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Matthieu Ricard, French Monk and 'World's Happiest Man'
Matthieu Ricard, French Monk and 'World's Happiest Man'
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, who is originally from France, earned the moniker "world's happiest man" after brain scans taken during a neurological study on meditation (led by Dr. Richie Davidson) showed excessive activity in his brain as he meditated on compassion. A staunch vegetarian, Ricard talks about the importance of extending compassion to all beings, including animals, which he lays out in his new book, "A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion."
Released:
Feb 8, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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