Ep. 55: Gita Series: Unveiling the Art of Detachment (5 of 20)

Welcome back to The Daily Vedantic! In this fifth installment of our 20-part series on the Bhagavad Gita, we explore the timeless principle of detachment. Dive into the profound Eastern philosophy rooted in the Upanishads, emphasizing the significance of healthy detachment in our lives. Discover why detachment is not about giving up but rather about taking up something higher. Learn how to navigate the delicate balance between desire and dispassionate passion, gaining insights from Vedanta and the Gita. Join us as we embark on a quest towards understanding the art of letting go. Subscribe now for daily reflections on ancient wisdom in modern life. See you in tomorrow's episode as we dive into the nature of reality 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