Matthieu Ricard

File:Matthieu Ricard and the Dalai Lama (2000) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg

Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France, he is the son of the late Jean-François Revel (born Jean-François Ricard), a renowned French philosopher. His mother is the lyrical abstractionist painter and Tibetan Buddhist nun Yahne Le Toumelin. Matthieu Ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles.{{citation |title=Buddhist monk is the world's happiest man |publisher=Daily News America |url=http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/7b470adb0a9b6c32e19e16a08df13f3d/buddhist-monk-is-the-worlds-happiest-man |date=29 October 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102061116/http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/7b470adb0a9b6c32e19e16a08df13f3d/buddhist-monk-is-the-worlds-happiest-man |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Ricard worked for a PhD degree in molecular genetics at the Pasteur Institute under French Nobel Laureate François Jacob. After completing his doctoral thesis in 1972, Ricard decided to forsake his scientific career and concentrate on the practice of Tibetan Buddhism.{{cite news|last1=Chalmers|first1=Robert|title=Matthieu Ricard: Meet Mr Happy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthieu-ricard-meet-mr-happy-436652.html|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=6 February 2016}}

Ricard then went to India where he lived in the Himalayas studying with the Kangyur Rinpoche and some other teachers of that tradition. He became a close student and friend of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until Rinpoche's death in 1991. Since then, Ricard has dedicated his activities to fulfilling Khyentse Rinpoche's vision.{{cite web|last1=Brussat|first1=Frederick|last2=Brussat|first2=Mary Ann|title=Guru Yoga An Oral Teaching by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|url=http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/reviews/view/2054|publisher=Spirituality & Practice|access-date=6 February 2016}}

Ricard has been called the "happiest person in the world".{{citation |last=Chalmers |first=Robert |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/matthieu-ricard-meet-mr-happy-436652.html |title=Matthieu Ricard: Meet Mr Happy – Profiles, People |work=The Independent |date=18 February 2007 |access-date=25 June 2013}}{{citation |title=The pursuit of happiness – Relationships – Life & Style Home |work=The Brisbane Times |date=8 May 2008 |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/relationships/the-pursuit-of-happiness/2008/05/07/1210131040908.html?page=fullpage |access-date=25 June 2013}} Matthieu Ricard was a volunteer subject in a study performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on happiness, scoring significantly above the average of hundreds of volunteers. Ricard, however, has called the label "absurd" and untrue.The World's Happiest Man Wishes You Wouldn't Call Him That https://www.gq.com/story/happiest-man-in-the-world-matthieu-ricard{{cite news |last1=Beddington |first1=Emma |title=The world's happiest man? Matthieu Ricard on the secrets of a serene, successful, satisfying life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/18/the-worlds-happiest-man-matthieu-ricard-on-the-secrets-of-a-serene-successful-satisfying-life |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2023}}

He co-authored a study on the brains of long-term meditators, including himself, who had undergone a minimum of three years in retreat.{{citation |author1=Antoine Lutz |author2=Lawrence L. Greischar |author3=Nancy B. Rawlings |author4=Matthieu Ricard |author5=Richard J. Davidson |date=16 November 2004 |title=Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice |journal=PNAS |volume=101 |issue=46 |pages=16369–73 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0407401101 |pmid=15534199 |pmc=526201|bibcode=2004PNAS..10116369L |doi-access=free }}

Ricard is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute, which is devoted to meetings and collaborative research between scientists, Buddhist scholars and meditators, his contributions have appeared in Destructive Emotions (edited by Daniel Goleman) and other books of essays. He is engaged in research on the effect of mind training on the brain, in various institutions, including Madison-Wisconsin, Princeton and Berkeley universities in the United States, the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbs.mpg.de/publication-search/367797?person=persons71665|title=Department of Neuroscience|website=cbs.mpg.de}} the University of Liège in Belgium,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_liege-le-chu-explore-le-cerveau-du-moine-matthieu-ricard-en-meditation?id=8981191|title=Liège: the CHU explore the cerveau du moine Matthieu Ricard en méditation|date=15 May 2015|language=fr}} and at the Inserm centres of Lyon and Caen in France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rts.ch/play/tv/pardonnez-moi/video/matthieu-ricard?id=6087818&station=a9e7621504c6959e35c3ecbe7f6bed0446cdf8da|title=Pardonnez-moi – Matthieu Ricard|website=rts.ch|language=fr}}

