External References

As a follow up to this topic, we recommended reading:

Triple Helix of human Flourishing

How to make kindness your default response

How Love becomes unconditional and compassion flows as naturally as breathing

A quality much needed in a divided world but not often encountered is compassion. Compassion is a way of connecting the love and self-awareness within yourself to another person.

Overcoming the myth of Seperatedness

In the context of leadership, separation manifests as leadership by domination—those trying to achieve power over others rather than finding power with others. Albert Einstein reflected on the place of human beings in the universe.

50 Short Habits of Lifelong Learners

Successful lifelong learners nurture their intellectual curiosities. Helen Keller, Einstein, Confucius, da Vinci, Richard Feynman, and many of history’s geniuses were lifelong learners. They were self-learners. They never settled but were committed.

About the author

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Akhilesh Gupta

Akhilesh Gupta is the founder of the Universal Enlightenment & Flourishing (UEF) Foundation and a past Fellow and Impact leader in residence at the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. He previously served as senior managing director at The Blackstone Group and held leadership roles at Reliance Industries Limited and Hindustan Unilever. Akhil currently serves on the advisory boards of three of Harvard University’s entities- Harvard Divinity School, the Human Flourishing Program, and Harvard Chan Initiative on Health and Homelessness. Akhil is the author of two books. His first publication, Bridges across Humanity – Many Religions, Same Learnings, was published in April 2023. This book highlights 54 common themes across all religions. His second book, “To Flourish is to Love Learn Play”, is due for publication in Fall 2025 by Forbes

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