In this free-wheeling discussion at TED Global in October 2014, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard talked with journalist and writer Pico Iyer about how to spend time meaningfully.
1972年，马修·理查德（Matthieu Ricard）正在生物化学领域大展宏图，致力于探索大肠杆菌的奥秘。一次与佛教的偶然邂逅让他彻底转变了人生方向，此后四十余年，他一直居住在喜马拉雅山区，潜心研究正念与幸福之道。2014年10月，在TED全球大会上，理查德与记者、作家皮科·艾耶（Pico Iyer）进行了一场天马行空的对谈，分享了他们多年来的人生感悟，其中尤为强调关注心理健康的重要性，以及如何有意义地度过时光。以下是这场对话的编辑版本，由TED Radio Hour主持人盖伊·拉兹（Guy Raz）主持。首先，请听皮科·艾耶讲述他是如何爱上”静止”这一理念的：
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