Everyday Dharma: Turning Purpose into Action

“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 personal growth guide. 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.

This engaging and prescriptive guide delivers proven strategies to reclaim your life:

• Find Your Purpose: Go beyond job titles with accessible self-assessments designed to uncover your true inner calling―your Dharma.
• Actionable Strategies: Discover ancient practices and powerful, science-backed rituals for building new habits that stick, inspired by figures from Toni Morrison to Mahatma Gandhi.
• Work-Life Balance: Reject the myth that outer success leads to inner wellbeing and learn to integrate ambition and self-care for a more joyous, sustainable path.
• Avoid Burnout: Break the negative cycle of exhaustion and cynicism by shifting your focus from the Future of Work to the Future of Worth.

After losing touch with his dharma, Suneel Gupta went on a journey to find it again. As the cofounder of RISE and a visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School, Suneel travels the world, deconstructing how extraordinary performers overcome their most difficult moments. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Fast Company, and the New York Times.