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The happiest man in the world? |
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Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:00 |
" ... and you can learn how he does it, says
academic-turned-Buddhist monk.
To scientists, he is the world's happiest man. His level of mind
control is astonishing and the upbeat impulses in his brain are off
the scale.
Now Matthieu Ricard, 60, a French academic-turned-Buddhist monk, is
to share his secrets to make the world a happier place. The trick,
he reckons, is to put some effort into it. In essence, happiness is
a "skill" to be learned.
His advice could not be more timely as tomorrow Britain will reach
what, according to a scientific formula, is the most miserable day
of the year. Tattered new year resolutions, the faded buzz of
Christmas, debt, a lack of motivation and the winter weather
conspire to create a peak of misery and gloom.
But studies have shown that the mind can rise above it all to
increase almost everyone's happiness. Mr Ricard, who is the French
interpreter for Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, took
part in trials to show that brain training in the form of
meditation can cause an overwhelming change in levels of
happiness.... "
.... Read the rest of this article
from "The
Independent" at:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2171679.ece
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