Hồ Nguyễn

“Those who seek happiness in pleasure, wealth, glory, power, and heroics are as naive as the child who tries to catch a rainbow and wear it as a coat. DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE”
― Matthieu Ricard, The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

“Tibetan poet Shabkar said: “One with compassion is kind even when angry; one without compassion will kill even as he smiles.”
― Matthieu Ricard, The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

“According to the philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville: The wise man has nothing left to expect or to hope for. Because he is entirely happy, he needs nothing. Because he needs nothing, he is entirely happy.”
― Matthieu Ricard

“I have also come to understand that although some people are naturally happier than others, their happiness is still vulnerable and incomplete, and that achieving durable happiness as a way of being is a skill. It requires sustained effort in training the mind and developing a set of human qualities, such as inner peace, mindfulness, and altruistic love.”
― Matthieu Ricard, Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill