Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.
Matthieu RicardLet us live simply in the freshness of the present moment, in the clarity of pure awakened mind.
Matthieu RicardImagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading.
Matthieu Ricard