Ricard spent four years in the Dordogne, caring for his mother, Yahne, who died 2023 in her hundredth year; he felt very fortunate to be able to care for her during this time.{{Cite news |last=Beddington |first=Emma |date=2023-09-18 |title=The world's happiest man? Matthieu Ricard on the secrets of a serene, successful, satisfying life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/18/the-worlds-happiest-man-matthieu-ricard-on-the-secrets-of-a-serene-successful-satisfying-life |access-date=2024-01-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Ricard's photographs of the spiritual masters, the landscape, and the people of the Himalayas have appeared in numerous books and magazines. Henri Cartier-Bresson has said of his work, "Matthieu's camera and his spiritual life make one, and from this springs these images, fleeting and eternal."{{cite magazine |last=Magill|first=Mark|year= 2005|title=Beauty Beyond Beauty: A Portfolio by Matthieu Ricard |url=https://tricycle.org/magazine/beauty-beyond-beauty/ |magazine=tricycle }}

File:Matthieu Ricard, World Economic Forum 2009 Annual Meeting.jpg, Switzerland, 30 January 2009 – Matthieu Ricard works on a laptop during the World Economic Forum annual meeting.]]

He is the author and photographer of Tibet, An Inner Journey and Monk Dancers of Tibet, in collaboration with Danielle Föllmi and also Buddhist Himalayas, Journey to Enlightenment and Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas. He is the translator of numerous Buddhist texts, including The Life of Shabkar.

The dialogue with his father, Jean-Francois Revel, The Monk and the Philosopher, was a best seller in Europe and was translated into 21 languages, and The Quantum and the Lotus (coauthored with Trinh Xuan Thuan) reflects his long-standing interest in science and Buddhism. His 2003 book Plaidoyer pour the bonheur (published in English in 2006 as Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill){{citation |title=Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill (9780316057837): Matthieu Ricard: Books |isbn=978-0316057837 |last1=Ricard |first1=Matthieu |year=2006 |publisher=Little, Brown |url=https://archive.org/details/happinessguideto00rica }} explores the meaning and fulfillment of happiness and was a major best-seller in France.

In June 2015, the English translation of Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World was published and excerpted as the cover story of Spirituality & Health Magazine.

Ricard is the also the author of Caring Economics: Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama (forthcoming 2015).{{cite web|title=Caring Economics: Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-250-06412-7|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=6 February 2016}}

Ricard received the French National Order of Merit for his humanitarian work in the East. He donates all proceeds from his books and conferences, as well as much of his time to over 200 humanitarian projects in Nepal, India and Tibet (www.karuna-shechen.org) which serve over 300,000 beneficiaries every year in the fields of health care, education and social service. He is also active for the preservation of the Himalayan cultural heritage (www.shechen.org). Since 1989, he has acted as the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.

Ricard has spoken on many international forums, including the World Happiness Forum, the United-Nations (as part of the Gross National Happiness resolution{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Happiness-transform_Final_with-cover.pdf|title=Happiness – Transforming the Development Landscape}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/united-nations-happiness-conference-bhutan|title=The serious business of creating a happier world|date=11 April 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|last1=Williamson|first1=Mark}} proposed by Bhutan), conferences held in Sydney, London, San Francisco and Singapore,{{citation |title=World Happiness Forum – speakers |publisher=Terrapinn.com |date=17 June 2011 |url=http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/whf/speakerList.stm |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606033828/http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/whf/speakerList.stm |archive-date=6 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} the Global Economic Symposium,{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/futurechallenges/docs/global_economic_symposium_redefinin|title=Global Economic Symposium : Redefining Success|date=23 January 2014 }} The World Government Summit{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldgovernmentsummit.org/annual-gathering/2018/speakers/636537450224785536-matthieu-ricard|title=2018 Sessions of the WGS}} and other venues. He has been invited ten times to the World Economic Forum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/matthieu-ricard|title=Agenda Contributor to the WEF}}

Ricard uses three types of meditation: compassion, open awareness, and analytic.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris/id1087147821|title=10% Happier with Dan Harris by ABC News on Apple Podcasts|website=iTunes }} He has spent a total of 5 years in solitary meditation, largely in a remote mountain hut.

