Upbuilding The Self

About Upbuilding The Self

Two former monks, a former startup founder/CEO, and a former equity derivatives trader dive into how to be our best selves, free from the ego. Our egos are the identities we create for ourselves and wish the world to validate, but when we are not seen as we want to be, we feel insecure. This podcast lives at the intersection of leadership and spirituality. It will help you understand your ego and shed light on your inner world so that you can act with greater clarity, compassion, and the freedom to be your best self.

Publisher

Upbuild

Category

business · education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2021

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   Our New Podcast: The Upbuild Enneagram Library

   We are excited to share that we just launched a new podcast called The Upbuild Enneagram Library. It offers a deep and practical exploration of the Enneagram and how it supports the journey from ego to the true self. If you have enjoyed Upbuilding the Self, you will love what you hear on this new podcast. You will hear from the same Upbuild team, Rasanath, Hari, Vipin, and Michael, and it will carry the same heart as the conversations on this feed. We are pausing new episodes here for now so...

2. 

   18 Aug 2025

   The Ego Trap of Parenting

   Carl Jung famously stated, "The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents." In this episode, Michael, Rasanath, and Vipin explore the connection between ego and parenting, and how unresolved ambitions, unmet needs, and unconscious identities quietly influence the way we raise our children. These inner dynamics lead us to place invisible expectations on our kids, hoping they will achieve or become what we have not yet faced in ourselves. They discuss how the desire t...

3. 

   29 Jul 2025

   [Part 2] Book Distribution: Timeless Lessons Learned By Two Monks on the Streets and Subways of New York City

   In Part 2, Hari Prasada and Rasanath vividly share what it was like in the heat of the moment distributing books in the streets and subways of New York City. They open up more about pivotal struggles they faced, including feeling humiliation and imposter syndrome, and how letting go in the spirit of service made room for the transformation we all crave deep down. Beyond being a most vital practice of compassion by outreach, book distribution also became a mirror that reflected their concocted...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,631

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

51 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

82

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