Quantum Physics and God! | Russell Brand

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[@Nofxthepirate]

I studied quantum physics last term in college and this video goes right along with what I have come to understand about the nature of the universe. I called it energy when I hypothesized it, but consciousness describes the concept just as well. This stuff makes a lot of sense if you are willing to accept how little we truly know about the world around us.

[@dud3man6969]

This is why quantum ai scares me.

[@community647]

Russell is on an incredible trajectory these past few years. Imagine where he could be in 20 years

[@community647]

@luv crtny Absolutely. I remember him in the 00s and to see where he is now is a genuine inspiration. A more peaceful life is possible.

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

I'm still waiting for us to get over the innovation discovery of the solid-state battery and move on to the dirt batteries. It's a special kind of dirt that maintain consistent power 😩😷

[@sir-walker5006]

In 20 years he will ascend into Jesus himself 🙌😂

[@59kicki]

He is a person that doesn’t include the sound uhm uhm and again uhm in between every other sentence and other sounds in telling his thoughts. It’s easy to follow his way of thinking and his choices of words makes it crystal clear to understand. I Just appreciate his way of talking!

[@MsCarrieGirl]

@@AwesomeBlackDude Yes! Wake up world right!!! What about the trio of brilliant African schoolgirls who figured out how to run electrical machines using the power in human urine. Sure it seems a little 'eccentric' but what's worse is destroying our precious natural environment to make power and electricity. Human urine is a constant while our other means of power worldwide are damaging or dwindling in resources. It is pure, unutilised genius! Genius!

[@beaksofeagles]

"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with The Weather." - the genius of Bill Hicks.

[@drummerboy69n]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onyWqaaQpbpmsNk

[@cynthialevy1541]

Gee, guess I don't like myself very much

[@giseii]

*cough* Tool *cough*

[@RubelliteFae]

@@cynthialevy1541 When you were a kid and played cops and robbers you didn't actually hate your friend. It was a game. If you have a dream that someone stole from you and then woke up, you wouldn't call the cops. In a play or a movie, the actors aren't actually working against each other-they're working together for the sake of the story. That's what's going on with life. But there's one actor, one player, one dreamer. Everything else is just roles

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

Shrooms saved my life

[@dawngraham6163]

Love listening to Russell which is something of a miracle as my young teenage girls loved him years ago and I thought he was such a bad influence on them. Turns out it was me that was asleep and couldn't see the deep thinking soul he actually is! Ironically, as I complete my 60th trip around the sun in just a few days, i've done a complete 180 turn and often send my grown up daughters links to his podcasts. Thanks Russell for being part of my journey.

[@davideast6811]

I just discovered your comment which appears to be a from a year ago but it has meaning since I am in the present just completing my 60th trip around the sun

[@caldidil9065]

Reminds me of a Zen quote Erkart Tolle said in one of his KZbin clips. Consciousness sleeps in the stone. Consciousness dreams in the plant. Consciousness awakens in the animal. Consciousness awakens to itself in the human.

[@robertbruceryan]

Thank you for that

[@jimpix8019]

CaL DiDiL : That reminds me of the 7 densities of consciousness. As explained by RA in ‘The Law Of One’. May the Force be with you.🌀 (-: :-)

[@timothyw815]

Remember Jesus Christ first though ✌️😀

[@RubelliteFae]

@@jimpix8019 Woah. I was just thinking that. Didn't think those books were well known

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

wonder who he didn't credit that notion to. The mans a fraud. Beware false prophets.

[@virtual-adam]

We have achieved so much externally, but are still very primitive internally!