Ricard is a vegan. He promotes veganism and animal rights, on which he wrote his 2016 book A Plea for the Animals.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/matthieu-ricards-a-plea-for-the-animals-is-a-must_us_57d41b1ee4b0273330ac4136|title=Matthieu Ricard's 'A Plea for the Animals' Is A Must Read: A Wonderful Celebration Of World Animal Day 2016|first=Marc|last=Bekoff|website=HuffPost |date=26 September 2016}}

• {{cite book|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|title=Animal Migration|language=en|year=1969|publisher=[Hill and Wang]|location=[New York]}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Monk and the Philosopher|last1=Revel|first1=Jean-François|last2=Ricard|first2=Matthieu|publisher=Schocken|year=1999|isbn=978-0805211030|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Spirit of Tibet: The Life and World of Khyentse Rinpoche, Spiritual Teacher|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Aperture|year=2001|isbn=978-0893819033}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Quantum and the Lotus|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Crown Publishing|year=2002|location=New York City|isbn = 978-1400080793}} With Trinh Xuan Thuan.
• {{Cite book|title=Happiness, A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Little Brown|year=2006|isbn=978-0316167253|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=Buddhist Himalayas|last1=Ricard|first1=Matthieu|last2=Föllmi|first2=Olivier|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|year=2008|isbn=978-0810984059|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=2008|isbn=978-0500543528|location=London}}
• {{Cite book|title=Why Meditate ?|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Hay House|year=2010|isbn=978-1401926632|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Art of Meditation|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Paperback|year=2011|isbn=978-0857892744|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=Tibet: An Inner Journey|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=2012|isbn=978-0500289051|location=London}}
• {{Cite book|title=Bhutan: The Land of Serenity|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=2012|isbn=978-0500290446|location=London}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://www.shambhala.com/on-the-path-to-enlightenment-2486.html|title=On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Shambhala|year=2013|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250064127|title=Caring Economics: Conversations on Altruism and Compassion|last1=Ricard|first1=Matthieu|last2=Singer|first2=Tania|publisher=Macmillan|year=2015|location=London}}
• {{cite book|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|title=Altruism : The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|location=New York City|year=2015|isbn=978-0316208246}}
• {{cite book |last=Ricard |first=Matthieu |title=A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bTLuDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA0 |publisher=Shambhala Publications |location=Boulder |year=2016 | isbn=9780834840546}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://www.decitre.fr/livres/hymne-a-la-beaute-9782919469864.html|title=An Ode To Beauty|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=La Martinière / Yellow Korner|year=2016|location=Paris}}
• {{Cite book|title=Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience|last1=Ricard|first1=Matthieu|last2=Singer|first2=Wolf|publisher=MIT Press|year=2017|isbn=978-0262036948|location=Cambridge (USA)}}
• {{Cite book|title=In Search of Wisdom|last1=Ricard|first1=Matthieu|last2=André|first2=Christophe|last3=Jollien|first3=Alexandre|publisher=Soundstrue|year=2018|location=New York}}
• Ricard, Matthieu, Simon Velez (2019) Contemplation. Martiniere BL
• Ricard, Matthieu; Gruhl, Jason; Hall, Becca (2020). Our Animal Neighbors. New York City: Shambhala.
• Ricard, Matthieu Christophe André, Alexandre Jollien (2020) Freedom for All of Us: A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on Finding Inner Peace, Sounds True. {{ISBN|9781683644828}}
• Ricard, Matthieu; (2023) Notebooks of a Wandering Monk MIT Press {{ISBN|978-0262048293}}

