Are Matthieu Ricard (*1) and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (*2) guiding stars and spiritual teachers, which we all can follow, or are they only best-selling authors?

Both come from families which are rich and/or famous. But can people from families which are not famous or rich follow those? Both wrote books which are best-selling books. But are they really the authors of new ideas? Both have sold many books, but do they also live what they write in their books, or …