In this episode of The Daily Vedantic, James explores the profound psychology of teaching as elucidated by the ancient philosophy of Vedanta. He highlights the importance of guiding students from the known to the unknown, drawing inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. James emphasizes the necessity of understanding the student's soul and tailoring the teaching approach accordingly, whether it's piano lessons or philosophical discourse. He contrasts this method with approaches that jump straight into complex concepts, asserting that true understanding is cultivated gradually, step by step. Through insightful commentary and personal reflections, James underscores the rational and logical foundations of Vedantic teaching, which eschews blind faith in favor of reasoned inquiry. Join James for a thought-provoking exploration of the psychology of teaching and the timeless wisdom of guiding from the known to the unknown in today's reflective session on The Daily Vedantic.
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