Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk with a PhD. in Cellular Genetics: is he still the «happiest man in the world» at the age of 78?

Last Updated on April 2, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

Matthieu Ricard “the world’s happiest man”? This millstone of a title –“a nonsense idea” Matthieu Ricard called it himself – attached to Ricard after he took part in a 2004 research project that analysed his brain as he meditated on compassion which was published in PNAS in 2004:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0407401101

source in the guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/18/the-worlds-happiest-man-matthieu-ricard-on-the-secrets-of-a-serene-successful-satisfying-life

Matthieu Ricard in 2024 at the age 78:

Is he still the «happiest man in the world»? What is your opinion about this topic? Write it in the comments below.