Never thought Russel Brand, hollywood star turned guru would enlighten me, but you often do.

"The Great Man is a myth." So true. What we like to call 'great' people often worked 130-hour weeks, ignored their spouses and children entirely, were heavily dependent on stimulants/caffeine/drugs to function, ran their organs and hormones into the ground prematurely, exploited thousands of lives for personal gain with no apparent remorse, were obsessed with the one-off hit that 'winning' a self-made competition offers, had virtually zero interest in spiritual or emotional development, and probably never took a second to examine the traumas and/or limiting beliefs that spurred them to conquer their so-called universe in the first place. Their reward was ultimately void. Truly 'great' people, and I would hesitate to characterize anyone as such, are ones you've never heard of and likely never will.

Mr. Brand You have been a huge part of my life,for a large portion of my life. It was you from a distance,Without knowing,kept me on the road of sobriety. You say you read your comments,I hope thisnmakes its way too you. I guess in short, Thank you is what It bouls down too. Blessings and well wishes for you,your life and your family xxx

It’s hard to cultivate love when you live in a culture that promotes competition and individualism.

Rockefeller’s and rothschilds are not gone at all.

Russell, you have been my one constant anchor in the world through my entire recovery!! 🙏😘 i am eternally grateful for your mentoring abilities!! 💗🙌

I really appreciate your effort to think deeply about these deeply troubled systems. You have taken on a very complicated task and are doing an admirable job of thinking out loud about how humanity might save itself.

Love your attitude and outlook. Your videos are calming.

wow man, surely one of your most eloquent videos. That was magical

Recently picked up your channel and find it surprisingly enlightening and very enjoyable. Thank you

3:55 this idea hit me, that's so true Russell. you always enlighten me, thank you.

I simply must here the full unedited version of the “Mary Trump” rhyme. 🙏

Who else talks about social and philosophical topics on their channel?🤗

Love you Russell 🙂

I LOOOOOVE this perspective so much. It's complicated....but super simple too... holds me accountable which I really like. Ah, autonomy. MORE!

Your sage wisdom brings a semblance of balance and peace to my life; it provides great reprieve from the stress and anxiety that our chaotic world bestows on me.

I love this channel!

Thanks for inspiring me to keep to improving myself and to practice loving humanity despite how dark the world often appears.

I'm impressed! So glad Russell Brand has a channel!!!!!! He is enlightening me! So much common sense and love!

Such an incredible mind and soul Russell. Hugs from Kenya.

A lot of excellent points!!! 👍

You made an excellent point: "Don't vote for a human, vote for a new system!" My criteria for choosing a candidate to vote for has always been the platform, what that candidate stood for and promised to do to improve their constituents' conditions. Unfortunately, I've learned that, not only do candidates lie to get elected, but most modern voters and electoral colleges vote for charisma, mudslinging, and loud speeches rather than anything intelligent.

we'd have great coffee talks, LOL well done.

Thank you Russell!

Glad to see that you have realized this Russell 🙏🏼

Luminary is not available in Switzerland. Is there another possibility to listen to your podcast?

Like Russell's point of view. We are all a bit crazy and mentally ill in some way. Living in this world of overly rich people who want more, more, more, and control.

Glad to have a chuckle in these dark times

Russell, I've been doing some reflecting on the relationship between the voice in the head and physical actions. It appears that the voice only has control when I'm not aware it's a voice. As soon as I'm aware of the voice it has no power. I find that if the voice in my head says "move your arm", my arm doesn't move no matter how much the voice asks or demands.

LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Great message 🙏

Always interesting

That plants taken in some wisdom over the years, feel it's time you named it 😁... I like "dug"

My last vlog was about five minutes too. I'm trying to share alot of things which you have said before. So much truth needs to be shared. Because I want people to be better to themselves & to each other.

It's all so amazingly self-reflective, like being in a house of mirrors, or living inside a jewel as a beam of light. There's no controlling it, it's joyful madness following after its own illogical and endless being, a being which has no center, no destination, and always dancing, om namo narayanaya

Russell, you are so funny....."thanks again for joining me where, once again, I did most of the talking". Namaste.

Funny, humble and wise this English bloke is.

Many thanks from me (a devoted fan from Morocco), Russell. God bless you! We don't have access to your Luminary content in Morocco. KZfaq is my only channel

What is that thought: ". . . any life run on self-will can hardly be a success."

