Matthieu Ricard, who alternates his life between the Žečhen monastery in Nepal and France, is considered one of the greatest experts on Buddhism in Europe. After many years of research in cellular and molecular genetics, he embarked on the path of a Buddhist monk. For over thirty years, he has been among great spiritual masters in the Himalayas, serving as the Dalai Lama's interpreter, translator, and publisher. In his Book on Happiness, which has been translated into more than ten languages, he addresses a question as old as humanity itself: what is happiness and how can it be achieved? We all strive for happiness. But how do we find it, maintain it, and how do we even define it? To this question, which Western thought approaches with a wide range of perspectives from pessimism to indifference, the author offers an answer from the perspective of Buddhism. An answer that is challenging yet optimistic and accessible to all human beings. Let us stop searching for happiness outside of ourselves at all costs and turn our gaze inward. Happiness does not depend on external circumstances that determine our lives, but is a capacity that we all carry within us. It is the fruit of inner maturation, a potential that we can develop and cultivate every day. Let us not only look at ourselves...
