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 Are
you happy? Today, many people, including little children, often feel
stressed. This is because
people lead busy lives these days. However, feeling happy is very
important. How about learning how to live a happy life from the happiest
person in the world? This week, let’s meet the world’s happiest person!
The name of the world’s happiest man is Matthieu Ricard. He was born
in France in 1946. Now he lives in Nepal as a Buddhist monk! He is the
French interpreter for the Dalai
Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader.
So, why is he called the happiest person in the world? This is because
his level of mind control is amazing. He doesn’t feel stressed easily. He turned out to
be the happiest person after the testing of himself and hundreds of other volunteers .
 Recently,
he was a volunteer subject in a study performed at the University
of Wisconsin?Madison’s on happiness. MRI scans showed that he experienced a huge level
of “positive emotions.” The scans also
showed that his negative thoughts are suppressed.
His secret to happiness is meditation. He says that
brain training in the form of meditation can cause
an overwhelming change in levels
of happiness.
 “Our life
can be greatly transformed by even
a minimal change in how we
manage our thoughts, and perceive and interpret the world,” he
said.
According to him, happiness is a skill to be learned. “Happiness is
a skill. It requires effort and time.
If you put some effort into it, you can learn
the skill,” he says. Now that you know how to lead a happy life. Control
your thoughts and emotions through meditation and be happy! |
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