Interview

Q&A with Matthieu Ricard on Monastic Life for Westerners

Q&A with Matthieu Ricard on Monastic Life for Westerners

On October 24, 2017, Karma Lodro Gangtso of the Buddhist Monastic Intitiative had an opportunity to ask Matthieu Ricard a few questions on monastic life. Matthieu Ricard has been a monk for over 45 years, and is a celebrated humanitarian, author, photographer and translator. He was born in France.

Watch the interview, or read the transcript included below.