Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World, Matthieu Ricard’s new masterwork, is now available in English. He will be on tour in the USA in June to launch its publication.

The book presents a global vision based on decades of personal experience and insight, a road map for the 21st century.  Ricard demonstrates how altruism is not an abstract ideal, but an essential dimension of our nature that everyone can cultivate and expand.

Ricard uncovers the reasons why altruism is 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.

The book paints a complete picture of the importance of altruism and the world’s need for it, and explores its impact in society, politics, the economy, the environment, and education. Altruism was a bestseller in France and is published in the U.S. by Little Brown.

Events with Matthieu Ricard in the USA

June 2 / San Francisco
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Public Talk
https://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/lectures/religion-spirituality/matthieu-ricard/

June 3 / Stanford
CCARE – Stanford University
Conversation on Compassion
http://ccare.stanford.edu/events/conversations-on-compassion-with-matthieu-ricard/

June 5 / San Francisco
iHangar at the Palace of Fine Arts
Sold Out.

June 6 / San Francisco
Mindfulness & Compassion Conference
http://www.cmc-ia.org/mcc2015/

June 7 / Berkeley, CA
Bay Area Book Fair
http://www.baybookfest.org/

June 9 / Santa Monica, CA
Live Talk: LA  Conversation with Pico Iyer
http://livetalksla.org/events/matthieuricard/
Sold Out

June 10 / Downtown  Los Angeles
Live Talks: LA Business
http://business.livetalksla.org/2015/01/13/june-10-matthieu-ricard/

June 13 / Arlington, VA
BuddhaFest  Keynote Talk
https://tickets.brightstarevents.com/event/BuddhaFestMatthieuRicard

June 13 / Washington, DC
Sixth and I Synagogue
http://www.sixthandi.org/?s=ricard

June 14 / New York City
92^nd Street Y  Matthieu Ricard in Conversation with Richard Gere
http://www.92y.org/Event/Matthieu-Ricard-Richard-Gere.aspx

June 15 / New York City
Rubin Museum of Art
http://rubinmuseum.org/events/event/altruism-06-15-2015

June 16 / New York City
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Matthieu Ricard in Conversation with Dr. Richard Davidson and Daniel Goleman
http://www.stjohndivine.org/

Please go to www.altruismbook.com to see more information on the tour and to order the book.

All the author’s proceeds from the book sales and events will go toward Karuna-Shechen and Shechen Monastery for their Nepal Earthquake Relief Funds.

You can follow Matthieu on Facebook, Instagram @Matthieu_Ricard and YouTube. You can also read his blog posts at Huffington Post.

Altruism: How the Power Of Compassion Can Change Yourself and Others  Little Brown, ISBN#978-0-316-20824-6.  $30 US. Available at all booksellers.

Thank you for being part of The Altruism Revolution!