Ep. 235 – Suneel Gupta

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

For episode 235, Sharon speaks with Suneel Gupta.

Suneel is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary series. He studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance, deepen our state of well-being, and guide us further into our dharma. His latest book, “Everyday Dharma: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do” was released in the Fall of 2023 from Harper Collins.

In this episode, Suneel and Sharon discuss:

  • Suneel’s definition of dharma
  • How we express our core truth 
  • Dr King’s Street Sweeper story
  • Suneel’s life path with failure
  • The wisdom of Suneel’s Grandfather
  • Suneel’s journey of identity as a brown-skinned man
  • Writing as a therapeutic form
  • Arrival fallacy 
  • Eight pillars of Suneel’s book Everyday Dharma
  • The path is cyclical, not linear
  • Dharma as the bedrock on your life
  • How Suneel defines success 
  • Asking what makes you come alive?
  • Howard Thurman’s wisdom
  • Tuning into space
  • Vulnerability promoting connection

Suneel closes the conversation with a short reading from his book. You can learn more about Suneel’s work and get a copy of Everyday Dharma on his website.

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2024-03-11 61 min

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