• {{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Excellent-Path-Enlightenment-Teachings-1996-01-01/dp/B01N0BQRAT/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488271097&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Excellent+Path+to+Enlightenment%3A+Oral+Teachings+on+the+Root+Text+of+Jamyang+Khyentse+Wangpo|title=The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|last=Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|publisher=Snow Lion|year=1996|location=New York City|isbn=978-1-55939-064-4 }}
• {{Cite book|title=The Life of Shabkar: The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin|last1=Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol|last2=Ricard|first2=Matthieu|last3=Padmakara Translation Group|publisher=Snow Lion|year=2001|isbn=978-1559391542|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=Rainbows Appear: Tibetan Poems of Shabkar|last1=Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol|last2=Ricard|first2=Matthieu|publisher=Shambhala|year=2002|isbn=978-1570629822|location=New York City|url=https://archive.org/details/rainbowsappearti00acut}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most|last1=Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|last2=Padampa Sangye|last3=Padmakara Translation Group|publisher=Shambhala|year=2006|isbn=978-1590303412|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|title=The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva|last1=Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|last2=Padmakara Translation Group|publisher=Shambhala|year=2007|isbn=978-1590304570|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://www.shambhala.com/guru-yoga.html|title=Guru Yoga According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik|last=Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche|publisher=Shambhala|year=2012|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://www.shambhala.com/on-the-path-to-enlightenment-2486.html|title=On the Path to Enlightenment|last1=Ricard|first1=Matthieu|last2=Mipham|first2=Jamgon|publisher=Shambhala|year=2013|location=New York City}}
• {{Cite book|url=https://www.shambhala.com/enlightened-vagabond-9781611803303.html|title=Enlightened Vagabond, The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche|last=Ricard|first=Matthieu|publisher=Shambhala Publications|year=2016|location=New York City}}

• {{cite journal|url= |title=Process of Cellular Division in Escherichia coli: Physiological Study on Thermosensitive Mutants Defective in Cell Division |journal=Journal of Bacteriology |volume=116 |issue=1 |pages=314–322 |date=October 1973 |last1=Hirota |first1=Yukinori |last2=Ricard |first2=Matthieu |doi=10.1128/JB.116.1.314-322.1973 |pmid=4583216 |pmc=246424 }}
• Ricard, M., On the relevance of a contemplative science. Buddhism and Science: Breaking New Grounds, 2003, 261–279.
• {{cite journal|doi=10.1073/pnas.0407401101 |pmid=15534199 |pmc=526201 |title=Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=101 |issue=46 |pages=16369–16373 |year=2004 |last1=Lutz |first1=A. |last2=Greischar |first2=L. L. |last3=Rawlings |first3=N. B. |last4=Ricard |first4=M. |last5=Davidson |first5=R. J. |bibcode=2004PNAS..10116369L |doi-access=free }}
• Ekman, P., Davidson, R. J., Ricard, M. & Wallace, B. A., Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-Being. Current Directions in Psychological Science 14, 2005, 59–63.
• {{cite journal|doi=10.7717/peerj.3306 |pmid=28507820 |pmc=5429736 |title=Self-centeredness and selflessness: Happiness correlates and mediating psychological processes |journal=PeerJ |volume=5 |pages=e3306 |year=2017 |last1=Dambrun |first1=Michael |doi-access=free }}
• {{cite journal|url=https://internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/ijow/index.php/ijow/article/view/34 |title=The Dalai Lama: Happiness through wisdom and compassion |journal=International Journal of Wellbeing |volume=1 |issue=2 |date=20 July 2011 |last1=Ricard |first1=Matthieu |pages=274–290 |doi=10.5502/ijw.v1i2.9 |doi-access=free }}
• {{in lang|fr}} Dambrun, M., & Ricard, M., La transcendance de soi et the bonheur : une mise à l’épreuve du modèle du bonheur basé sur the soi centré-décentré. Les Cahiers Internationaux de Psychologie Sociale, 2012/1, no. 93, p. 89–102.
• {{cite journal|pmc = 3742737|year = 2012|last1 = Levenson|first1 = R. W.|title = Meditation and the Startle Response: A Case Study|journal = Emotion|volume = 12|issue = 3|pages = 650–658|last2 = Ekman|first2 = P.|last3 = Ricard|first3 = M.|pmid = 22506498|doi = 10.1037/a0027472}}
• {{cite journal|pmc = 4040103|year = 2013|last1 = Klimecki|first1 = O. M.|title = Differential pattern of functional brain plasticity after compassion and empathy training|journal = Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience|volume = 9|issue = 6|pages = 873–879|last2 = Leiberg|first2 = S.|last3 = Ricard|first3 = M.|last4 = Singer|first4 = T.|pmid = 23576808|doi = 10.1093/scan/nst060}}
• Ricard, M., Lutz, A., & Davidson, R. J., Mind of the meditator. Scientific American, 2014, 311(5), 38–45.
• {{cite journal|pmc = 4260514|year = 2014|last1 = McCall|first1 = C.|title = Compassion meditators show less anger, less punishment, and more compensation of victims in response to fairness violations|journal = Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience|volume = 8|pages = 424|last2 = Steinbeis|first2 = N.|last3 = Ricard|first3 = M.|last4 = Singer|first4 = T.|pmid = 25538589|doi = 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00424|doi-access = free}}
• Ahuvia, A., Thin, N., Haybron, D., Biswas-Diener, R., Ricard, M., & Timsit, J., Happiness: An Interactionist Perspective. International Journal of Wellbeing, 2015, 5(1).
• {{cite journal|doi=10.1038/s41598-017-07764-x|pmid=28860449|pmc=5578985|title=Reduced age-associated brain changes in expert meditators: A multimodal neuroimaging pilot study|journal=Scientific Reports|volume=7|issue=1|pages=10160|year=2017|last1=Chételat|first1=Gaël|last2=Mézenge|first2=Florence|last3=Tomadesso|first3=Clémence|last4=Landeau|first4=Brigitte|last5=Arenaza-Urquijo|first5=Eider|last6=Rauchs|first6=Géraldine|last7=André|first7=Claire|last8=De Flores|first8=Robin|last9=Egret|first9=Stéphanie|last10=Gonneaud|first10=Julie|last11=Poisnel|first11=Géraldine|last12=Chocat|first12=Anne|last13=Quillard|first13=Anne|last14=Desgranges|first14=Béatrice|last15=Bloch|first15=Jean-Gérard|last16=Ricard|first16=Matthieu|last17=Lutz|first17=Antoine|bibcode=2017NatSR...710160C}}
• {{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.08.024|pmid=28842274|title=Structural changes in socio-affective networks: Multi-modal MRI findings in long-term meditation practitioners|journal=Neuropsychologia|volume=116|issue=Pt A|pages=26–33|year=2018|last1=Engen|first1=Haakon G.|last2=Bernhardt|first2=Boris C.|last3=Skottnik|first3=Leon|last4=Ricard|first4=Matthieu|last5=Singer|first5=Tania|s2cid=24193477}}

