Matthieu Ricard

French writer and Buddhist monk · France · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80

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Matthieu Ricard is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal.

A life in dates

2015Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeAward2014“We continue to live in ignorance concerning the harm we inflict on animals; very few of us have ever visited an industrial breeding site or a slaughterhouse.”In their wordsIntroduction, p. 4Read the whole statement

“The most striking quality that humans and animals have in common is the capacity to experience suffering.”In their wordsIntroduction, p. 4Read the whole statement

“Kindness, altruistic love, and compassion are qualities that do not harmonize well with bias.”In their wordsChapter 1, p. 39Read the whole statement

“Benevolence is not a commodity that needs to be distributed sparingly like cake or chocolate.”In their wordsChapter 5, p. 98Read the whole statement

“Working to spare animals the immense suffering they undergo does not diminish by one iota my determination to alleviate human misery.”In their wordsChapter 5, p. 99Read the whole statement

2001“We must distinguish between spirituality in general terms, which aims to make us better people, and religion.”In their wordsThe Quantum and the Lotus, translated by Ian Monk (New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001), p. 264.Read the whole statement

1997Prix Alexandra-David-Néel/Lama-YongdenAward1946Born9 February 1946

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Matthieu Ricard and the Dalai Lama in 2000

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 30 January 2009 - Matthieu Ricard works on a laptop during the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

In their own words 6

Matthieu Ricard

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We continue to live in ignorance concerning the harm we inflict on animals; very few of us have ever visited an industrial breeding site or a slaughterhouse.
2014, Introduction, p. 4, Own words
The most striking quality that humans and animals have in common is the capacity to experience suffering.
2014, Introduction, p. 4, Own words
Kindness, altruistic love, and compassion are qualities that do not harmonize well with bias.
2014, Chapter 1, p. 39, Own words