[@dukepalatinemmxx2098]

@Magnetic Vortex I have rediscovered peace and flow: oneness with Nature and God. It's wonderful. You're missing out. That's why you are fishing here. That is good. At least you're not fully convinced that you're just a rock. There is hope. We can guide, but you have to suspend your blind belief in the Cult of Science, but without abandoning Scientific enquiry. And reconnect with Love and Nature. The Stars are Hydrogen Plasma Electro Magnetic Generators, within a matrix. And gravity is caused by electro-magnetism. There are no such things as Black Holes btw. Love And Light

[@dukepalatinemmxx2098]

@Magnetic Vortex so who came first? The tomato or the potato? Interesting that your YT name is actually how the Universe works. Pomato. It's all a dream and you're in it. Make pomato soup.

[@drummerboy69n]

@Magnetic Vortex This can help - kzbin.info/www/bejne/onyWqaaQpbpmsNk

[@palau23321]

Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@RubelliteFae]

@@palau23321 Are we just quoting scriptures out of context without actually participating in conversation now? Well, okay: "They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire. Neither agitated by grief nor desirous of pleasure, they live free from lust and fear and anger." (BG 2:55-56) "Those who know me as their own divine Self break through the belief that they are the body... Such a one is united with me." (BG 4:9) "As they approach me, so I receive them. All paths lead to me." (BG 4:11) "Those who worship other gods with faith and devotion also worship me... I am the object of all worship, its enjoyer and Lord." (BG 9:23) "Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord everywhere." (BG 2:46)

[@suetipping4841]

Dad had a genius IQ; he could think his way out of a cardboard box. We had great conversations about the universe when I was very small, from age 5 onward He said, "You can look down into your hand and out into the universe and it is all the same, worlds within worlds." The movie Contact affected me very much since Dad and I would sit at night using Morse Code and a ham radio set Dad built to contact other people doing the same thing. At 9 I learned Morse Code in order to do this with Dad. Great memories. And I believe the universe and every living thing is God's sound waves. Remember He spoke us into being.

[@tripzville7569]

Your Father sounds like he was a great Dad. Here is one of our many songs for these times 'New G-D Perspective' kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqC6eIGIr6-baKc

[@ziggystardust7888]

AMEN 🙌🙏🙌

[@rudig5698]

Anyone else who’s read „the power of now“ by eckhart tolle?

[@topbark5]

❣️ Yes 😁 👍

[@M2Mil7er]

Does having Eckhart read it to me count?

[@michellemarshall6492]

Hello RudiG! Yes!

[@KimberleyJackshaw]

@@M2Mil7er yes of course I prefer audiobooks

[@randomelvis3359]

Yes...20 years ago 👍🏻

[@mihaschrott6510]

I'm sad that I live in a world where Russel is special in his thinking. Imagine a world where this would be ordinary.

[@luxuriousfir]

Each day people like you are making that a reality:] it's just a matter of time...

[@RoseTheDancingChef]

Aummmmen! I feel that time is coming, the evolution of human consciousness is inevitable. It's hardwired into our DNA!

[@_MrTrue]

You wouldn't be able to type your comment because the phone in your hand would not have been invented.

[@cortneypalm11]

It's up to us to become awakened and hold these thought patterns.

[@cortneypalm11]

@@realitycheck1231 this is what baffled me when I listen to people who are influencers on KZbin, telling us to wake up and leave the matrix.. well not all of us can just talk to a camera and become wealthy. A bunch of us crave this way of thinking, but like you said about the monks, we're dependent upon this system... Perhaps, we become awakened and hold that space in consciousness until we can all unify and hold the same space in order to end materialistic ways of living. 🤔

[@LexWick]

Tesla said "if you wish to understand the universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration", through this idea it is possible to understand universal oneness and that matter (or conscious or whatever) are various decodings or interpretations of information from various standpoints, be it a person, matter, experience of time, manifestations of distance etc etc. He was on to something indeed.

[@dh00mketu]

Why did he say that have you ever thought. Where did he get that knowledge from.

