Tolerance goes hand in hand with courage, inner strength, and intelligence, the qualities that alleviate mental suffering and prevent us from falling into negative thinking. If we follow a path of retaliation - ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' - then, in the words of Gandhi, ‟the world will soon be blind and toothless.” Violence ...

From a series of private interviews with Matthieu Ricard conducted by Vadivu Govind in Singapore in September 2012, during which she assumed the role of a wealthy leader and posed some thoughts such a leader may have to Matthieu. How do I have a peaceful death? Prepare yourself so that you have no regrets. Think now. The things that ...

The Brahmaputra, flowing through the North-East of India, seen from flight Druk Air from Paro (Bhutan) to Bangkok (Thailand) The Irrawady estuary in Bhurma, seen from a flight from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Bangkok (Thailand) The Thailand coast on the Andaman Sea at sunset, seen from flight Druk Air from Paro (Bhutan) to Bangko...

From a series of private interviews with Matthieu Ricard conducted by Vadivu Govind in Singapore in September 2012, during which she assumed the role of a wealthy leader and posed some thoughts such a leader may have to Matthieu. I am afraid of death�I try not to think about it. You should think about it but not in a morbid way and g...

The Everest Range, the Roof of the World, seen from the captain's cabin on flight Druk Air from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Paro (Bhutan) Mount Everest, the Roof of the World, seen from the captain's cabin on flight Druk Air from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Paro (Bhutan)

From a series of private interviews with Matthieu Ricard conducted by Vadivu Govind in Singapore in September 2012, during which she assumed the role of a wealthy leader and posed some thoughts such a leader may have to Matthieu. There are some people in my life who have spoken the truth to be about my weaknesses. But I felt very uncomfo...

Near the end of his life, when Ngulchu Thogme first showed signs of sickness, he said that no treatment was likely to help, but to calm everyone he took some medicine nonetheless, and let prayers and ceremonies be performed on his behalf. When someone asked him if there were any way to prolong his life, Thogme said, ‟‘If my being sick wi...

Recently, an AFP correspondent who kindly interviewed me in Dolpo in Nepal, recalled the story about how my humble self am the ‟happiest person in the world”. Of course, I told him that this did not really make any sense and was actually a joke I have a hard time freeing myself from. Of course, it is better to be called the happiest perso...