All is Vapor

James dives into the words of King Solomon from the book of Ecclesiastes: "Vapor, vapor, all is vapor." We explore the various translations of the Hebrew word "hevil" and its implications for understanding the transient and illusory nature of worldly existence. Drawing parallels with Vedantic philosophy, we contemplate the concept of Maya, the illusion that veils the ultimate reality. Through insightful reflections, we ponder the infinitesimal nature of our perceptions and conceptions, likening them to vapor that dissipates upon closer inspection. Join us as we navigate through the existential depths of King Solomon's wisdom and contemplate the transient nature of all that we perceive as substantial.

The Daily Vedantic is a daily podcast and YouTube channel dedicated to the timeless wisdom of the Upanishads (⁠https://thedailyvedantic.com/⁠). 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