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FAQs
How old are you? - 36
What's with this whole spiritual thing? - Listen to my podcast, if you're interested in the story - spoti.fi/2Uozpk9
Where do you live usually? - Cape Town, South Africa
What's with the long hair? - It grows when you don't cut it.
What editing program do you use? - Premier Pro on Mac

[@Cbald]

Your come back to KZbin could not have come at a better time, Ben. Recently laid off form my job and your stuff is always so helpful. Thank you

[@julienlanglois1576]

My boy is on the vlog grind!! Keep em coming i love it!

[@kellyraeparker3275]

Ben, you are one of my favourite people to watch. So calming, grounding and inspiring. Thank you 🙏❤️

[@benbrown]

🤍

[@alyttpijpker7625]

I always find it hard to understand these things but you explained them so that I can finally understand. Really vibing with this Ben

[@benbrown]

Ahhhh music to my ear holes 🥲♥️

[@MREPS412]

I love this style. Pausing to elaborate or add things. It’s great.

[@anasabina7496]

I feel the vibe!I loved the back and forth between the past you and the editing you ,it was like you were having a conversation with yourself!Keep being you!

[@JackieRossLavender]

Ben - you know that I've been a huge fan for the longest time. You've always been my biggest inspiration on a creative level but these latest 5 or so videos... they really, really hit different. I needed these videos more than I realised. I've definitely been on my own spiritual journey the past couple of years and it's amazing to see where your own journey has led you brother. It's also so amazing to see you buzzed about photo/video again. I fell off the creative wagon through covid and have myself just found my love of the art again. So looking forward to this new style of content, man!

[@_nicholaspearson]

Totally vibing with this video and the messages in it, thank you 🙏

[@darrynjames5229]

Brother, your vlogs are just hitting the spot ! keep creating and sharing this magic, the world needs it 🙏😃

[@benbrown]

Thank you! Will do! :D

[@shacharroth8935]

Thank you Ben, these videos always bring me back on track, to reset my mind and get a broader perspective and view on everything which is going on in life 🌸🌈

[@laurencaldwell5601]

This is actually very evident and proven with sleep paralysis. People who think about/are scared or anxious about having sleep paralysis even though they have never had it before can experience it just from thinking about it for extended periods.

[@sallybethstories.voiceartist]

Really enjoyed this episode. Consciousness is the only cure for compulsiveness. No fear.

[@luckylyndsay]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you Ben! P.s I only rediscovered you the other day after I was culling my 450 youtube subscription list to the people I really watch often and love. And I know for sure the universe led me to you again, but more importantly the only reason I stopped watching you was because the algorithm took over and 5 years later here I am catching up on your videos and absolutely loving the person you have become. I really cannot thank you the universe enough for magnetising me back to you, it's really what I needed to hear and your authenticity is so contagious. Keep up living this beautiful life. Thank you!

[@benbrown]

🙏🏼😌♥️🌀🌈

[@Wayfaringwolf]

I'm vibing with you Ben.

[@benbrown]

Awesome!! 💫

[@nikolabenzie4202]

What a useful video. Thank you so much for this!

[@theophile1889]

Thank you Ben. This vlog has been an eye opening moment ❤️

[@Vanessa-wm4qj]

Perfect timing, I really needed to hear this today. I love your new vlog content - thanks Ben 🥰

[@lisamichellerss585]

You’re getting it and it’s hitting home, your video getting lost in the woods as well. Needed to hear this, thank you 🙏🏻

[@luvyou-baby]

i appreciate & love more of these random videos recently.👌🙏❤️

[@caseylebrun7777]

Vibing with it brother. Met you in Denver back in 2015, have been on and off watching throughout our life’s different waves. Glad I found this one today.

[@2adillon]

Needed this so badly. Legend.

[@benbrown]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@manchester1997united]

Big LOVE Ben! TY for the amazing content recently!

