Ep. 68: Gita Series: The War Within (18 of 20)

In this episode, James dives into an often-overlooked theme of the Bhagavad Gita, unveiling it as a metaphor for the inner battle within ourselves. Drawing parallels between the epic's narrative of a righteous side facing an unrighteous force and our internal conflict between intellect and mind, James explores the timeless relevance of this ancient wisdom. He emphasizes the significance of cultivating the intellect as the guiding force capable of discerning, reasoning, and observing the mind's fluctuations. Through anecdotes, James connects the inner dialogue depicted in the Gita to our daily struggles, encouraging listeners to recognize the subtle yet powerful presence of their inner equipment. Join us on The Daily Vedantic as we embark on a journey to understand the profound metaphorical battle within, resonating with the timeless teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.

The Daily Vedantic is a daily podcast and YouTube channel dedicated to the timeless wisdom of the Upanishads (https://www.thedailyvedantic.co). 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

Interested in this particular translation of the Bhagavad Gita? Find it here: ⁠https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita⁠