Ep. 60: Gita Series: Yoga For Your Intellect (10 of 20)

In this episode, James explores the 10th major theme within the Bhagavad Gita—inner peace and control. He emphasizes the practicality of Sahaja Yoga, describing it as a philosophy that is both practical and profound. The focus is on self-control, a major theme in the Gita that revolves around harnessing the inner equipments of the mind and intellect. James explains that the intellect is crucial for cultivating self-control, acting as the capacity to see the end in the beginning. Developing the intellect involves questioning everything, avoiding complacency, and engaging in daily study and reflection. This intellectual development enables individuals to navigate life effectively, managing distractions and pursuing higher ideals. 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