Never forget that the ones taken decisions on us they jobs or income never changed and they aren’t losing their job

I would love Russell to have Peter Schiff on. As Joe Rogan recently did, Peter as a true fanatic libertarian. Who also doesn’t believe in the current state of government and also don’t believe in either party.

Division shapes politics at every level-the personal, local, national and international. Every story has two sides, and so does every wall. It’s essential to be aware of what has divided us and what continues to do so, in order to understand what’s going on the world today. Tim Marshall

Love is easy peasy... till I have to apply it to myself. There's a wealth of growth in that realisation!🥰🙏

Thank you 💜

it literally mah-ahs who prints/types the tokens regardless of the term: “compartmentalized front inversion puppet proxy limited operation” 👍🏾

funny wise and witty ☺ Thank you

I would hate to call myself a politician..although I have felt rather Crazy And Powerless for quite some time now..lol But you have helped with reversing that feeling in me...and for that I'm really glad you exist! Much love and gratitude to you and yours Russell..🍻

Love is the most important thing

Love it 😊

Well put! Thoughts that come to mind: Revolution: The Uniting of the Inner and the Outer Will Be Our Saving Grace "Don't vote for a new politician. Vote for a new system," said a very perceptive Russell Brand in a particularly perceptive moment. Yes. And remember, the inner and the outer are intertwined and interdependent - and we cannot afford to neglect either one. I spent decades oscillating between a focus on the spiritual, the philosophical, the deeper and bigger picture, and then focusing on the very concrete sociological and political-economic realms, and back and forth. Finally, that ebb and flow gave way to a synthesis, where inner and outer are bridged and balanced and integrated. I believe that is the direction in which we need to move now, as a global human family, which is exactly what we are. A focus solely on the political is ultimately superficial as well as blind; but a focus solely on the spiritual or philosophical which ignores the sociological and the political, is effectively neutered and self-neutering, and does not allow its own natural unfolding or virtuous empowerment in the broader world. I think it is clear that the spiritual or philosophical, and the inner, must be wedded to and engaged in the social and political dimensions of life, as well. That, will bring about the transformation of the world which we so urgently need; and nothing less will do. I would add, however, that we should, as one of my own teachers has emphatically said, never tell ourselves that we are powerless. That is, in fact one, of the primary illusions, if not the primary illusion, preventing real, positive change. We do have power; we simply never have control - no one does. But by embracing our own power in ways based in honesty, compassion and love, and uniting with others in a spirit which embraces honesty, compassion and love, and that other absolutely essential element, which is freedom, in that way, our society can and will change, and our world will be healed and transformed. We do not need to aim for a perfect, utopian world, and nor should we, at least in the short term. Such perfectionism usually, historically, has led to tyranny and fanaticism. But can we heal our world, and create a better world for all? Of course. And why should we not? Let's go. - J. Todd Ring, Author of Enlightened Democracy, and, The People vs The Elite, February 24, 2021 Find me on WordPress, Patreon and Minds, Russell and friends! I would love to hear from you!

Your elaboration on Kanye becoming President was GOLD!

I didn't realise that Russel Brand was an accelerationist.

Can we get a Russell Brand shopping link? You always have the best malas, necklaces, bracelets, etc.

"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding, because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left" The Iron Lady xxx

I disagree with some of Russel's ideas but I can't help but love and respect his respect and his love, and his desire for truth.

I love you Russell Brand

Yes!

Nice Russell 🙂 To see someone with a passion other than power and cash 💚

Oh Russell, you are such an idealist. A collective where everyone takes responsibility for oneself does sound lovely. Unfortunately, the tides of time reveal the truth, which is that humans can not be trusted to act responsibly.

LOVE

Russell during one of your ju jitsu sessions did get hit on the nose? I saw a few bruises mate. How are you finding it? Love and light 🙏

Dude you are wise beyond your years. ✌❤🍻

Thank you for the smile, those leading in love today will be the leaders of tomorrow. Let’s teach our children joy

loving everything is hard i think, but not hating anything is very doable

I think that it's easy to believe that being flawed is an objective element of being human. If we aren't, and we are just tainted by a faulty perspective, much of what we understand about the world would need to be reevaluated.

