In the New York Times yesterday, David Marchese wrote about Matthieu Ricard, an Buddhist monk, best-selling author, and the Dalai Lama’s French interpreter.
In the early 2000s, “researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that Ricard’s brain produced gamma waves — which have been linked to learning, attention and memory — at such pronounced levels that the media named him “the world’s happiest man.”
In the article, Ricard describes how he was asked what he thought were the three secrets of being happy. He answered,“First, there’s no secret. Second, there’s not just three points. Third, it takes a whole life, but it is the most worthy thing you can do.”
If someone asked what you felt was the most worthy thing you could do in your life, how would answer that question?
How high is happiness on that list?
What might change in your life, if it was the most worthy thing?
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