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To buy Matthieu Ricard's books, please visit www.amazon.com. Matthieu Ricard’s photo books are published by Thames and Hudson.
The Great Medicine That Conquers Clinging to the Notion of Reality
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche; Foreword by Matthieu Ricard
Using the poetic verses of Shechen Gyaltsap Gyurme Pema Namgyal as a guide, Shechen Rabjam leads us in exploring the foundation of the awakened mind, the view of emptiness, and the inner workings of loving-kindness and bodhichitta. Rabjam Rinpoche’s teachings speak out from his heart in a simple, unpretentious, yet powerful way.
Shambhala 2007
The Hundred Verses of Advice
Padampa Sangye and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche; Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
This book by eleventh-century scholar and teacher Padampa Sangye, accompanied by commentary by Dilgo Khyentse, offers guidance for all meditators who are trying to live in the workaday world and maintain their practice of the Buddhist teachings.
Shambhala 2006
The Quantum and the Lotus
Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan
When Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Xuan Thuan, a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia and the author of several popular science books, met, they began a discussion on the remarkable connections between the teachings of Buddhism and science. The stimulating journey of discovery is re-created in this book, written in the style of a dialogue between friends.
Crown Books 2004
Buddhist Himalayas
Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi, and Matthieu Ricard
A spectacular photographic journey to the beauty of the majestic Himalayan countryside, to the Tibetan people - spiritual masters and humble shepherds alike - and to their sacred places This harmonious visual mosaic of the richness of a mountaintop civilization is enhanced by texts by eminent specialists on Tibetan culture as well as reflections from political and spiritual leaders of the Himalayan world. Offering a perspective from both within and outside Tibetan society, each of the twenty-one authors -from the noted photographer Galen Rowell to the Dalai Lama- provides a window onto the Buddhist Himalayas and the people who inhabit this magical land.
Harry N. Abrams 2002 / 2008
The Monk and the Philosopher
Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard
A dialogue between father and son: a world-famous philosopher and pillar of French intellectual life and his son, a scientist who gave up his career to become a Buddhist monk, discuss the meaning of life. They engage East with West, ideas with life, and science with humanities, providing wisdom on how to enrich the way we live our lives.
Schocken Books 1998