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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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