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🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Tech entrepreneur and author of Everyday Dharma, Suneel Gupta spends much of his life feeling divided between his Indian and American identities. His desire to fit in with his peers forces him to hide parts of himself and turn away from his true purpose. In this episode, Suneel tells the story of how he finally learned to welcome all parts of himself and stand proud in everything that he is.
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2:31.0 | breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts so that we may see our lives reflected |
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