Why Mindfulness Took The World by Storm

This is an edited video of the Keynote Speech given by Āyasmā Aggacitta Mahāthera during the online International Mindfulness Conference jointly organised by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Journey Within held on 7-8 November 2020. The speech was designed for a secular audience regardless of religious or spiritual affiliations. Timestamp 0:00 Start 1:31  Three-pronged approach of investigation - How, What, Why  2:10  How  3:10  What is mindfulness? 4:35  Original meaning of mindfulness 10:13  Range of mindfulness - 4 R's of mindfulness 14:34  Difference between Recollect and Retrospect 15:10  Spontaneous and deliberate memory 16:00  How past is the past 17:45  Is mindfulness religious or spiritual? 18:08  Short guided meditation 22:00  Reconciliation between popular and original meanings of mindfulness 23:14  Why is mindfulness so universally efficacious and acceptable? 23:34  5-6-1 feature of the 6 senses 25:50  All 5 senses can only take present objects 26:15  The mind can take objects of the past, present, future and beyond 33:56  Normally the mind can be conscious of only one object at a time 36:00  2 significant conclusions based on 5-6-1 37:42  Composure 39:25  Why mindfulness took the world by storm 40:00  Being in the moment 43:37  Bonus: ADA Anchor 1 46:48  ADA Anchor 2 47:40  Preparing the mind to experientially understand cause and effect 48:26  Summary 51:00  Q&A 51:14  Right, wrong and ordinary mindfulness 52:32  Is Retrospect unintentional? 53:14  What does anchoring to the 5 senses mean? 53:55  Is composure similar to mindfulness and vigilant mind? 54:20  In applying mindfulness for mental health, is it encouraged to revisit the past event and let it go?