[@sleepyjean___]

Hey Ben! I’ve been watching all your videos for the past year and a half or so- so I’m relatively new to your journey. This episode was specifically poignant for me and really reached parts of my consciousness directly that I’ve struggled to explore previously. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and helping the mind of a 21 year old expand a little bit more 🌞🪩

[@jeffking29]

Awesome format (different cameras)...I love it and the message.

[@abdellben5483]

Brother you are at whole another level , love that frequency bro

[@LifeAsAlex]

I like that you put the shoe as a thumbnail to almost be a reminder that this video is for your personal documentation. To come back and think to where you were when you got these shoes! It’s a stretch but I know that’s how I view my videos lately… more so for me and close circle family

[@shawm8306]

Used to watch you years ago back in your cycling days (Ithink 2014?) Glad to see you’re all good and well look forward to watching your space again!

[@benbrown]

Thanks brother! Good to be back 🙏🏼

[@Chris-Roberts]

Lovin this more regular uploads benjam 👏👏👏

[@maidakin9069]

I'm so glad I stopped and checked in today. Honestly it has been a while since I sat down and watched one of your videos and happy to say it was this one. I was 19 when I found your channel, I'm 27 now and if I hadn't click on your Penny vs Nickel video all those years ago; I probably would have never come across this one and all I can say is Thank you Ben. I needed to hear this.

[@dylansimpson]

Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thought. Thank you for this episode Ben!

[@deroux]

Tell it Ben! Looking great my friend.

[@evoo6]

I love the poncho , lovely colors and pattern shapes on it . wow 😍

[@benbrown]

Me too, love a poncho :D

[@BangPhoto]

Wow, you certainly piqued my interest and opened my mind. Thank you.

[@mikeom1308]

Fantastic video, going to save this to rewatch anytime I find myself in the doom hole. 😅

[@DavidToback]

Blazers are fresh!! I got a pair and then saw the ones you got and like them more, so dope 🙌🏼

[@jamesjameson4566]

What's up with the swoosh dude

[@addsimpson1]

Lots of good advice, as always. One tip I've found to limit phone usage is to use the built in "limiters" on my devices. On Apple it's called Screen Time and on Android its called Digital Wellbeing. Once it's set up you get reminders before app timers are up and reports to show how long you use your phone. It's really insighful (and free!)

[@abdellben5483]

Consciousness is a mysterious thing ! , this video is topnotch Ben , peace & love my brother !

[@abdellben5483]

Nothing is valuable until you give it attention ! Waw Ben , I have reached a so beautiful philosophical conclusion today !

[@MrBrownielicious]

Aaah you're spoiling us with all the vlogz good sir

[@nettastern]

Amazing vlog, so true that we choose what life we want to create and being aware in what we choose participate in.

[@georgekernick4535]

Pleased to see you are local to Southampton, hopefully see you around town sometime

[@JamesRFC97]

Great video Ben ! I already kind of understood what advertising and the news was trying to do but the way you described it on a psychological level made me understand it in a new light. It’s crazy what the media does. I stopped watching the news and using social media around 2 years ago. I feel free now 🌍🙌🏻

[@andrewmeekins7019]

Great stuff Ben, I would recommend reading or listening to ‘Stolen Focus’ by Johann Hari. It resonates with some of the things you have said here.

[@timwinter272]

Just.... thank you bro.

[@jakemoore6288]

Ben, I have been watching your content for over 7-8 years and this is my first time writing a comment. Long story short, I'm a 24-year-old American who was in the Marines from ages 17-21. When I was in the military I was so full of hate and I didn't even realize it. Now 2 1/2 years out I am so full of love, happier than ever, and I've been enjoying watching your journey too. Keep up the amazing videos, the amazing/ interesting discussion and talks, and the beautiful visuals. Love you brother

[@StanleyLaneFilms]

Needed this today Ben lets go out and lead the life we want for ourselves!!! I want that juicy creative vibe...i think I've been investing my creativity somewhere that isn't being valued and in that I've been doubting and hating myself as an artist and being a strong self critic I'll be gentle with myself and get back into me...yes doom scrolling need to end that...LOTS OF LOVE AND GOOD VIBRATIONS HAPPY TO SHARE MY JOURNEY WITH YOU AND TO JOIN YOURS!!!!

