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The Happiest Man on Earth is a Buddhist Monk
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02:30 - 08:39 (06:09)

Matthew Ricard, a Buddhist monk, has been officially declared as the happiest man on earth after scans of his brain showed the highest level of gamma waves, associated with attention, memory, learning, and happiness, ever recorded by science. Researchers have also found fewer signs of aging in his brain than his peers, more than 10 years after the initial studies were conducted.

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A speaker narrates his experience of initially disliking the idea of listening to a monk's talk and eventually falling in love with the monk's teachings and wisdom.
02:30 - 05:26 (02:56)
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Self-improvement
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A speaker narrates his experience of initially disliking the idea of listening to a monk's talk and eventually falling in love with the monk's teachings and wisdom.

Chapter
The Happiest Man on Earth is a Buddhist Monk
Episode
#1 Way To Attract Calm, Stillness and Peace In Life & 3 Ways To Keep It
Podcast
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
A team of scientists found that Buddhist monk Matthew Ricard has incredible brain power after the highest level of gamma waves, associated with attention, memory, learning, and happiness, were recorded in the monk's brain.
05:26 - 08:39 (03:12)
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Brain wave meditation
Summary

A team of scientists found that Buddhist monk Matthew Ricard has incredible brain power after the highest level of gamma waves, associated with attention, memory, learning, and happiness, were recorded in the monk's brain. Scans of Ricard's brain show fewer signs of aging than his peers over a decade later.

Chapter
The Happiest Man on Earth is a Buddhist Monk
Episode
#1 Way To Attract Calm, Stillness and Peace In Life & 3 Ways To Keep It
Podcast
On Purpose with Jay Shetty