Why meditate? On what? And how? In Why Meditate?—an instant bestseller in the author’s native France—Matthieu Ricard sets out to answer these questions. As a molecular geneticist turned Buddhist monk, Ricard brings a unique perspective to the practice of meditation.
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Altruism
The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
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Here the author of the international bestseller Happiness (Ricard is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who some say is the “happiest person in the world”) makes a passionate, beautifully inclusive case for altruism—and why we need it now more than ever.
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Bhutan
The Land of Serenity
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Tucked away between China and India in the heart of the Himalayas, Bhutan remains a uniquely distinct country. Few photographers have been granted permission to reside in this long-inaccessible kingdom, now a democracy, where life quietly unfolds to the rhythm of traditions amid the magnificent, unspoiled landscape.
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Plea for the Animals
The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion
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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.
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Beyond the Self
Conversations Between Buddhism and Neuroscience
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Enlightened Vagabond
The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche
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Few Buddhist meditation masters continue to have the influence that Dza Patrul Rinpoche, active in the nineteenth century, has to many Buddhist practitioners today. A wandering yogi, he eschewed urban areas for a life living in the wilds, caves, and mountains of Tibet.
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Happiness
A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
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This engaging look at how to strengthen the inner conditions that lead to true happiness “challenges our everyday notions of joy, making a convincing argument for contentment over collecting ‘good times,’ for altruism over self-centered satiation.” —Daniel Goleman, from the foreword.
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In Search of Wisdom
A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on What Matters Most
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On the Path to Enlightenment
Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters
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How can we use every moment to progress toward enlightenment? Those with profound experience of that path have distilled their advice into powerful, seedlike instructions that get to the heart of the matter.
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