Isafjörður region, northwest Iceland, September 20, 2023.

To accompany the release of his book Lumière, published by Éditions Allary, Matthieu Ricard is offering a series of blogs on photography. An invitation to share wonder, celebrate the beauty of the …

As snow falls, a fulmar petrel flies past Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland. This waterfall drops from a height of 60 m. In spring, many fulmar petrels (Fulmar glacialis) come to nest on the cliffs surrounding the waterfall. Iceland, April 17,

Paul Ekman, who has just passed away at the age of 91, was one of the most influential psychologists of our time, a pioneer whose work transformed our understanding of human emotions and the subtle, universal language of the face. …

The adventure began in 1997. After the release of The Monk and the Philosopher, I suddenly found myself with resources I had no need for. While promoting the book, a journalist asked me if I had any regrets in …

This year, we are delighted to be celebrating 25 years of Karuna-Shechen. It’s an opportunity to look back at this great collective adventure. We are guided by altruism, commitment, and solidarity as we take concrete actions together with our many …

The need for altruistic cooperation is  more acute today as we face major socio-economic and ecological disasters.  These issues generate confusion and seemingly complex questions, but in the end it’s a simple question of altruism versus egoism, at both individual …

This is an extract from Matthieu Ricard’s book Altruism, Little, Brown and Company editions

We need a unifying concept, an Ariadne thread that will allow us to find our way in this labyrinth of serious, complex preoccupations. Altruism is …

Excerpt from Se changer, changer le monde, (To change oneself, change the world) with Matthieu Ricard, Christophe André, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Pierre Rabhi, Éditions L’Iconoclaste.

Changing the world, in my view, boils down to transforming oneself to better serve others. …