Why We Get Compassion All Wrong | Matthieu Ricard
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Most people misunderstand compassion — confusing it with naivety, weakness, or blind forgiveness. Matthieu Ricard draws a sharp distinction between destructive anger and righteous indignation, explains why Ayn Rand's "virtue of selfishness" is one of the most dangerous ideas in modern culture, and makes the case that altruism isn't idealism — it's the only workable response to the challenges we actually face.
0:00 Anger and Ignorance as the True Enemy
0:48 Ayn Rand and the Virtue of Selfishness
1:19 What Compassion Actually Means
2:44 Anger Through Darwin's Eyes
3:22 The Many Shades of Anger
3:55 Indignation: Anger in the Service of Good
5:25 The Mother and the Child
6:21 The Skillful Physician
7:31 Breaking the Cycle of Hatred
8:20 Why Compassion Is Needed More Than Ever
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Why We Get Compassion All Wrong | Matthieu Ricard
Study Buddhism
36,156 views
Most people misunderstand compassion — confusing it with naivety, weakness, or blind forgiveness. Matthieu Ricard draws a sharp distinction between destructive anger and righteous indignation, explains why Ayn Rand's "virtue of selfishness" is one of the most dangerous ideas in modern culture, and makes the case that altruism isn't idealism — it's the only workable response to the challenges we actually face.
0:00 Anger and Ignorance as the True Enemy
0:48 Ayn Rand and the Virtue of Selfishness
1:19 What Compassion Actually Means
2:44 Anger Through Darwin's Eyes
3:22 The Many Shades of Anger
3:55 Indignation: Anger in the Service of Good
5:25 The Mother and the Child
6:21 The Skillful Physician
7:31 Breaking the Cycle of Hatred
8:20 Why Compassion Is Needed More Than Ever
___________________
Explore Buddhism at: https://www.studybuddhism.com
The Study Buddhism channel features interviews with the world's leading Buddhist masters, practitioners and scholars. We discuss classical Buddhist topics such as karma, rebirth and enlightenment, and also look at Buddhism in the modern world, as well as its compatibility with science and psychology.
Like Study Buddhism on Facebook: Facebook: studybuddhism
Listen to guided meditations at: SoundCloud: studybuddhism
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: studybuddhism