This week, scientists named a Buddhist monk, and aide to the Dalai Lama, the world's happiest man. His secret? Meditation. Neuroscientists wired up 66-year-old Frenchman Matthieu Ricard's skull with ...

For millennia, philosophers, writers and artists have sought the key to human happiness. A Buddhist monk and former cell biologist, Ricard offers his own musings about the nature of happiness and tips ...

This documentary examines the life of Matthieu Ricard who left a promising career as a geneticist in France to pursue his passion for spiritual growth More than 30 years later Ricard is a noted ...

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