"By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain in return is freedom, openness of mind, spontaneity, simplicity, altruism: all qualities inherent in happiness." ~Mattieu Ricard
"It is by striving ceaselessly to change our emotions that we will succeed in changing our temperament." ~Mattieu Ricard
“Sukha is the state of lasting well-being that manifests itself when we have freed ourselves of mental blindness and afflictive emotions. It is also the wisdom that allows us to see the world as it is, without veils or distortions. It is, finally, the joy of moving toward inner freedom and the loving-kindness that radiates toward others.” ~Mattieu Ricard
"We live a form of false perception of reality." ~Mattieu Ricard
