YFYI — Yoga For Your Intellect

The discussion dives into the beauty of a Vedanta-focused retreat and its cultural richness. The hosts reflect on their personal journeys through discomfort and existential questioning, emphasizing inner fulfillment over worldly pursuits. They explore the illusion of material satisfaction and the significance of redirecting focus toward spiritual growth. Self-awareness and the appreciation of life’s experiences take center stage, while the conversation questions the very nature of reality and the balance between success, fulfillment, and personal connections.

Discover the fascinating interplay between mind and intellect through a sauna metaphor. Learn how to navigate an agitated mind versus a controlled one, and the delicate balance of form and formlessness in spiritual growth. The paradox of discipline leading to liberation shines through as the hosts discuss the role of community and mentorship. Delve into the significance of silence in spiritual studies and embrace joyful engagement in activities. This conversation reveals the essence of understanding existence beyond mere profit.

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: ⁠https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/⁠ 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/

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ 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/

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: ⁠https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/⁠ 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/⁠

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ 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/

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ 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/

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ 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/

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: ⁠https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/⁠ 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/⁠

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). Would you like to dive in deeper? Our recommendation is to read the clearest and most complete work on Vedanta in recent history — ‘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. For the deepest dive, check out Swami A. Parthasarathy's eLearning program here: https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ 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/