Everyday Dharma Quotes

“Objectives signal an end, whereas questions point to a possibility. To-learns take you down a path that is nimble and resilient. They allow you to discover what else is possible while moving you boldly in the direction of your dharma.”
― Suneel Gupta, Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do

“Your dharma is fluid, not fixed. Your essence was with you from the day you were born, but the way you express that essence can change over time.”
― Suneel Gupta, Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do

“In his Nobel Prize–winning theory of “loss aversion,” Daniel Kahneman demonstrated that the pain we feel from making a bad decision can be twice as powerful as the pleasure we receive from making a good one. This gets to the heart of why acting on dharma can be so hard. We are often much more consumed with what can go wrong than what might go right. We do all that we can to reduce uncertainty. We conduct research, create schedules, seek advice—everything except the action itself. Planning can sometimes make us feel like we’re making progress when we’re actually stuck in place. By the time we’re ready to act, the moment may have already passed.”
― Suneel Gupta, Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do

“Your essence is who you are. Your expression is how you show up in the world. Your essence is your calling, and your expression is how you take that call. My ancestors had another word for essence. They called it Sukha (pronounced sook”
― Suneel Gupta, Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do