Matthieu Ricard: The Altruistic Revolution: Transform Ourselves to Better Serve Others

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and the author of several books including Altruism, The Monk and the Philosopher, and The Quantum and the Lotus. Sounds True has recently published the English-language edition of In Search of Wisdom, a bestselling French book Matthieu co-wrote with Christophe André and Alexandre Jollien. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Matthieu about practicing altruism and the attempt to create caring, more equitable economic systems. They discuss the difference between compassion and empathy—specifically how empathic responses in the brain can be overwhelming while compassion inspires resilience. Tami and Matthieu also talk about reforming education with an eye toward cooperation rather than competition. Finally, Matthieu considers what it means to live with no regrets, practicing strengths in conjunction with our most deeply held values. (63 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
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0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to insights at the edge. Today my guest is Mathieu Ricard.
0:45.0	Mathieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and has authored several books including
0:50.0	Altruism, The Power of compassion to change yourself and the world.
0:56.5	He's a major participant in the research collaboration between cognitive scientists and
1:01.9	Buddhist practitioners,
1:03.6	spearheaded by the Dalai Lama and the Mind and Life Institute.
1:07.7	Matthew Ricard will be a featured presenter
1:11.2	at an upcoming Living a Life of Presence conference. This is a four-day event to benefit
1:18.5	the Eckartole Foundation and it will be taking place November 8th through the 11th in Huntington Beach, California.
1:26.0	If you're interested in more information about living a life of presence,
1:31.0	this four-day event, please come visit us at sounds true.com.
1:37.8	With sounds true, Matthew a card has also co-written a new book along with Christoph André and Alexandre Julian, a French best-selling
1:49.7	book that has now been translated into the English language called in search of wisdom
1:56.0	a monk a philosopher and a psychiatrist on what matters most.
2:02.0	In this book they share their views on how we uncover our deepest aspirations in life,
2:09.2	the nature of the ego, living with the full range of human emotion, the art of listening, the origin
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