c-span: what year did gene smith die? >> guest: gene died on the 15th of october in 1978. i happened to--i remember it so clearly because he had appointed me his executor and i--he died on a sunday. he--it was--in a way you could say his death was long overdue. he--he had not been well for the previous year. and when i got the word on sunday afternoon in new york, i flew to tucson and the next morning i was at the undertaker's and saw gene's face for the last time. c-span: gene smith had mental problems himself? >> guest: he--yes, he was a disturbed man. he was a brilliant man, a passionate photographer. in a sense, you could call gene the father of the modern photo essay and he's perhaps the most--most important photo essayist of--of our s--our time. he kind--he did kind of fall apart in the '50s but he had a great comeback in japan with an essay that he did with his second wife, eileen smith, on minamata and the--the victims of chemical pollution at minamata, which is a city in the south of japan. c-span: and there's a photo in your book from there. >> guest: there's a p

wall street journal" this morning ohio house republican loses to primary challenger representative gene smith of ohio became the first congressman to lose losing 49%-43% to political november is brad win struck. miss submit is anout going -- the ethics committee ruled miss is mitt had to repay legal bills that had been footed by an outside group. >> that was in the "wall street journal." brown tournings michigan, james, independent line, u.s. policy in syria. what do you think about military intersflention caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i think we should just look back in history to these things we have done in the past and the leaders we have put in place. look at afghanistan where we nut karzai. nobody likes him. pakistan has rand people ready for world war iii? that's pretty much my question. host: joy on the democrat line. caller: i echo a mark that -- a remark that a gentleman earlier, when he called in about john mccain. i understand mccain, what he went through when he was tortured. and i respect john mccain a lot. but i feel that because of that, he wants to punis

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genes are not fixed in the human body is very plastic. that's what we are recognizing. and consciousness is something so fundamental,& that from the level of consciousness, we can affect things in our body. >> smithort hand of this might be if i am somehow able to rid my brain of negative thoughhs, negative feelings, negative emotions, i am more likely to reset my physical health in a good direction. >> chopra: yes, buttnot by thinking positive thoughts, because that's a very [ laughter ] have yoo.if you've been around somebody who's exasperatingly positive, you don't want to be near them after awhile. >> smith: that's true. [ laughter ] >> chopra: so more than posiiive thinking, it's how to be able to observe your mind, which we call mindfulness, in eastern wisdom traditions, a quieter mind, an observant mind, a reflective mind, that asks and lives meaningful questions, like, who am ii3 what do i want? what's the meaning of a good relationship? the really important thingss3 in llfe. whaa is the best way to haaness myycreativity or my imagination? what are my unique skills and talents? how do i use ttem?3 more than anything else, will, in fact, influence. live the questions, and life will mmve yo