{"id":8477,"date":"2020-11-17T15:42:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:42:07","slug":"meet-a-coauthor-of-freedom-for-all-of-us-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/meet-a-coauthor-of-freedom-for-all-of-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet a Coauthor of . . . Freedom for All of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, humanitarian, and one of three authors of Freedom for All of Us: A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on Finding Inner Peace<\/em>, available in November, 2020. <\/em>He is also the author of several other books, including The Monk and the Philosopher<\/em>, Happiness<\/em>, and Altruism.<\/em> He is a major participant in research collaboration between cognitive scientists and Buddhist practitioners. Ricard is a noted translator and photographer, and has founded humanitarian projects in India, Tibet, and Nepal. For more information, visit karuna-shechen.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

With their acclaimed book In Search of Wisdom<\/em>, three gifted friends\u2014a monk, a philosopher, and a psychiatrist\u2014shed light on our universal quest for meaning, purpose, and understanding. Now, in this new in-depth offering, they invite us to tend to the garden of our true nature: freedom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Filled with unexpected insights and specific strategies, Freedom for All of Us<\/em><\/a> presents an inspiring guide for breaking free of the unconscious walls that confine us.<\/p>\n

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[Pictured here is the] Shechen Monastery in Nepal, where I live a good part of the year:<\/p>\n

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[And] the views from my hermitage in Nepal:<\/p>\n

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If you could invite any three transformational leaders or spiritual teachers (throughout time) to dinner, who would they be and why? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I do not have dinner and he does not either, but if I had to choose to spend an hour quietly with someone alive today, it would be His Holiness the Dalai Lama. [He is] someone of boundless compassion and wisdom, who treats every sentient being\u2014from the person who cleans the floor at the hotel when he travels, to a head of state\u2014with the same kindness, respect, and attention.<\/p>\n

As for [two people] who [are no longer] in this world, I would give everything to spend another hour in the presence of my two main spiritual teachers: Kangyur Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who inspire every instant of my life.<\/p>\n

Has your book taken on a new meaning in the world\u2019s current circumstances? Is there anything you would have included in your book if you were writing it now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many people have indeed faced great hardship; being sick, left alone, and having lost a dear one. But for those who simply had to be with themselves and a few kin, I was quite surprised to see how difficult they found [it] to just be with their own minds for extended periods of time. It seemed that it was such a new situation and they had few tools to deal with it.<\/p>\n

As a contemplative, I value tremendously [the] time spent alone in my hermitage in the Himalaya[s], cultivating fundamental human qualities that allow me to slowly become a better human being. I believe that among those qualities, inner freedom and compassion are two key factors and that, therefore, our dialogue [in Freedom for All of Us<\/em>] is quite timely. Most of the subjects that we reflect upon seem very relevant [during] these troubled times and I hope that they will be useful!<\/p>\n

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Learn More<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sounds True<\/a> | Amazon<\/a> | Barnes & Noble<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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