The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favorable. —Matthieu Ricard
“The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favorable.”

Matthieu Ricard Author, Buddhist monk

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