Spotted this. Sounds interesting...

Imagine - BBC2. Tuesday 19 Feb 10.35pm
The Secret of Life
Series 10 - Episode 6 of 8

Alan Yentob examines the success of self-help books and courses, meeting some of the best-known exponents of positive thinking, including eminent psychologist and Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl. Asking if the journey is as important as the destination, the presenter visits a Buddhist retreat and investigates whether everyone needs help, or if it's just a celebrity fad.

More about it here: BBC - Imagine

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Paul

paul its on BBC 1 Looks good thanks

I saw most of it - what they didn't say is that it also featured Richard Bandler and Tony Robbins, in frustratingly short interviews. You can still catch it on BBC iPlayer (probably)...

Worth a watch and it's available on line for another 6 days.

Here's a link BBC iPlayer - Imagine

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Paul

I just watched it, and I think the person that had the most impact on Yentob, was the Buddhist monk.... being in the Now is the most joyful thing and was my first experience of feeling joyful, after going on a Practical Spirituality course. I told my brother that I had paid 40 pounds to sit and be still....LOL..he said that I needed my head examined.... I think it was the best money I ever spent.

One exercise they gave us to do as homework was to ...stop for two minutes in the day and become fully aware of that moment in those two minutes - without judgement or comment noticing everything with a soft focus and breathing naturally, without effort, becoming aware of your senses, textures, ambient sounds, noticing their qualities in that moment..... the moment it 'hits your skin'... then see what comes out of it for you. It will be a very personal thing, but you have to do it to find out what that will be.

Remember to live in the moment, come to your senses and know that you are loved

Namaste
Nina

great show - i doubt if AY will be signing up to any courses this lifetime...