Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time. You could go from love to hate. But you cannot, at the same time - toward the same object, the same person - want to harm and want to do good. Matthieu Ricard basefactorgood share on social
I got really involved in science research and the science of meditation. Matthieu Ricard involvemeditationresearch Change image and share on social
Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering. Matthieu Ricard empathyfacultyfeeling Change image and share on social
Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind. Matthieu Ricard destroyemotionhatred Change image and share on social
Neuroscience has proven that similar areas of the brain are activated both in the person who suffers and in the one who feels empathy. Thus, empathic suffering is a true experience of suffering. Matthieu Ricard activateareabrain Change image and share on social
That's what Buddhism has been trying to unravel - the mechanism of happiness and suffering. It is a science of the mind. Matthieu Ricard buddhismhappinessmechanism Change image and share on social
