decide whether "The Secret" is brilliant or hogwash

I’ve found in it some bits and pieces that I like, for example:

‘Forgiving is when you give up the hope that things could have been different’

and:

‘Be the example for how the world is supposed to treat you.’

But I found the implication in the dvd that discrimination/abuse of homosexual people meant that they needed to change their attitudes was really scary. And I also worry about people’s expectations being raised so high by this kind of approach to life. And I struggle with the emphasis on materialism as well.

Anyone have any thoughts about the Secret one way or the other?