he did drugs to suppress his essence it was too painful in a world that would elect the trumps...then decided eff it...im letting it all out..and its great
The "secret" is: we humans can see and appreciate external beauty (in others) only to the extent of our own inner richness and beauty. On the other hand, we quite often (not always, but I am talking about cases when we do it routinely!) criticize or being negative about others for the "things" that we actually unconsciously hate about ourselves. Many of us probably don't know that because we literally don't want to know that! That mechanism is known and extensively studied and described by psychologists as "cognitive dissonance"... I thought about it while observing how in this particular case, some of us love, admire and appreciate Russel's linguistic and communicative skills, and the way he uses them, while at the same time, others criticize him for being "not really that smart" or "too cocky" or "hypocritical"... So one of my "conclusions" is that in order to be able to love and be kind to others, we have to understand them. But before we will be able to understand them we first of all, have to be honest with our-selves and accept, or come to terms with all the "crap" that we subconsciously "think" about ourselves... That is the key for the Empathy - the uniquely human trait! So, the true Egoist (with a Capital E) is actually capable to love and be kind to others, whereas those of us who we now call egoists are those who choose not to make that choice. A they dont realize that the source of their irritability is inside and not outside...
About some of the comments. He could come across as being lost in academia but he has lived addiction and recovered from it, so he does not lack life experience or perspective. I am someone who is quite conservative in my values,, but even I can't help but be tempted to hear his articulation and take it on board as food for thought
Brand is like many people who are in recovery whether for alcoholism or drugs or have been through a serious illness. They certainly think they have had some spiritual awakening and know the answers to the meaning of life. They don’t
The democrat party IS ANTI-AMERICAN. They are a subversive entity for bad deeds, CLEARLY they don't know how to run a country, we can see what happens to our new well running economy now that stifling regulations are gone. Every minority RACE ( there you dems, the only thing on your little brain is race, there's the word you race bait by ) is doing FAR FAR better under a Trump administration then ANY democrat admin since the beginning of time. How sweet it is for EVERYONE!!!!
I love Russell's comedy and his personality, but I wish he didn't fall into the mock Trump bs. He is way to brilliant to use such an easy target for a joke.
Enslavement can be to a boyfriend/husband, parental control, living in the past, constant need of approval, etc. It may do us all good to read his book.
Can't believe the adulation on here for Russel brand, he's an absolute joke figure here in the UK and is seen as such.. Not to be confused by being a comedian, and I use the word loosely. Just shows how debased politics and ideas are in America. .
I was watching the Graham Norton videos and this was among them, so i watched this all the way through, even though it lacked any intellectual merit but I was shocked to see how bad American Television had become. If a programme starts with a political tirade with no redress from those being sullied then it has proved itself to be of no worth to the public. Such a sordid little group of nothings all fluttering around their financial moneypot.
I used to love Brand until he started getting political some years ago, these cheap, well worn jokes are tiresome and just amuses the predicable programmed sheeple,he's totally appropriate for this show who's panel could hear this talk all day even though it offers literally nothing in the evaluation of politics or how we are best to proceed, in fact it simply drives people more apart Brand baffles people with his linguistic skills and quick thinking but offers less and less solutions
It's so annoying how this guy deliberately talks to show off how articulate he is. Yeah dude, you have a way with words, but you are not smart as you think you are. George Carlin. Also a guy who had a way with words, but had no this arrogant way about him to show it off. When he did show off it was in his comedy. I miss George Carlin so much.
I adore Russell!! He's so eloquent, so intelligent. Yes he rambles but he still makes sense with it. He's also exceptionally good looking... just love him.
Russell Brand is lovely. Too bad he had to endure time with these lunatics who incredibly have a TV show. The View is awful used to watch a long time ago.
Russell is very inspiring and I congratulate him on the fact that he has freed himself from his addiction. I would, however urge anyone who is suffering from substance abuse to know that there are 12 step groups as Russell said but these are not the only options. 12 step groups are not the only way. It's not a 'one size fits all' case....
One day you will figure out that Russel Brand uses a very old and dirty trick to get people to think what he is saying means something when it is nothing else than rhymes with some difficult words blended with short "stories" about personal problems that every human being has suffered from. Just try and listen to what he is saying, he is saying what you want to hear, not what you should hear.
Oh Russell these women are only comfortable to be around when you agree with them on everything otherwise they make it very uncomfortable. Hypocrites is what they truly are. Just try and disagree with one of them and see how uncomfortable it gets behind that desk.
why do people like this idiot hes a crack head and pervert and has no talent and has the mental age of a five year old, oh yes so do most of this audience
he has a very expansive mind and thought life, that has to spill out.... some people like this, hard to keep their thoughts in their brain. He manages this eloquently anyway!!
Russell Brand. Whom ever considers or compares you to a modern day Jesus must be as gone on drugs as you are. Since you're " off of drugs now" try working on getting over yourself. Everyone wake up
And your talk and the women you hold company with really talk about bringing people together? Hypocritical, when you were an addict those women would never have had you on their show. I don’t see many illegal refugees, homeless, addicts represented on the show.
Is knowledge more important than being? A scientist may have vast knowledge yet be socially inept. Being is all what the individual is, clarity, confusion, beliefs and habits. Knowledge and being must be integrated, wayofspinoza.com
Overcoming Addiction? Ha Ha Ha This mental midget has an IQ that would impress an amoeba. Not very bright, not very funny, obviously an ugly fucker with Gay fantasies.
The timing of that question from Sara really irritated me. Why are you changing the subject to his marriage while he's talking about something so substantial and relevant to society. Either she wanted to change it (intentionally or unintentionally) or producers told her to. That to me is ridiculous, the guy is speaking about something that not many people in society speak about or are even aware it exists. He actually has his own experiences with overcoming these issues. Please let him finish his thoughts on the matter before moving on to the next subject because you come off rude and careless otherwise.
But the irony, I don’t believe liberal women are actually attracted to men who act this way. Isn’t that ironic? Women raising boys and training men to act like men they would never marry lmao
