The Simple Secret to Happiness | Matthieu Ricard

What is the best way, for people who don't have much time to meditate, to find happiness? There's one, again, big secret! The Simple Secret to Happiness Selfish happiness does not work. It's bound to fail miserably. "Me, me, me," all day long makes you miserable, and obviously you'll make everyone miserable around you. It feels bad, and also it's at odds with reality. We are not separate entities, who can build up happiness in a little bubble or little corner, and then others can do what they want. I'm not against them, but that's not my job. It doesn't work. Reality is interdependent, and the supreme mental state, the most satisfactory emotion of all, is altruistic love, kindness, compassion, benevolence. Look at His Holiness: "Compassion, compassion, compassion," that's what he says all the time. So the only way, whether you have 5 minutes to meditate or 10 years to meditate, is to practice altruistic love. You cannot fail, it's the best thing you can do in any circumstance, so go for it!

Channel: Study Buddhism

Views: 42,656

Keywords: Buddhism, Matthieu Ricard, Meditation, Happiness, Secret, How to be happy, Happy, Altruism, Selfish, Buddha, Happiest Person In The World, Tibetan Buddhism, Study Buddhism, Monk, Spiritual

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Length: 1min 20sec (80 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 17 2017