The mind is malleable. Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and perceive and interpret the world. Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time.
Matthieu RicardThere is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.
Matthieu RicardLet us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind.
Matthieu RicardToo much involvement with one's feeling [is destructive]. If they have too much self-centered feelings, they get in trouble.
Matthieu Ricard