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Matthieu Ricard – Compassion and Care
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Wendy speaks 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.
Full show notes and resources
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.
Full show notes and resources
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (68)
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