Matthieu Ricard: Finding Inner Freedom

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Matthieu Ricard is a French author, photographer, translator, and Buddhist monk. With Sounds True, he has joined with coauthors Christophe André, a well-known French psychiatrist, and Swiss philosopher Alexandre Jollien to create two books: In Search of Wisdom: A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on What Matters Most and, most recently, Freedom for All of Us: A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on Finding Inner Peace. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Matthieu about the path to inner freedom. They discuss the obstacles we encounter on the path, such as addiction or confusing our willpower with true freedom. Matthieu also explores what supports inner freedom, the nature of optimism, and the training we must go through. Finally, they move into the “harvest” that comes from cultivating deep and lasting inner freedom. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True.
0:06.0	My name's Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation.
0:15.0	The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education
0:23.6	widely available. We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness,
0:32.6	emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:41.4	The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools
0:47.8	to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:56.1	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
1:00.8	please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:09.2	We're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:11.6	Today my guest is Mathieu Ricard, who is joining us from the south of France.
1:18.6	Mathieu is a French author, photographer, translator, and Buddhist monk.
1:23.6	After receiving his PhD in Cell Genetics in 1972, he decided to leave his scientific career
1:31.3	to practice Tibetan Buddhism. Since then, he's become well known for his best-selling works,
1:38.3	his writings, as well as his talks on happiness and altruism, which have been viewed by millions.
1:46.0	Which sounds true, Mathieu Ricard has joined with co-authors,
1:52.0	Christoph Andre, a well-known French psychiatrist, and Swiss philosopher, Alexandre Jolian.
2:00.0	To create two books, the first book was called In Search of Wisdom,
2:05.2	a monk, a philosopher and a psychiatrist on what matters most, and now a new book called
2:12.5	Freedom for All of Us, a monk, a philosopher and a psychiatrist on finding inner peace.
2:20.3	These are books that were originally published in France and are now available in the English language through Sounds True.
2:28.3	I feel so fortunate to have this conversation with Matthew Ricard and to be able to bring it to the Sounds True audience.
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