"Dont look for your soulmate. Instead look for your soul, mate."

I met my wife at a gym and said "hey, I see you like to work out. What do say we get together and make it work out" The corniest pick up line ever but here we are 24 years later and two wonderful kids still making it work out. Wishing everyone all the best.

“Find someone that you can embark on the project of being alive with, knowing you’re all going to die and everybody you love is going to die and the armageddon is coming and you can handle that with them.” That actually struck a chord with me.

My interpretation of a soulmate is someone who teaches us deep lessons that benefit our souls. Not necessarily a lover.

THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN GUARANTEE TO WAKE UP WITH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IS YOURSELF.......SO GET TO KNOW YOURSELF, LOVE YOURSELF AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF!!!

I don't know about "soul mates". My Wife and I met 43 years ago on a dance floor after I asked her to dance with me, When I put my arm around her waist I just somehow knew she was the one for me. She later confessed to also experiencing that " just knowing" as she took my hand. 3 months before our meeting, her then boyfriend was killed in a motorbike crash, and our meeting was the first time she had been out socially since she lost him. Later that evening, something really unnerving happened, my future Wife was talking about her deceased boyfriend, telling me that he hated football, but loved fishing. I told her "Snap!" me too, She laughed and said "Yeah right, you're going to tell me your birthday is on 8th August next" This blew me away, and I stuttered to her "Actually, my birthday is on 8th August". The blood drained from her face, and she snapped back at me saying "Don't even go there! don't joke about it!" I assured her that I really, honestly, truly was not joking, and that my birthday is on that day, and then I told her my year of birth, and it was exactly the same as her deceased boyfriend. We just knew somehow knew that we were right for each other, and have been married now for 41 years.

New relationship goal: someone to ride out an apocalypse with.

My parents have been married for over 40 years and my father once told me, “all women are crazy. The trick is finding one whose crazy you’re okay with, and one who doesn’t prevent the storm, but makes going through the storm a bit more peaceful”

My personal definition of a soulmate is someone with whom you feel at peace when all the world is turbulent.

I never thought of a soul mate as a piece of perfection.. just the person who would walk next to me through this life. Just as flawed as I am, but who agreed with me before we were born to experience and travel this life together.

Someone create a dating app for fans of Russell spiritual teachings

I’m seriously impressed with your view on being a “mate to your own soul.” Great insight on understanding relationships. One other key aspects might be that we are here to serve others more than gain personal benefits

"Love and oneness is for all people, not for one individual" agreed russell

You've met the one when you've committed to be unwaveringly true to yourself, to seek the ultimate truth in everything you encounter, and to cultivate your soul by seeking and creating beauty. A reward awaits you.

best line and take home message - "when we are talking about soulmates really what we are saying is that I want to feel connected and when your in a relationship find someone that you can embark on the project of being alive. That might be more helpful criteria rather than some whimsical claptrap idea of romance. Because ultimately really love is for all people and not for one individual person"

if someone told me a couple of years ago that the same dude in that crazy movie on Hawaii would later help me get a better perspective on everything after my life did a 180..... it's so funny to me

Not sure if there's "one" but I've been with my lady for 14 years and I'm lucky to say that I'm more in love with her today than ever. We laugh, we support, we encourage we work as a team, we evolve together

"be a mate to your own soul." I'm waiting for the ceramic mugs available for $12.99. Really sound advice.

I could listen to him talk all day. I bought his books. They read in his voice as I read them. So wise and inspiring

This literally just spoke to my soul and lifted a burden or bond. Everything I’ve ever thought of inside of myself but could never project outward and then explain or formulate into sentences 👌

I met the one 26 years ago and we are still in love ..key to it lasting..talk to each other and compromise..I don’t like foot ball but I will go to a game or watch on tv with him..he hates the theater and opera but he comes with me..appreciate each other .. remember to say thank you for sweet deeds and most of all I love you..it’s not that hard..

"We know love and God when they happen to us, not when we understand them." - Prabhuji

A relationship is a reflection of yourself. Any kind of relationship. Thank you, that made it so clear for me and who I am. Sometimes it is so easy, but I cannot see it.

Convinced this message is for me. You posted it on my birthday and seeking outside validation/not really loving myself 100% has been a long going struggle for me. Thank you. I will take the time to really absorb your words.

