Everybody longs for happiness, but it seems like a hidden treasure.
One way or another—consciously or unconsciously, directly or indirectly—everything we do, our every hope, is related to a deep desire for happiness.
With 256 electrodes on his shaven head, French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, author of the book “Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill,” displayed the same natural smile that always accompanies him wherever he goes. His left prefrontal cortex, a zone of the brain especially active in persons with positive thoughts, shows activity beyond any parameter of normality.
As a molecular biologist, Ricard recognizes the results given by magnetic cerebral resonance: According to science, his mental state could only correspond to that of the happiest man on the planet….