Watch: Matthieu Ricard says altruism is the solution

In a TED Talk published yesterday, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard offers his simple solution to climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality.

Sam Littlefair21 January 2015
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In a TED Talk published yesterday, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard offers his simple solution to climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality. The problem, he says, is selfishness, and the solution is altruism. It’s a simple—even naïve—idea, but Ricard makes a compelling case that altruism is a real, effective solution.

Also, read “Why Can’t ‘I’ Be Happy?“, Ricard’s classic Shambhala Sun article on the four noble truths.

Sam Littlefair

Sam Littlefair

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