The ‘World’s Happiest Man’ Shares His Three Rules for Life

I usually hate these kinds of articles, but this is full of wisdom and i enjoyed it immensely. (full disclosure: the publisher i work for, the MIT Press, is publishing Ricard's memoir later this year).

The headline doesn't do it justice, and is quickly explained by Ricard at the start of the discussion:

"You know, once I was on the India Today Conclave. They said, 'Can you give us the three secrets of happiness?' I said: '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.' I’m happy to feel I am on the right track. I cannot imagine feeling hate or wanting someone to suffer."

There are too many good quotes to choose from, but this one stuck with me: "Delusion is a cause of suffering. If you could get rid of that, that will alleviate suffering in many forms."