Altruism: the power of compassion to change yourself and the world Ricard, Matthieu

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Ricard, Matthieu

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Publication details: Little, Brown and Company 2015 New YorkDescription: ix, 849 pISBN:

9780316208246

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DDC classification:

171.8 R4A5

Summary: In Happiness, Matthieu Ricard demonstrated that true happiness is not tied to fleeting moments or sensations, but is an enduring state of soul rooted in mindfulness and compassion for others. Now he turns his lens from the personal to the global, with a rousing argument that altruism--genuine concern for the well-being of others--could be the saving grace of the 21st century. It is, he believes, the vital thread that can answer the main challenges of our time: the economy in the short term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and environment in the long term. Ricard's message has been taken up by major economists and thinkers, including Dennis Snower, Amartya Sen, JosephStiglitz,andGeorgeSoros. Matthieu Ricard makes a robust and passionate case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for simultaneously benefitting ourselves and our society. It's a fresh outlook on an ardent struggle--and one that just might make the world a better place. (http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthieu-ricard/altruism/9780316208246/)

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Table of content:
• What is altruism?
• The emergence of altruism
• Cultivating altruism
• Contrary forces
• Building a more altruistic society

In Happiness, Matthieu Ricard demonstrated that true happiness is not tied to fleeting moments or sensations, but is an enduring state of soul rooted in mindfulness and compassion for others. Now he turns his lens from the personal to the global, with a rousing argument that altruism--genuine concern for the well-being of others--could be the saving grace of the 21st century. It is, he believes, the vital thread that can answer the main challenges of our time: the economy in the short term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and environment in the long term. Ricard's message has been taken up by major economists and thinkers, including Dennis Snower, Amartya Sen, JosephStiglitz,andGeorgeSoros.

Matthieu Ricard makes a robust and passionate case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for simultaneously benefitting ourselves and our society. It's a fresh outlook on an ardent struggle--and one that just might make the world a better place.

(http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthieu-ricard/altruism/9780316208246/)

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