Second show - the retreat

Watched the 2nd of 3 od the retreat - the bbc programme on religion and islam. It was once again fascinating. They all visited morroco to see how islam is brought into the daily life within this country. The most interesting thing was the way the most traditionaly religious person was telling them that they were doing it wrong and would not accept anything. It just showed me how some people are so focused on themselves that they cause harm to other people. I believe that her selfcentereness was harming the group and hurting the people around here - it was not a good advert for her form of belief.

The group were exposed to the sense of self and death. This was interesting to watch and challenged many of them. One excerise was to go and sit out in the outdoors for a few hours - alone in contemplation. I used to do this a lot and found it both refreshing, calming and energising.

I need to set a day aside to do this again in the next couple of weeks. It needs to be good weather - perhaps on Dartmoor or on the coast.