This is the BBC World Service. I'm Nula McGauverin. Welcome to World of Wisdom.

We have all suffered over the past year, some far more than others.

And with this program, we aim to offer some inspiration to anyone who has struggled

during the coronavirus pandemic. The simplified life that most of us have hot to get used to has led to a rethink about what's important in our lives.

It certainly has for me.

Three spiritual advisors taking part, they offer insight into how we might live better

they'll be addressing problems from around the world that are universal

Dr. Shevale Sabari she's a clinical psychologist from India, who brings Eastern philosophies into her work.

She's known for her book, Conscious Parenting.

Sister Dan Giam is Vietnamese.

After fully qualifying as a medical doctor,

she left that work to become a Buddhist nun.

And Eckertole.

He's a well-known thinker, an author of books

including a new earth, awakening to your life's purpose.

Let's begin with Dave from England who has asked Eckhart about anxiety.

Dave and his partner they're both prone to anxiety and that has been understandably heightened by the pandemic.

Dave wonders how they can support each other without adding to each other's problems.

That's a question that many people would be asking, especially at the present time.

So if we look at anxiety, it might be helpful to see how it arises.

The way in which you experience the world, you have three levels. On the one hand you have the so-called external reality

that consists of sense perceptions, of course, that's how you you perceive the world the external reality is

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