THE HAPPIEST MAN IN

THE WORLD
HAPPINESS
Matthieu
Ricard
photogra
pher
former molecular
geneticist
devout Buddhist
monk
interpreter for the
Dalai Lama
author
Richar
d
David
son
MATTHIEU RICARD’S
LIFE LESSONS
“Anyone can be the
happiest man in the
world if they look for
happiness in the right
place.”
“Happiness is not a
pursuit of an endless
succession of
experiences.”
“To be truly happy we
have to get rid of mental
toxins such as hatred,
obsession, arrogance,
envy, greed, and pride.”
“By keeping aware of the
anger, it cannot sustain
itself, it stops being
fuelled and slowly dies
out.”
“We can’t modify the
whole world to our taste
but we can change our
mind. If we can change
our mind we can change
our world.”
“Ego and self-
centredness are the
biggest threats to true
happiness.”
“We need to nurture loving
kindness, unconditional love, an
act of generosity with no strings
attached . . . And inner peace, inner
strength, inner contentment.
Together, those make a way of
being – and that is what genuine
happiness is.”
-Matthieu
Ricard