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• [http://www.matthieuricard.org/ Official website]
• [http://www.matthieuricard.org/en/blog Ricard's English-language blogsite]
• [http://www.mindandlife.org/ Mind and Life Institute]
• [http://www.karuna-shechen.org/ Karuna-Shechen website] – Ricard's humanitarian non-profit organization for his projects in Tibet, Nepal, and India
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Hwy9OMGdI "The Science of Mind & Reality"] – video with neuroscientist Wolf Singer
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXZqQINH9O0 "Change your Mind, Change your Brain: The Inner Conditions for Authentic Happiness"] – video of a lecture given at Google in 2007
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• [http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness "The habits of happiness" (TED2004)]
• [https://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_how_to_let_altruism_be_your_guide "How to let altruism be your guide" (TED2014)]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC3RYKqBxm8&t=1430s "Altruism and Change : Conversation Between Matthieu Ricard and Tan Chade Meng"] at Singapore Management University, Wee Kim Wee Centre [https://wkwc.smu.edu.sg/events/lien-fung-colloquium/altruism-and-change-conversation-between-matthieu-ricard-and-chade-meng]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707174924/http://ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=255&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=36 "The Elements of Metaphor"] interview with ascent magazine
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGVzRwM7EVI Matthieu Ricard & Richard Gere on Altruism]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090326044217/http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/42/the_world_s_happiest_man "The world's happiest man"] at Ode Magazine
• [http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/humanity-animals Spirituality & Health Magazine] cover story by Matthieu Ricard
• [https://www.france24.com/en/20191114-matthieu-ricard-monk-activist-and-photographer Matthieu Ricard: Monk, Activist and Photographer] Interview with Haxie Meyers-Belkin on Perspectives, France24. 14 October 2019

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