In this deeply personal solo episode, Jitesh Vaswani takes us through his journey from a curious book-loving child—curled up with Harry Potter under a blanket fort—to a spiritual seeker guided by science and meditation. He reflects on how his interests matured from fiction to physics to inner exploration, eventually leading him to practices like Sudarshan Kriya that helped him make bold, centered decisions. With honesty and vulnerability, Jitesh shares his fears and self-doubt around launching the podcast and uses this moment as an invitation for listeners to overcome their own mental barriers and finally start something they’ve been holding back on. Through this episode, he sets the tone and mission for Beyond The Known — to have real conversations with extraordinary people and extract timeless lessons from their stories.