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Matthieu Ricard – Compassion and Care [From the Archive]

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In this episode from the Mind & Life archive, Wendy spoke with the renowned Buddhist practitioner and author Matthieu Ricard. Matthieu was integral to the founding of contemplative science, serving as both a participant and co-investigator in many early studies, and has deep expertise in compassion, altruism, and well-being. This conversation covers many topics, including:

  • his roots in both science and Buddhism, and his appreciation for rigorous inquiry;
  • his role as a participant and collaborator in contemplative science;
  • lessons from research on compassion vs. empathy;
  • how the self shows up (or doesn't) in compassion;
  • links between self-focus and vulnerability;
  • hedonia, eudiamonia, and self;
  • altruism and our current crises;
  • reconciling three time scales of concern;
  • sentience, life, and interdependence;
  • caring for our whole interconnected system;
  • the practice of awe;
  • using photography to share basic human goodness;
  • balancing fame and monastic life;
  • and a poignant example of his own personal experience of care.

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