Who is the happiest man in the world? If you Google it, the name "Matthieu Ricard" pops up. Matthieu Ricard, 69, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk originally from France who has been called "the world's ...

This documentary examines the life of Matthieu Ricard who left a promising career as a geneticist in France to pursue his passion for spiritual growth More than 30 years later Ricard is a noted ...

This week, scientists named a Buddhist monk, and aide to the Dalai Lama, the world's happiest man. His secret? Meditation. Neuroscientists wired up 66-year-old Frenchman Matthieu Ricard's skull with ...

French buddhist monk, writer and photographer, Matthieu Ricard speaks on April 27, 2015 in Paris. (ENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) A harmonic convergence of sorts took place on Tuesday, June 16th, ...

A Vajrayana Buddhist monk of French heritage and a PhD in genetics, Matthieu Ricard is the author of ‘Notebooks of a Wandering Monk’. Here, he talks about mindfulness BBC News presenter Samantha ...

The Buddhist monk and author of The Art of Meditation explains how meditation improves mind and body alike, and how altruism could transform economics. The Dalai Lama often describes Buddhism as being ...

Being happy is not a competition. Or at least, I thought it wasn’t. But Google tells me there is a man who has won this race and been named the happiest person in the world. In fact, there has been ...

In my old age I’ve become a southern Californian cliché. I’m sober, I’m vegan, I meditate, I go hiking. I also occasionally go to spiritual bookstores and buy self-help and spiritual books. At some ...

Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has a message for managers like Mohamed El-Erian, the Pacific Investment Management Co. chief executive officer who said this week he’s resigning: time to chill out.