To grant forgiveness to someone who has truly changed is not a way of condoning or forgetting his or her past crimes, but of acknowledging whom he or she has become.
Matthieu RicardIn the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, andโif one remains in pure mindfulness and freedomโdisturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace. That is basic meditation.
Matthieu RicardWhile it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.
Matthieu RicardAlthough the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when that isn't always the case, his attitude is more fruitful since, in the hope of undertaking a hundred projects, followed up by diligent action, the optimist will end up completing fifty. Conversely, in limiting himself to undertake a mere ten, the pessimist might complete five at best and often fewer, since he'll devote little energy to a task he feels to be doomed from the start.
Matthieu Ricard