James dives into the practice of morning reflection and study, exploring its transformative power in our daily lives. Whispering through the foreshadowing of the episode's title, we embark on a journey of understanding, likening the experience to the discovery of sound by a child fitted with a hearing aid. Drawing from timeless wisdom and the ancient philosophy of Vedanta, we uncover the significance of starting each day before dawn, immersing ourselves in quiet contemplation and study. Exploring the Brahma Mahortram, the divine time before sunrise, we learn how this sacred period offers a unique stillness and clarity that sets the tone for the entire day. Through reflection on profound teachings and discussion within a community of truth-seekers, we uncover the path to self-realization and liberation from attachment. Join us as we explore the practice of morning reflection as a grounding wire, inoculating ourselves against the virus of attachment and paving the way for a life of clarity, purpose, and self-mastery.
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