"Instead of looking for a soulmate, be a mate to your own soul!" 🥰 I need that coffee mug with that sentence!!! 🥰😅😊

We need companionship with someone that is on the same level as ourselves

yes yes yes! love is not supposed to be about finding fulfilment in one other person, your supposedly perfect match, it’s about finding a companion to walk with you as you both look for fulfilment together. it is not about being obsessed with each other, but with the way your worlds can grow when you join them. it is about building community, about letting your love be healthy, watering it, feeding it, so it can grow, so you can love other people in your family and your community more fully, so you can love and accept yourself and your place in the world of life.

Oh my friggn God!! Russell you have just unleashed my freedom. Being the traditional libra that I am, believed in a soul mate out there for me. And this vid just gave me a huge break through. Made me understand, we are in constant evolution, there is no one soul mate. You explained it so articulately. Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!

“Be a mate to your own soul”. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for your words. They resonate with me so so profoundly. 🙏🏼

I met my 3rd and final wife at a 12 step meeting for alcoholics/drug addicts. Both of us were facing a final attempt at not returning to that particular misery. Both of us were sincere in our journey. We knew we had to be honest with ourselves, and each other. That was in 1987. Our relationship is still growing and expanding, and still joyful. Who knew?

Russell I’ve just discovered your channel. Going through our 6th Lockdown in Melbourne Australia I definitely am now Grateful to watch, listen, learn and resonate. Thanks mate. ❤️

Your story and now your amazing energy continues to inspire me and has since I was a teenager. Thank you for doing what you do and for your love for everyone. Thank you for this journey you took to amaze, inspire, and comfort people like me. Stay radiant, Russell. 👍

I love what your saying Russell. Your an amazing human being. I'm so happy you were able to overcome the death traps of Hollywood. I was always cheering for you when you started looking outside the box, and challenging the ideas of the system. I saw a man who cared and cares for the real issues of our lives. A man who had real questions and not just the propaganda of Hollywood. You had the guts to go out their and say what you felt regardless of criticism. Thank you for following your heart. Your a true example of what it takes to turn our life's around. Namaste! 🙏

i listened all the way through--and the take away was wonderful. They are the 'one' if you can face all the changes and strains of life together ..such a simple answer (but a great one). I have advised my son to look for the person who is on the same path..with the same goals as him. It has served my husband and I well. We react well together and look to each other for support when rough times and the inevitability of life's changes are upon us. Very good talk, Russell..much appreciated...

I honestly love this man, he literally spews wisdom and spirituality

I have been watching this channel though the lockdown....and it been so helpful, I am lost in life ,I have arrived at a point that I think I will never find a soul mate or my life partner or even my path in life ,the girl I thought was the one ....left . I waited so long in my life to find her , but I guess if you are broken it’s not fair to expect an other person to help fix you, thank you so much Russell for your great contact,

Brilliant - best concise and intelligent view of this topic I've come across. These podcasts are wonderful; unpretentious, compact and vital. Russell Brand we are very lucky to have you!

I would love to chill out with Russell for a night just to listen to his wisdom

Just when I was about to feel miserable about myself and i clicked on this video made me feel much better thank you for sharing this knowledge 🙏🏻

Russel, iv loved and believed in your intelligence ever since I watched yr first stand up DVDs. I came across you on the TV one night when I was feeling suicidal. Your Witt and humour and great character came to me through my TV and told me everything will be ok and I can get through the emotional pain at the time and saved me. And you still are. Yr intelligence is amazing, I always saw it from the start of yr career. Thanks for being you. 🤗🤗🤗❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🙏🙏🙏xxx

Dude, you are so wise. I love you man. Thanks for putting this out there

Self Love took me long enough to understand this... after having my awakenings. Just be kind to each other, you'll know yourself who's right for you... like your wee vids Russell thanx for sharing pal 😊

Mind blown 🤯 I love Russel! The more I watch the more I love him! So insightful and well spoken!

Thank you, Russell. Your words have helped me heal in my time of heartbreak and self-worthlessness.

I never thought of a soul mate like that. My 24-year relationship with my ‘soul mate’ just ended and since I reconnected with myself - I’ve felt happier and more loved

Soulmate=your mirror. Opposites should never attract. Growing yourself is much easier than growing someone else.

