Everyday Dharma

8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do

By: Suneel Gupta

Narrated by: Suneel Gupta

“Suneel Gupta shares how to chisel away the everyday layers that prevent us from clarity and joy. Written with compassion and wit, you will find yourself within its pages, and by the book’s end, it’s very possible that you will have uncovered just what most lights the fire within you.” —Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Lovingkindness and Real Life

Find your Dharma—your inner calling—and learn to integrate ambition, work, and wellbeing to create a balanced, joyous life with this practical, life-changing guide from the beloved speaker, bestselling author, and visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School.

We’ve been conditioned, from an early age, to believe that one day we’ll reach a moment of “arrival.” But no matter how much we achieve or acquire we still don’t feel as satisfied or as fulfilled as we thought we would be. Exhausted, we become burned out and cynical, questioning the purpose of it all.

An expert on happiness and work, Suneel Gupta argues that for too long society has been fixated on the Future of Work and ignored the Future of Worth. We’ve compartmentalized work and well-being and ignored the fact that both are essential for sustained success. We’ve assumed that outer success leads to inner well-being–despite history showing us that this has never been the case.

In Everyday Dharma, Suneel helps us break this negative cycle. A captivating storyteller, he weaves personal stories, history, science, Eastern philosophy, and Western modalities in this engaging, enlightening, and prescriptive book. He begins by helping us identify our dharma, the essence of who we are. When you’re in your Dharma, you feel confident, creative, and caring, with a sense of purpose, and that shines through your life and work.

Everyday Dharma provides an accessible three-step approach to discovering, understanding, and living your “sacred calling.” At its center are self-assessments to help you identify your passions and powerful rituals for building new habits—ancient practices supported by science and found in diverse cultural sources, including Toni Morrison’s novels, Jimi Hendrix’s lyrics, and Frida Kahlo’s paintings, and used by the likes of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi.

Finding your dharma empowers you to let go of anxiety, follow your wildest ambitions, produce your life’s work, and experience true joy.

Wonderful. Inspiring. Implementable

Love the storytelling style that blends the lives of icons with the author’s personal stories. His unpacking of dharma is practical, poetic and something that is clear and impactful to implement in my own life. Strong recommend.

An excellent book

An excellent book, full of practical wisdom on how to find or rediscover your purpose.

Wisdom from life and suffering

Good story-teller and thoughtful reflections from a Hindu worldview on how to navigate a messy world

Be prepared to be engrossed in finding your dharma!

everyday dharma gives a compelling realistic view on my life. I felt that each chapter gave a sense of familiarity in a way that made me deep dive into my life. I give this book a special place in my home. The audio version is like nothing else. It's like you're meditating for hours. Well done to the author Suneel Gupta! I recommend this book to everyone!

So Good

Well spoken and easy to put into practice. Great tangible ways to chisel a life to enjoy