ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of The Daily Vedantic, we explore the crucial role of logic in spirituality as highlighted by Vedanta philosophy. Discover how using reason and rationality, rather than blind faith, can enhance your spiritual journey. From the convenience of modern technology bringing ancient wisdom to your fingertips to the practical application of logical reasoning in spiritual practice, this reflection emphasizes that true understanding and growth come through a blend of faith and evidence. Learn how to test and validate spiritual teachings through personal experience and logic, following in the footsteps of Buddha and Vedanta wisdom.
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