Try creating a "donkey vote" or "no confidence" party. A party which records our votes calling for system reinvent.

Whoa, the necklaces

Those that seek water crave it the most. Like those that seek power.. or someone like that.

i struggle with giving the word sacrifice a positive meaning.

I love to see your review the book schools on trial how freedom and creativity can fix our education malpractice. I believe much of modern-day mental illness stems from the education malpractice system.

"Willingly been re-wired by clever agents within, looping our reflections, our obsessions draw us in. Fix and fixation, no sentience beyond. We've become disillusioned, so we dive like crows towards anything glittering."

As soon as I saw this title I had to come and view it. Yes, this is what I have thought for many a year. Our leaders, our 'elite' are all very questionable in the sound-of-mind stakes, absolutely. I think you have to be to want to be in a position of power.

Hell yes they are!...

Power attracts the power mad and destroys empathy in most folk.

We are a social energy in distribution and transformation and all that goes with it Like a wavelength of light

Yes

Russell, please interview designer Philippe Starck. He is amazing and would connect with you very well! He says we are "super-monkeys". His TED talk of more than a decade is amazing!

Both

Everybody is crazy and powerless. Humanity is falling because it offers all emotions to a false god of money - believing money can fulfil all desires and concerns. Thus falling into a bubble of solipsism which reality of this planet evidently cannot support for long.

Am always stoned when I watch these ahha

Enlightenment. We can read about it, find out what it is, attain it - only to look around and find yourself of limited power/application.

There is no Utopia, life is the art of the possible. You have to start from what you've got.

"Addicts of the immediate keep us obedient and unaware. Feeding this mutation, this Pavlovian despair, we've become disillusioned."

Haribol Prabhu, love your work pranams

read “the invisible hand” by Adam Smith

Lovely ❤️

Russell, of the subjects you've touched on, I think I can only comment on Politicians. The rest of the people or subjects I don't know anything about, so they're probably from off the TV, something I haven't watched since 1972 so I couldn't comment on them. In regard to politicians, all I'll say to sum them up is this..... How can any reasonable Human Being be expected to put trust into people that lie for a living? I haven't voted in either a local or national election for many years now, simply because I wouldn't trust the buggers to look after a packet of crisps, let alone a bloody country. All you get from politics is let down ..... often, and they will always look after their interests before anyone else's. As my old mum used to say " It doesn't matter who get's voted into government, you and I will still have to go to work tomorrow whatever".

Who is really running things ? I feel like life has become some weird game.😕 it's surreal.

333 comments!!!! Sending love and gratitude, Divine Brother! As we crest the world around us I focus on only one thing. Only love is real.

The short answer is YES.

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Systems. Yes. 😎

Russell you could do a live Q and A sometime to give your poor old pipes a rest?

Another Yanis Varoufakis interview would be great if pos, Russell. The world feels like a very different place since your previous interview with him and it would be interesting to hear Yanis' take on the new post Brexit/Corbyn/Covid landscape.

YEAHBOY

The Mellon kid lives right next door...

While I can find Russell's rhetoric a bit grating at time, I Appreciate the willingness to platform and non-judgmentally consider other positions

".. they are all paid actors" 👍

Accountability - give him credit when he does well - call him out when he messes up - that’s called accountability - not difficult to grasp - should be the same way you raise your kids.

I think a bit crazy is too nice a word Russ I think totally batshit crazy would be a better way to describe them

Love it Russell! But the question I really would love answered is was Herbert Spencer’s economic theory that was based on Darwin’s survival of the fittest ( the father theory for trickledown economics) fundamentally floored!? And did Darwin really disagree with Herbert Spencer as Darwin himself proved that Empathy and altruism were the true winners of evolution and if we were to create an economic strategy based on nature and evolution that it would have to include empathy,altruism and symbiosis!? And could it be true that modern monetary theory could indeed incorporate these evolutionary winning survival traits and create a sustainable, strong economic system that would work for all that take part in such a system!? And also if empathy and altruism are such great evolutional winners why are we being made to compete against each other and for what purpose are we competing against each other and who really benefits from this divide between us!? I hope you could shed some light on this hidden in plain view subject as I’m most perplexed how empathy and altruism ( our most treasured survival winning traits)have become politicised and in doing so it seems it has dehumanised us along the way🤔 any ways love to ya Russell and may the truth set us free✌️✌️