Steven Simon's review
a Living Luminaries (on being Happy!) film review
LIVING LUMINARIES
Review by Stephen Simon
"Gotham Metro Studios’ wonderful, fascinating, and illuminating new documentary, 'Living Luminaries' (On The Serious Business of Happiness), details a young man’s journey as he seeks to discover true happiness from extraordinary luminaries. We are treated to Marianne Williamson’s brilliant and compassionate insights, don Miguel Ruiz’s mystical vision, and Eckhart Tolle’s wisdom of the power of now. Others in the film are less known to us but leave an indelible impression on our psyche and in our hearts.
One of the most charismatic of the luminaries that we meet is the extraordinary Dr. Michael Beckwith, who is the force behind the Agape Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Beckwith leapt out of “The Secret” into the national consciousness and many of us remember his extraordinary recent appearances with Oprah. In “Living Luminaries,” Dr Beckwith shares his unique blend of insights, humanity, humor, and vision.
The great gift of “Living Luminaries” is that we feel so empowered at the end of the film because it shows us that we can truly find, embrace, and retain whatever definition we have for happiness. The film actually illuminates a pathway down which we can travel to discover the essence of our own personal joy. When a film accomplishes that, it transcends the art form itself.
If you enjoyed “The Secret”, I think that you will find that “Living Luminaries” is the next step in the discovery of who we can be when we open to the magic of the beauty of our humanity..."
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(Stephen Simon produced such films as “Somewhere in Time” and “What Dreams May Come.” He also produced and directed “Conversations with God” and “Indigo” and is the author of The Force is with You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire our Lives. Stephen is also the co-founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle --www. SpiritualCinemaCircle.com)
Review by Stephen Simon
"Gotham Metro Studios’ wonderful, fascinating, and illuminating new documentary, 'Living Luminaries' (On The Serious Business of Happiness), details a young man’s journey as he seeks to discover true happiness from extraordinary luminaries. We are treated to Marianne Williamson’s brilliant and compassionate insights, don Miguel Ruiz’s mystical vision, and Eckhart Tolle’s wisdom of the power of now. Others in the film are less known to us but leave an indelible impression on our psyche and in our hearts.
One of the most charismatic of the luminaries that we meet is the extraordinary Dr. Michael Beckwith, who is the force behind the Agape Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Beckwith leapt out of “The Secret” into the national consciousness and many of us remember his extraordinary recent appearances with Oprah. In “Living Luminaries,” Dr Beckwith shares his unique blend of insights, humanity, humor, and vision.
The great gift of “Living Luminaries” is that we feel so empowered at the end of the film because it shows us that we can truly find, embrace, and retain whatever definition we have for happiness. The film actually illuminates a pathway down which we can travel to discover the essence of our own personal joy. When a film accomplishes that, it transcends the art form itself.
If you enjoyed “The Secret”, I think that you will find that “Living Luminaries” is the next step in the discovery of who we can be when we open to the magic of the beauty of our humanity..."
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(Stephen Simon produced such films as “Somewhere in Time” and “What Dreams May Come.” He also produced and directed “Conversations with God” and “Indigo” and is the author of The Force is with You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire our Lives. Stephen is also the co-founder of The Spiritual Cinema Circle --www. SpiritualCinemaCircle.com)