The encounter with your soul mate and the great mutual love that arises, is one of the most beautiful and purest encounters you will ever experience. There is a special band that is unlike anything else we have experienced before. A kind of inexplicable force that draws two souls to each other. But it is also then that the strongest fears are aroused. We realize and understand at the same time that what we can get ... we can also lose. Often we are not aware of our own worth. We do not see how valuable and lovable we are. We then have a hard time understanding how someone else can see it. We do not feel worthy of this amazing person. This is exactly what soul mates are meant to help us with. To learn to love ourselves unconditionally, to then be able to receive that love from someone else.

His Words are coming out from the fountain of truth .This man is connected to the source . God bless you Russel .

It starts with yourself 1st. You really need to know thyself and know your own soul before you can attract an outside soul to join you.

Hey Russel, thank you for creating these insightful videos. I believe the world needs to hear more of these universal truths which you convey in such a digestible medium. 💫

Russell you are the smartest most articulate thoughtful insightful public person I've never met!!! Thank God you speak English!! I was a film buff now I listen to classic FM radio first and secondly continue to follow all the contemporary European artists and singers introduced on PBS in America. Though I agree with you 100% about finding my own muse I find value in beautiful music and outstanding artistic achievement in this life. I can only hope to find peace not knowing how long I've got. I'm 75!!!!👏👏

I don’t even know if you’ll see this, Russell, but your evolution as a human being is soooo inspirational. You have become so in tune with life and it is admirable. If only everyone can have even a bit of your perspective. I would love nothing more than to see you and Dr. Jordan Peterson speak on the aspects of relationships because I think humanity has lost touch on what a relationship between partners should be and you both aim for the same goal; finding love and figuring out how to recognize it and how to operate it,

Much love to all and definitely Russell. What a wonderful human being.

If i ever see you in person Russell, i will owe you an appology. It never occured to me that a man with such a wonderful sense of humor could have such deep wisdom. Thank you sir, and keep up the good fight!

I Love how Russel messages filled with humour and wisdom at the same time 💖

Aahhh That quote is so impactful and powerful! "Be a mate to your own soul" Brilliant! Your videos inspire me every day! thank you!!

Just coz you don't go to bed with someone a person can still be a soul mate. I've met a few and soul mates come and go. Which is fine, life happens. I think of a soul mate as a person, that I may not see for years but when I do - it's like I just saw them and we pick up where we left off and it's easy.

"Be a mate to your own soul." Love watching your posts.

Whats needed is those real mates with whom you can share your thoughts and keep working on enriching your soul - it is one great way to keep it up!

I think you are my favorite person to explain the same things I’ve heard explain by so many others before you! You are wonderful! Love your videos. Keep on keeping on! 😘

I don't look for the perfect redeemer, but I also don't look for someone who is too much of a mirror, or necessarily similar to myself. Sometimes we seem to meet people who have strengths in the areas where we have weaknesses, and vice versa, and I feel that these people are the ones that are really special. Not because we need to complete each other, but because we can complement each other.

I've heard that your soul mate isn't your life partner. The soulmate comes to bring change 🤷‍♂️

It seems so far that every one of your video KZfaq recommends me relates well to my current situation or gives me something really relevant to think about. Wow

I truly love your videos Russell. Thanks for being a calm, logical source for us. I feel like the world has hope, as long as there are ppl like us that strive for balance in the middle of chaos.

They got to believe the same things you do. Treat you right! Keep promises and good values morals etc. I'm married going on 3 years now and strong. Hes my soulmate.

It’s all one. I walked out my front door and looked down and saw a pebble. This is my soul mate. You all are my soul mate. We are it.

For me, a soul mate is someone you are compatible with. One who shares your ideals and outlook - but also challenges you. You do not have to always agree and do all the same things. You grow, you understand that person and know their faults and strengths - you do not have to hide yours either. My experience is - 20 years on - you do not have to divide up a new project - each instantly knows which bits to take on - to play to strengths. A friend and trusted confident, which transcends sex and appearance.

I have a master history in choosing the wrong person for myself. I was 38 yo when my husband and I finally found each other. After 6 years of adventures we know that we will do everything we can for one another and we place our bond and friendship above Everything.

SIDE NOTE: couldn’t help but think .. you have to do a video on ‘how to speak so clearly and eloquently as you do’ with very lilttle ums and arhs

Do you believe in soulmates? Are you waiting for yours? Have you found them?

