Dharma and Finding Purpose in an Overwhelmed Life with Suneel Gupta

Episode Highlights With Suneel Gupta

• His experience with being clinically obese for most of his teen years
• What dharma is and the equation for it
• Dharma = essence + expression
• Finding your dharma isn’t so much of a transformation but more of a revelation of realizing what is already there
• A simple question: what are the bright spots of your current day?
• What rhythmic renewal is and how to use it to your advantage 
• The most overrated skill in the modern world: reactivity… and how to combat it
• The world is going to break your heart until one day, if you allow it, your heart will crack open. From that cracked-open heart, we start to find love
• A few practical exercises to begin to uncover your dharma
• One common denominator in people who seem to achieve a lot of success and have inner success (happiness, gratitude, fulfillment)
• Ways we can help our kids nurture their dharma from a young age
• Essence mindset vs occupation mindset 

Resources We Mention

• Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do by Suneel Gupta
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho