Economic Forum; his contribution to the effects of meditation on the brain; and humanitarian activities in Nepal, Tibet, India, and Bhutan. Daniel Goleman called Matthieu “a genius for our times … a rare combination of scientific brilliance with the heart of a saint.”


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