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A Mindful Choice

Inner peace and self-fulfillment are possible for each of us. Two modern day monks set off on an international journey to film a diverse range of people making the choice for a better life through meditation. Stunning cinematography combined with the power of people sharing from a place of profound peace delivers a palpable and moving experience. Available to rent or buy in 11 languages - English, Spanish, Portugese, Norwegian, Mandarin, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish. https://vimeo.com

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Tony Simpson

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Mountford Media Ltd

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I remember one day realizing
something that shocked me. - A Mindful Choice

I remember one day realizing something that shocked me.

I would wake up in the morning,
and I'd have quiet time - A Mindful Choice

I would wake up in the morning, and I'd have quiet time

And I'd be drinking coffee
and reading the newspaper, - A Mindful Choice

And I'd be drinking coffee and reading the newspaper,

I was in fictitious
meetings that, by the way, - A Mindful Choice

I was in fictitious meetings that, by the way,

And my boss would
ask me a question, - A Mindful Choice

And my boss would ask me a question,

And I would play
this out in my mind, - A Mindful Choice

And I would play this out in my mind,

And I realized the vast
majority of my day, - A Mindful Choice

And I realized the vast majority of my day,

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And that's the very moment
you start to look for more. - A Mindful Choice

And that's the very moment you start to look for more.

The reason you're in this body
is to experience that ongoing-- - A Mindful Choice

The reason you're in this body is to experience that on...

Not to think about it,
not to read about it, - A Mindful Choice

Not to think about it, not to read about it,

It's the same thing with
peace and stillness. - A Mindful Choice

It's the same thing with peace and stillness.

Taste it, experience it, stop
grinding and thinking on it. - A Mindful Choice

Taste it, experience it, stop grinding and thinking on it.

You can think about it, think
about it, think about it, - A Mindful Choice

You can think about it, think about it, think about it,

Or you can say, how
do I bathe in peace - A Mindful Choice

Or you can say, how do I bathe in peace

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The surprising thing was
that when I went under, - A Mindful Choice

The surprising thing was that when I went under,

It was like this awareness
of this endless ocean - A Mindful Choice

It was like this awareness of this endless ocean

God knows how long I was in
there for, but at some point, - A Mindful Choice

God knows how long I was in there for, but at some point,

And it was then that
the panic kicked in, - A Mindful Choice

And it was then that the panic kicked in,

The fear that I'd go
back and the possibility - A Mindful Choice

The fear that I'd go back and the possibility

And after a short time,
I was thrust out again. - A Mindful Choice

And after a short time, I was thrust out again.

And the avalanche come
to an abrupt halt. - A Mindful Choice

And the avalanche come to an abrupt halt.

When I got out, fortunately,
everyone else was out as well. - A Mindful Choice

When I got out, fortunately, everyone else was out as well.

When we regrouped, I
thought, man, you know, - A Mindful Choice

When we regrouped, I thought, man, you know,

If I could experience
that under the snow, - A Mindful Choice

If I could experience that under the snow,

Then I thought, the
only way, I think, - A Mindful Choice

Then I thought, the only way, I think,

I was already in business, but
I moved it up to the next level. - A Mindful Choice

I was already in business, but I moved it up to the next lev...

But what I actually
found was that I - A Mindful Choice

But what I actually found was that I

I started to experience more
worry, more stress, more - A Mindful Choice

I started to experience more worry, more stress, more

I developed a habit
of insomnia at night. - A Mindful Choice

I developed a habit of insomnia at night.

I looked in the mirror
and just was like, mate, - A Mindful Choice

I looked in the mirror and just was like, mate,

But life just kept
throwing big things at me. - A Mindful Choice

But life just kept throwing big things at me.

Not that much later,
I was diagnosed - A Mindful Choice

Not that much later, I was diagnosed

And there was just an
ongoing series of events, - A Mindful Choice

And there was just an ongoing series of events,

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Up until that moment, I didn't
know that another kind of life - A Mindful Choice

Up until that moment, I didn't know that another kind o...

My dad, my friends-- - A Mindful Choice

My dad, my friends--

I was just about to
go to high school - A Mindful Choice

I was just about to go to high school

A few guys with guns
came into my house - A Mindful Choice

A few guys with guns came into my house

I was able to run away
and I was able to hide - A Mindful Choice

I was able to run away and I was able to hide

And in the middle of that,
my dad, also the gardener, - A Mindful Choice

And in the middle of that, my dad, also the gardener,

There was shooting and,
of course, killing. - A Mindful Choice

There was shooting and, of course, killing.

I was able to see
everything from the distance - A Mindful Choice

I was able to see everything from the distance

And I just heard like
in the background - A Mindful Choice

And I just heard like in the background

So I just ran back to the
place that all the fighting - A Mindful Choice

So I just ran back to the place that all the fighting

I saw the gardener gone. - A Mindful Choice

I saw the gardener gone.