[@jacksonflemming464]

the fear narratives are problematic but the bigger problem is this constant stimulation from things on a screen...whether its something positive, negative or neutral. also artificial lights have only been around for a century and i think that is also doing something to us. or it keeps us stuck in in the past which divides us from other people or something like that. lately i have been spending time chilling on the floor against the wall w/ an eye mask and without music. so its like a combination of sensory deprivation and grounding. i just started on this and i'm interested to see if there will be some kind of break in consciousness by interrupting all the media and sensory input. i definitely noticed some new stuff unfolding already. i think most people dont want much out of this life. they want to keep it simple and enjoy some relative freedom and ease of living. personally i dont want much. i see a lot of people who have pressure in their life whether its financial or something else. my interest is to live without as much pressure and also be able to get plenty of sleep. and then maybe there is room for meeting someone random or taking an adventure, or creating something artistic...but no guarantees. i think u are more interested in a new age style of living where you can sculp out a dream life. most people arent in that position to change a whole lot in their physical world and they would be more interested in being free psychologically or something. the physical world is kind of a mess anyway. its nice to have a sense that this whole period we are in is very insubstantial whether u have a dream life or a miserable life in the physical. often i feel the happiest i can be is when i'm taking a nap. i think that says something about how humanity needs to rest for a while and rest the senses. im not giving up on the physical world though. i could see a better life w/ greater motivation if i was in a different country or if i lived in the east

[@benbrown]

Love this thank you for sharing, I enjoy the simple things too, I have found a lot of contentment and peace over the last few years and it’s come from taking back my focus, putting it towards something even if it’s meditation or simply being present with nature or any mundane moment that life brings, no need to go wild with material manifestation, but also why not if it’s positive and brings joy, I feel like I’m playing in the arena of creation and I’m now discovering what I actually desire not just what I’ve been conditioned to desire, it’s wonderful! Blessings 🙏🏼

[@jacksonflemming464]

@@benbrown ya thats all good stuff for sure. i was just gonna say that i stopped paying attention to politics and national media stuff a long time ago. but i'm still unhappy so i know its not a complete answer. thats why i think there could be a greater thing going on w/ stimulation from screens in general. a lot of things on screens are also reinforcing a national identity which is comforting for a lot of people even if its fear based. but to grow we have to move out of a national identity and come into our actual universal self. so ya i think you are moving into more of that universal mind and going about it more radically which can be difficult when our neighbors are still very nationalized...or at least seem that way

[@jamesjameson4566]

Problematic is such a disgusting word, I only ever see bad people using it, I'm sure you're not. But it's something I've noticed

[@RamonBrito]

Lol we have the same sneakers good to have you back sir hope all is well

[@JurassicLassie78]

Can we talk about the hot Obi-Wan Kenobi vibes?

[@kiley_mac]

Here for the juicy reality baybeeee yeeee

[@benbrown]

💙♥️🌈🥲🙏🏼

[@saumilpatel1771]

Just smok*d a CBD & tuned i here, anyone else ? Hands up such a good vibe to this video

[@grace.c.tebble]

Vibing with you 🤍🤍

[@Traveljournalist]

You are awesome !

[@litamezavilka5774]

Very goood Ben. Very good. Good energy flow.

[@phynx2006]

Did you check with Steve Booker before choosing those shoes 😂😂😂 "Closer to death" thanks Ben for those happy thoughts 😨

[@benbrown]

None of us are getting out of there alive, it’s a sobering thought but one that I recommend pondering if ever you find yourself procrastinating, it can be painful to hold onto creative ideas and not actually take action on them, there’s freedom in commitment to living presently each day 🤍

[@chiragyadav9233]

I always support you ❤

[@chiragyadav9233]

love you bro ❤

[@straybob4488]

I wanna feel juicy. I think. Thanks Ben. Hitting the nail on the head for me.

