Anu Gupta: Breaking Bias (#216)

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In this episode, host Daniel Aitken is joined by special guest Anu Gupta. Anu is an award-winning author, educator, lawyer, scientist, and meditation teacher. He holds a JD from NYU Law, an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge, and a BA in International Relations and Islamic Studies from NYU. He is the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, a learning and development organization that supports individuals and organizations foster trust, safety, and belonging. He is a proud polyspiritual Hindu-Buddhist-Christian and a dedicated yoga and meditation practitioner. His bestselling book, Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them, features a foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and offers tools to awaken humans to their interdependence and cultivate the wisdom and compassion needed to transcend bias, exclusion, and othering. His work has reached over 300 organizations, training more than 100,000 professionals and impacting 30 million lives.

In this episode, Anu and Daniel discuss:  

  • Anu’s bestselling book Breaking Bias;
  • his early encounters with spirituality and his childhood in India; 
  • his cultural and spiritual observations and his struggles with his own identity in America;
  • mystical experiences, mental health, and his personal journey of self-discovery;
  • the concept of race, bias, and human connection; 
  • tools to help overcome bias in today’s world; and 
  • so much more!

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Note to our listeners: This episode contains the description of a mystical experience that some listeners may find upsetting. If you would prefer to avoid this part of the conversation, please skip from minutes 31:02 to 34:54.

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About the Interviewee

Anu Gupta is an award-winning author, educator, lawyer, scientist, and meditation teacher. His bestselling book, Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them (2024), features a foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and offers tools to awaken humans to their interdependence and cultivate the wisdom and compassion needed to transcend bias, exclusion, and othering.

Anu is the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, a learning and development organization that supports individuals and organizations foster trust, safety, and belonging. His work has reached over 300 organizations, training more than 100,000 professionals and impacting 30 million lives. Anu holds a JD from NYU Law, an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge, and a BA in International Relations and Islamic Studies from NYU. He has lived, studied, and worked globally, including as a Fulbright Scholar in South Korea, a student in Mexico and Israel, a champion for women’s rights at the UN, and the founder of a nonprofit in Myanmar. 

A lifetime Fellow of the Mind & Life Institute and Penn State Dickinson Law’s Antiracist Development Institute, Anu is a proud polyspiritual Hindu-Buddhist-Christian and a dedicated yoga and meditation practitioner. With over 10,000 hours spent on retreat across the U.S. and Asia, his practice deeply informs his commitment to collective healing. He is a member of Middle Collegiate Church and NY Insight and lives in New York City with his partner. Learn more: bemorewithanu.com, @anuguptany 
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