Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat Matthieu Ricard (Part 1) - How the World's Happiest Man Found His Way
Sep 9, 2020
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Turning Point In Darjeeling
- Matthieu Ricard described leaving a PhD in cell genetics to spend months with Tibetan masters in Darjeeling and later become a monk.
- He said meeting a great master felt like finding a living example worth devoting his life to.
Mission To Reach Millions
- Ricard described writing 'On Happiness' after his son's influence and aiming to reach ten million people.
- He connected that mission to planting the seed for wider transformation via the internet.
Himalayan Hermitage Happiness
- Ricard recounted 25 years living in Himalayan hermitages with minimal comforts and deep contentment.
- He called those austere years the happiest of his life despite no electricity or running water.