It was an impactful
experience when - A Mindful Choice

It was an impactful experience when

But he was unable to
talk, because the bullets - A Mindful Choice

But he was unable to talk, because the bullets

When I look into
his eyes-- well, - A Mindful Choice

When I look into his eyes-- well,

He just-- so much depth, wisdom,
love, service, giving, purpose. - A Mindful Choice

He just-- so much depth, wisdom, love, service, giving, purp...

It was strange in the
middle of so much darkness. - A Mindful Choice

It was strange in the middle of so much darkness.

It was like he was telling me a
lot of things through the eyes. - A Mindful Choice

It was like he was telling me a lot of things through the ey...

I could hear everything, like-- - A Mindful Choice

I could hear everything, like--

The feeling of purpose, the
feeling of destiny, the feeling - A Mindful Choice

The feeling of purpose, the feeling of destiny, the feeling

That was more shocking,
because I was like, how come-- - A Mindful Choice

That was more shocking, because I was like, how come--

And you can call that god,
you can call that light, - A Mindful Choice

And you can call that god, you can call that light,

But there's one
thing that exists. - A Mindful Choice

But there's one thing that exists.

And to move into that as an
experience from a concept, - A Mindful Choice

And to move into that as an experience from a concept,

The sea of peace and
the sea of silence, - A Mindful Choice

The sea of peace and the sea of silence,

And in fact, it's the only
thing in our existence - A Mindful Choice

And in fact, it's the only thing in our existence

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And it was the big upsurge of
the ecstasy nation in the UK. - A Mindful Choice

And it was the big upsurge of the ecstasy nation in the UK.

Using the drugs, the
partying, the whole experience - A Mindful Choice

Using the drugs, the partying, the whole experience

Everybody seemed to drop
all of their judgments, all - A Mindful Choice

Everybody seemed to drop all of their judgments, all

The whole movement,
the whole generation, - A Mindful Choice

The whole movement, the whole generation,

I ended up getting into a
lot of trouble with the law - A Mindful Choice

I ended up getting into a lot of trouble with the law

My dad came to see me
while I was on remand. - A Mindful Choice

My dad came to see me while I was on remand.

He was absolutely--
he was over the moon - A Mindful Choice

He was absolutely-- he was over the moon

The wake up call for me
from that way of life - A Mindful Choice

The wake up call for me from that way of life

And so I decided that that way
of life wasn't going to work, - A Mindful Choice

And so I decided that that way of life wasn't going to ...

I quit everything, and I
decided to work full time - A Mindful Choice

I quit everything, and I decided to work full time

It felt like a poor excuse
for being very happy. - A Mindful Choice

It felt like a poor excuse for being very happy.

I decided that I really
needed to experience - A Mindful Choice

I decided that I really needed to experience

So I looked into the success
of rehabilitation and therapy. - A Mindful Choice

So I looked into the success of rehabilitation and therapy.

And it turned out that the
rehabilitation unit I was in - A Mindful Choice

And it turned out that the rehabilitation unit I was in

And the success rate
was 2% of all the people - A Mindful Choice

And the success rate was 2% of all the people

What I found amazing was
the statistics the people - A Mindful Choice

What I found amazing was the statistics the people

What became really apparent
was that the change only - A Mindful Choice

What became really apparent was that the change only

I didn't know how I
was going to do it, - A Mindful Choice

I didn't know how I was going to do it,

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Pray I got both when I leave
this bar in a car or a coffin. - A Mindful Choice

Pray I got both when I leave this bar in a car or a coffin.

And I'll ride this road
'til it takes me home. - A Mindful Choice

And I'll ride this road 'til it takes me home.

Or I'll ride this
dirty road 'til I die. - A Mindful Choice

Or I'll ride this dirty road 'til I die.

In Mexico, teachers like
[? Modavi ?] are introducing - A Mindful Choice

In Mexico, teachers like [? Modavi ?] are introducing

And the cool thing is that
25% of the people in this - A Mindful Choice

And the cool thing is that 25% of the people in this

[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] - A Mindful Choice

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So we appreciate your openness
to introduce this program - A Mindful Choice

So we appreciate your openness to introduce this program

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And I was looking
for the experience - A Mindful Choice

And I was looking for the experience

A Mindful Choice poster

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Inner peace and self-fulfillment are possible for each of us. Two modern day monks set off on an international journey to film a diverse range of people making the choice for a better life through meditation. Stunning cinematography combined with the power of people sharing from a place of profound peace delivers a palpable and moving experience. Available to rent or buy in 11 languages - English, Spanish, Portugese, Norwegian, Mandarin, French, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish. https://vimeo.com

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Director: Tony Simpson

Writer: N/A

Production: Mountford Media Ltd

Genre: documentary

Year: 2016

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Oct 2016

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Homepage: http://www.choicethefilm.com