Welcome to a short introduction to meditation video by Matthieu Ricard. It is followed by a 20 minute guided meditation (see below). For more about meditation see Why Meditate? by Matthieu Ricard, ...

He recommends everyone try compassion meditation, in which you focus on feelings of altruistic love for at least five minutes daily. "Mindfulness" may be a buzzword and meditation a fad across both ...

The rising stress mosty Americans are feeling over the presidential election, now compounded by Hurricane Sandy, probably aren't bothering Matthieu Ricard, who scientists say is the world’s happiest ...

Want to make some one who is stressed out really blow a fuse? Tell them they need to learn how to meditate and calm down! Yet, when stress begins to affect health, isn't this exactly what should be ...

Being happy is not a competition. Or at least, I thought it wasn’t. But Google tells me there is a man who has won this race and been named the happiest person in the world. In fact, there has been ...

Matthieu Ricard, happiness guru, has a new book, Why Meditate, a follow-up to his earlier how-to manual, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill. He came to town to promote both ...

Who is the happiest man in the world? If you Google it, the name "Matthieu Ricard" pops up. Matthieu Ricard, 69, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk originally from France who has been called "the world's ...

As he grins serenely and his burgundy robes billow in the fresh Himalayan wind, it is not difficult to see why scientists declared Matthieu Ricard the happiest man they had ever tested. The monk, ...

Matthieu Ricard is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the Dalai Lama's French interpreter who became globally renowned for his bestselling books and popular presentations on happiness. He (unwillingly) ...