Perfectly said! I've had this very same conversation with many people for years! Life is too fluid to look for one "soul mate" there can be many who fill that need at different stages in life!

Gosh! So glad i rediscovered Russell Brand! Such bright spirit full of knowledge and just sharing what he knows and learned. THANK you Russell for sharing your advice and helping us through this thing called life!

I love you. You can articulate the storms within my mind and contribute to my peace. Thank you.

Russell you are helping me through a deep heartbreak. Thank you ❤

Omg! Russell you’re awesome 👏 thank you ! People don’t wanna focus what is in them, rather they looking happiness outside which is sad. That’s why when relationships ends some people become depressed and will never recover.

Two minutes in and I’m shook. Thanks for dropping these nuggets of gold!! Be a mate to your own soul❤️❤️making the mug right now lol

I like the idea that the human being enjoys company and experiencing love, but the soul is on it's own journey.

I think committment to a marriage or monogamous relationship, is a choice. It is a concious decision. Love itself is developed over time. I do not believe in soul mates or one right person...we choose to be on this journey together and find that sharing love is the key.

So glad I found your series, Russell. Thank you for always posting enlightening content.

👏 Russell once again taking everything in my head and articulating it beautifully for me.

That little laugh at the end was so cute. Thanks for this!

Russel, my friend, you're killin it!! Never stop being you. We see your light, keep shining bright 😁❤✌

He’s so bloody clever ! It’s like poetry that massages the brain when he speaks

Genuine connectedness is the real solid foundation for a meaningful lasting relationship.

Man, love your content! Direct download :) Thank you!

"Love and oneness is for all people" - The Church of Russell

hahaha, that laugh at the end alone was worth watching. So much logic - and that's exactly how someone with ptsd sounds who attempts to digest heart break. Your soul mate exists, mate. All that's needed is the acceptance and courage. Acceptance of having loved, and failed at love the first few times. And the courage to reboot and pursue with an updated outlook. Stay blessed

So much wisdom and great information in such a short, single video. Thanks russell

OMG! I didn’t know Russell has a channel! thanks for passing by on my Recommendations!

I was just thinking about relationships. I’ve been widowed for 8 years. I haven’t dated or gotten out there looking for a man. I wouldn’t mind one, but I don’t want any bum just to be with someone. Society puts this ‘have to be with someone’ pressure. I feel like a freak for being single.

I am sorry for not watching you in the eyes (or gestures), but I needed to see what you really mean by speaking so passionately and extremely intelligently about a topic that is concerning us all. Thank you for sharing these thoughts!

Amazing video!!! My fav of Russell’s so far!!! Stop looking for a soul mate and be a mate for your soul! Golddddd! 😍

"Instead of looking for a soulmate, be a mate to your own soul." 4:22 XD

The ego is continually changing, but not the soul.

This man is helping me so much right now. Thank you Russell.

You have made a true transformation in life, and I appreciate where you are - mate.

Loving this Russel it really helps with some hardships you know?

I never believed in "the one" until I met my twin flame. I never would have believed in this if I didn't experience it for myself. I wasn't even spiritually awakened - I was agnostic. I was married, not even remotely looking also a bit asexual. And then I met him. When you meet this unique soul connection, the resonant frequency of your own soul, there's an instant recognition that can't be turned off, no matter how hard you try. The result is what's deemed "falling in love." It happens because these souls share a heart connection which is what love is. It's explosive and the power of raw love from the heart awakens you to the essence of divine source love. I never needed to feel this, until I felt it. It's like tasting fruit from the garden of Eden and then having to live the rest of your life feeling something so powerful and then unable to unfeel it. So don't go looking for "the one" - that's something the ego mind does. The heart, however, searches. I believe a twin flame is the closest thing to "the one" we can find, but, that doesn't mean that you need this person to be happy or can't be happy with someone else. But, the closeness of sharing the same soul frequency with another human being is what results in our soul's inner craving for "the one." I felt it and I felt him for my entire life, his essence, before meeting him.

I'm sticking with my dog! Much more unconditional love than I've ever known - she's beautiful and I keep telling her that.

I used to not be able to stand this guy now he's one of my top favorite people I watch on KZfaq :-) seriously he helps me through most of my days when I'm struggling