Looking Back to Look Forward | S.B. Keshava Swami at Intel

Keshava Swami spoke at Intel on September 28th 2023, on the topic of 'Reflection', guiding the audience through thought experiments, introspection and wisdom found in the Bhagavad-gita to understand oneself and individual experiences.

00:00 Trailer
01:06 Introduction
03:00 Social Experiment on the Power of Distraction
10:20 Joshua Bell (Musician)
13:25 Our Life Journey
20:30 Three life reflection questions
24:02 Audience’s Reflection on the Questions
28:50 Sticking Points in our Life Experiences
30:30 Visible Events vs Invisible Purpose
31:13 Social Scientists Theory of Wisdom and Age
34:17 Ancient Teachings of the Vedas
35:50 Introspecting vs Overthinking
39:15 Concept of Karma / Drawing Lessons From the Past
45:55 Purposes of Writing / Journaling
52:42 Five Gifts of Looking Back
57:43 Q&A
58:40 Question 1: What is reflection?
59:54 Question 2: As a monk what are some of the texts or scriptures that you read on a daily basis and do you learn new things?
01:06:39 Question 3: If everyone has a purpose what is the purpose of my life?
01:11:47 Question 4: How do I know if I have reached my purpose?
01:13:54 Question 5: Have you read books from other religions and what have you learnt from them? Have you had any experiences of the beyond in your meditation?
01:19:53 Question 6: How does one stop overanalysing situations while performing introspection and how much time does one dedicate for this?
01:22:16 Question 7: How does one avoid spiralling from regrets while introspecting about the past?
01:25:46 Question 8: What are your greatest challenges as a monk and how did you grow from them?


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