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2026/10/12
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YFYI (Yoga For Your Intellect) is a conversational, digital approach to the 5000+ year old, ancient eastern philosophy of Vedanta. James and Joseph cover the simplicity of Vedanta.
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YFYI — #96 — The Destroyer
2026/10/12
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 [email protected] 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 — #95 — Communal Destruction
2026/09/29
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 [email protected] 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 — #94 — Good News, Bad News
2026/09/07
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 [email protected] 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 — #93 — High Sobriety
2026/08/24
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 [email protected] 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 — #92 — Merging of the Gap
2026/08/10
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 [email protected] 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 — #91 — The Practical Philosophy
2026/07/27
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 [email protected] 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 — #90 — Awareness In the Mindfield
2026/07/06
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 [email protected] 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 — #89 — The Elegance In Simplicity
2026/06/22
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 [email protected] 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 — #88 — Avoiding Self-Sabotage
2026/06/08
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 [email protected] 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 — #87 — Clarity in Careers
2026/05/25
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 [email protected] 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 — #86 — In the Himalayas (Pt 3)
2026/03/09
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 [email protected] 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 — #85 — In the Himalayas (Pt 2)
2026/02/23
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 [email protected] 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 — #84 — In the Himalayas (Pt 1)
2026/02/09
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 [email protected] 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 — #83 — Freedom Artists
2025/12/01
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 [email protected] 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/swamijiVedanta Treatise: The Eternities: https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternitiesBhagavad Gita: https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gitaVedanta Academy: https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academyJoseph Emmett: https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephjiJames Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
YFYI — #82 — Spheres of Influence
2025/11/17
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 [email protected] 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/swamijiVedanta Treatise: The Eternities: https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/86-vedanta-treatise-the-eternitiesBhagavad Gita: https://www.vedantaworld.org/books-and-media/12-books/82-bhagavad-gitaVedanta Academy: https://www.vedantaworld.org/about/vedanta-academyJoseph Emmett: https://www.vedantahouston.org/josephjiJames Beshara: https://jjbeshara.com/about/
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asappraguey 2023/10/13
Practical and easy to understand
Finally a podcast that breaks down the Vedas in ELI5 format. So much wisdom put into everyday vernacular.
Natalie Nic D 2022/11/28
Love dis
Love this podcast…found out about it from my brother, @realnickdavis. A little funny to hear these dudes talking about Teslas and finding meaning, but...
Dude124_5 2022/04/02
Good stuff
As an avid consumer of Eastern philosophy, I say these guys knock it out of the park. Distilled wisdom that can change your life . . . thank you!
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