Authenticity Amidst Superficiality | S.B. Keshava Swami at University of California, Berkeley

Keshava Swami spoke at The University of California, Berkeley on September 29th, 2023, on the topic of Authenticity, guiding the audience through an exploration of self-awareness and drawing on the timeless wisdom found in The Bhagavad-gita to explore the different aspects of identity.
00:00 Trailer
01:11 Introduction
04:09 Finding your Authentic Self
05:00 Mind Experiment
15:00 Causes of Inauthenticity
20:48 Understanding Self-Awareness
27:50 Self-Awareness vs Selfishness
32:33 Arjuna's Identity Crisis in The Bhagavad-gita
40:24 Three Aspects of Identity
44:26 Changing One's Identity
49:15 Dharma: The Essence of One's Being
52:03 Q&A
52:21 Question 1: Navigating our Inner Self Purpose vs Outer Self Purpose
56:32 Question 2: How do you handle the times in your life when you're not aligning with your values and/or purpose and the resulting impact that has on yourself?
01:01:01 Question 3: In your experience, have you noticed a recurring pattern that has helped people find their authenticity?
01:04:29 Question 4: Does fate and free will play a part in our life?
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[@radhikaschwartz3499]

“Self awareness means to know my passion, my purpose”.
This is self awareness to those Ego identified .
A true spiritual aspirant knows that Self ( big S) awareness is identifying with the infinite pure awareness that underlies all personal phenomena. Contacted through deep meditation ,sadhana and grace.

[@jaishreecharan]

You are amazingly simple & so authentic,brings tears to my eyes! Gratitude,🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@shaliniahluwalia3570]

If Swamiji met you he would call you Mataji...Vaishnav culture 🙏

[@harekrishna2291]

Best session 👍 dandavat pranam Maharaj 🙏🙏🙏 Hare Krishna Hari bol 👍🙏😀

[@ShireenChetram]

Hare Krishna Guru maharaja 🙏🙏🙏

[@dharmindersingh7655]

Amazingly helpful and relatable

[@pravinshinde5189]

Hare krishna Dandvat Pranam ❤

[@nareshkumaryellamelli9947]

Hare Krishna Maharaj 🙏❤️❤❤

[@nithyapalanisamy633]

Love hearing, Maharaj speak! So inspiring

[@Jezebel192]

❤

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🙏

[@Iloveuniverse222]

❤❤

[@surbhibhardwaj2787]

1. Rabbit for its cuteness and adorability - describes how you see yourself.
Lioness/ tigeress , strong powerful, protectiveness for its family- ideal partner
2. Mauve pink, feminine fresh - how you think other people see you
3. Uncomfortable- lack of sensory stimulation and a desire to paint it immediately - your thoughts and feelings about death

[@shaktishrivithiya496]

What is your 1st favorite animal? Describe the animal or why it's your favorite? Lion - Royal brave
What is your 2nd favorite animal? Dog - loyal best friend unconditional love
Favorite Color? - White - Pure and Peace
Imagine you enter a room that is completely white and empty, what are you Feeling? - peace transcended to the spiritual world!