In this episode of The Daily Vedantic, we dive into the essential role of humility within philosophical and spiritual pursuits. Discover how the three paths of classical yoga—knowledge, devotion, and action—interconnect and why cultivating humility is crucial for balancing these practices. Learn how humility acts as the oil that keeps the saw of knowledge effective, preventing ego inflation and ensuring a sustainable and profound spiritual journey. Join us for a thoughtful reflection on how humility can transform your approach to life's challenges and bring you closer to self-realization. Don't forget to check out our Yoga for Your Intellect podcast for more in-depth discussions.
The Daily Vedantic is a daily podcast and YouTube channel dedicated to the timeless wisdom of the Upanishads (https://thedailyvedantic.com/). Dating back to over 5,000 years ago, the source of nearly all Eastern Philosophy, and loved by Western giants from Emerson to Thoreau to Carl Jung and Alan Watts, studied daily by Joseph Campbell to Aldous Huxley to Arthur Schopenhauer and countless others, The Daily Vedantic aims to make this ancient philosophy as modern and accessible as it is simple, practical — and profound.
James Beshara (https://www.twitter.com/jamesbeshara) is a renowned startup founder of multiple companies, a prolific startup investor in 200+ others including some of the biggest startup names on the planet, a husband and father of three little girls, and philosophy student and teacher in Los Angeles.
James also co-hosts Yoga For Your Intellect (https://www.YFYI.co), a biweekly long-form conversational podcast with his teacher Joseph Emmett (https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyourintellect).
James is a student of Swami Parthasarathy, the acclaimed author of Vedanta Treatise (Vedanta Treatise – The Eternities) and teacher at Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India. As James says often, when you’re ready for the real thing, Swami’s daily lectures are where the true wisdom and systematic discovery of the world’s oldest continually studied philosophy resides: https://www.vedantaworld.org