YFYI — Yoga For Your Intellect

James Beshara & Joseph Emmett
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Aug 14, 2023 • 1h 22min

YFYI — #43 — Buddha at the Post Office

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Jul 31, 2023 • 47min

YFYI — #42 — The Importance of the Body

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Jul 17, 2023 • 45min

YFYI — #41 — The Need for Control

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 3min

YFYI — #40 — The Method but Not the Message

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. James and Joseph discuss the importance of understanding the fundamentals of Vedanta, rather than “jump in to the deep end” right away. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 24min

YFYI — #39 — How to Approach the Future

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 5min

YFYI — #38 — Formlessness Through Form

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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May 22, 2023 • 1h 3min

YFYI — #37 — Going Wide or Going Deep

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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May 8, 2023 • 54min

YFYI — #36 — The Idea of Self-Sufficiency

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Apr 25, 2023 • 1h 7min

YFYI — #35 — Flight Levels of Culture

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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Apr 5, 2023 • 55min

YFYI — #34 — Swami Stories

YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. Would you like to experience a live YFYI for you and your team? Email yogaforyourintellect@gmail.com for details. About the hosts: James Beshara is a world-renowned founder and startup investor (ranked as high as the #2 global venture investor by investment platforms like AngelList) and has been invited to speak at places such as Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and The World Bank. Joseph Emmett has been a student of Vedanta for over 25 years, teaching this “perennial philosophy” around the world, with over a decade spent at the Vedanta Academy in Malavli, India under the guidance and teaching of acclaimed Vedanta philosopher and author, Swami A. Parthasarathy. In addition to weekly podcast episodes, the hosts, James and Joseph, also host a weekly Clubhouse conversation on Friday mornings with open Q&A (search for the ‘Yoga For Your Intellect’ club within the Clubhouse app), as well as in-person retreats in Southern California during the year. Would you like to dive in deeper? Our reading recommendation is to dive into reading perhaps the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta of the 20th century — ‘Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities’ by A. Parthasarathy which can be found on Amazon.  We also encourage you to subscribe to these conversations if you find them valuable for more weekly insights to the perennial philosophy. Resources: Swami Parthasarathy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/swamiji Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternities Bhagavad Gita:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gita Vedanta Academy:  https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academy Joseph Emmett:  https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephji James Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/

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