In this episode of The Daily Vedantic, James looks into the profound wisdom of Vedanta as a manual for living, sharing insights on its unexpected popularity and relevance in addressing life's challenges. Exploring the role of suffering as a catalyst for seeking wisdom, James introduces the key principle of Vedanta – wisdom is the capacity to see the end in the beginning. Emphasizing the philosophy's accessibility, he encourages viewers to explore this transformative manual and highlights the importance of finding a knowledgeable teacher for guidance. Contrasting modern advertisements' pursuit of happiness, James unveils Vedanta's timeless perspective that happiness is our natural state, offering a conscious and purposeful approach to life's decisions. The episode concludes with an invitation to continue the journey of self-discovery through Vedanta's daily guidance for a harmonious and fulfilling life.
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