[@karrararra4820]

A interesting talk I liked this

[@kiley_mac]

Lava youuuu❤

[@davidcole6051]

Good vlog today , Ben

[@benbrown]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Ledahosnbua95]

Hey Ben, love the daily Vlogs! I have been a subscriber since almost day 1. It’s so great to have you back on a daily basis :) One question: what is you opinion/experience on/with the law of attraction? Cheers ❤️

[@benbrown]

Thanks so much for watching! Blessings :) I’m not versed on the law of attraction, but I’m my experience you magnetise towards you that which you are the vibration of, if you want to manifest something, visualise it and feel the emotions like it’s already happened, this works for me 💫

[@Ledahosnbua95]

@@benbrown very interesting, I will work on this. Thanks for your response, very much appreciated. Seeing you this happy and balanced makes me really happy. Keep it up! Sending much love your way! :)

[@kiley_mac]

Boom!

[@aisabisonkal1327]

Ben please start vlogging like olden days

[@emilycreates6272]

❤️

[@rasmusdjernsnielsen8375]

Where is your nice hoodie from ?

[@jessemather-moore9145]

❤️ Ben where can I get a pair of your super trendy army pants?

[@benbrown]

They are made by an Australian brand called Zanerobe but these are many years old now not sure if they still make them. Great brand!

[@jessemather-moore9145]

@@benbrown ❤️

[@chiragyadav9233]

love from India ❤❤

[@nehemianawan6073]

100%

[@allyjhughes]

Where did you get those glasses from bro?

[@benbrown]

Wellness warehouse in Cape Town

[@justins5195]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts Ben. I’ve been watching you since more than a decade now.

[@benbrown]

😌💙🙏🏼

[@josh_2174]

Where’s Pumba?

[@benbrown]

Back in Cape Town! We’ll be reunited soon :)

[@pakvlogwithnusrat8727]

Great vlog nice sharing full support New KZbinrs my sports stay connection

[@harrydeemillner6854]

What happened with this content, five years ago it was great did I miss a video where he explains this direction?

[@benbrown]

Pretty much every video for the last 4.5 years and 30 podcasts all explaining what went down brother… long story short I had a total mental breakdown and I’ve been in recovery from being suicidal. Being a KZbinr took its toll, it’s all perfect and I’m much happier now without the pressure of creating ‘great’ content all the time.

[@R1Zig]

Ben, so conflicting! The things your spirit dislikes, are the same things you have to continue to embrace to get back to your full "potential". The value that you offer is only as valuable as the many eyes that watch it, or the many clicks or likes you get. This value system is screwed up. It undervalues your energy. A like doesn't express spirituality or appreciation for it and doesn't align with your spirit or your message. Your value and effort is acknowledged by money and personal satisfaction (millions of views). That's the confusion and conflict I'm feeling right now watching all of your recent videos. In the end you still want and love things, and to get those things you need money, and that's where spirituality and philosophy doesn't necessarily align. Your gift is to put your creativity into beautiful films and sharing it with all of us. You made us feel good. It's a simple concept, but you burnt yourself out doing that for us. In the past few years you've been trying to get back to a different way of achieving what you had, without doing the same thing in exactly the same way (thousands of hours of shooting and editing film on your own for our benefit.) Getting the money shots! You've been an athlete a the top of the ladder of success, and you know what it took to get there. Relentless, mind-numbing repetitive practice. Wake up, get up, and turn up - no matter how much you didn't want to! In the end you achieved the accolades through hard work. It is what it is and that's what you need to do. I feel like you're looking back at that person questioning why you did it? Sometimes we look so hard for the meaning of life that we forget to live! The system we live in and the way we were brought up, the values and everything that we know about our world is not at all what you're seeking. That's the biggest f-up! It's like we need to start to relearn everything from scratch, reprogram/wire our brains and value system to understand our souls. I think this is where you are, but you're trying to merge it in this world we live in, with the values you were taught (and the new ones you've learnt) and the routines and vices you hold. It's difficult man. Thank you for your honesty. I hope you find the right balance for you!

[@jamessnapsphotographylowes2236]

Is the queen a Reptile 🦎? X

[@benbrown]

At this stage who knows ;) haha