The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Matthieu Ricard
English | Feb. 1999 | ISBN: 0805241620 | 327 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
English | Feb. 1999 | ISBN: 0805241620 | 327 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
Jean Francois-Revel, a pillar of French intellectual life in our time, became world famous for his challenges to both Communism and Christianity. Twenty-seven years ago, his son, Matthieu Ricard, gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan Buddhism – not as a detached observer but by immersing himself in its practice under the guidance of its greatest living masters.