[@daltons8884]

@@dh00mketu His experiments possibly

[@palau23321]

Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@RubelliteFae]

@@palau23321 Are we just quoting scriptures out of context without actually participating in conversation now? Well, okay: "They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire. Neither agitated by grief nor desirous of pleasure, they live free from lust and fear and anger." (BG 2:55-56) "Those who know me as their own divine Self break through the belief that they are the body... Such a one is united with me." (BG 4:9) "As they approach me, so I receive them. All paths lead to me." (BG 4:11) "Those who worship other gods with faith and devotion also worship me... I am the object of all worship, its enjoyer and Lord." (BG 9:23) "Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord everywhere." (BG 2:46)

[@FirstPersonHood]

You only believe in a god when you FAIL to apply the scientific method to yourself. headless.org

[@NoFace-Killah]

If you told me Russel Brand would be doing these kind of talks 10 years ago, I would've actually lol'd

[@vintage_violet]

I KNOW right??? 😂✌️ I remember him on Big Brothers Big Mouth or whatever it was 😉

[@palau23321]

Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@FirstPersonHood]

You only believe in a god when you FAIL to apply the scientific method to yourself. headless.org

[@brendonleary]

I used to think that. And then I realised that all he has done is started wearing a different costume, with a new hairstyle and beard. His narrative has changed some, but even that, is nothing more than regurgitating the appropriate language for his new look. The vast majority of what he regurgitates is speculative nonsense. I preferred The Trews, than The GURussel, but viewed through the lense of comedy, it is still gold.

[@dioxinvapor1495]

@@brendonleary you know the score

[@andrewc3509]

I have followed Russ's enchanted work for several years now & he has been an absolute revelation in my life! Being an 80's kid, I have witnessed the birth & rise of the Internet. Nobody has inspired me as deeply as him & I have learned so much about myself by following his teachings. Im an empath & Pagan living in a 'digital fortress' & find Russell's work refreshing & extremely informative. This man is a true blessing & offers light in such dark times Peace love & light always Namaste

[@joyandjonah]

Consciousness is the way forward in my opinion. We will need to begin taking it a heck of a lot more serious than we have been if we want to live a better experience. Great video. Always appreciate your exploration.

[@HayleeBaely]

So happy to be on this journey with you all, Russell included 💗

[@saraha9229]

Dr. John Hagelin's breakdown of consciousness in What The Bleep Do We Know was absolutely mind blowing! Excited to watch this one! Loving this podcast series from Russell!

[@dayamay8221]

Love that quantum physics stuff. Especially "entanglement"."At the quantum level it is impossible to think of anything as being separate from anything else" Bose said that in the 80s. Interesting about the age of darkness as well. This was predicted by Shakyamuni Buddha.(India 2,500 years ago) He called it Mappo, the age of spiritual darkness. When we become completely preoccupied with and consumed by the material world. Using stuff and people as refuge from suffering. Namo Amida Bu(Calling to Amida Buddha who dwells in the Pureland of Sukhavati).

[@dr.brandileebunge]

People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because things are being loved and people are being used. Dalai Lama XIV The Solution For All Is Found By Existing/Operating From Unconditional Love, Grace, & Integrity!!! Simple ?

[@dayamay8221]

Exactly. When we start from a place of understanding ourselves and others deeply, compassion becomes the foundation for our relationship with the world. We learn how to utilise "stuff" in a way that supports our spiritual efforts rather than bolstering our egos. There's nothing wrong with "stuff". It's our attitude towards it that corrupts. In fact, it's all Other Power really, with the innate potential to release us from the suffering of Samsara(the conditioned mind). Namo Amida Bu( ,

[@Alexdelarge1975]

I just read Biocentrism by Lanza. Very interesting. In his book Lanza claims that consciousness is creating the universe and not the other way around.

[@taja1976]

I also enjoyed Lanza's work. There's a follow up: Beyond Biocentrism: Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death. I've been researching this field (damn pun!) for years, again and again this theory presents itself albeit labelled differently, I really think this is the answer to the big question. What is at the root of existence: Pure consciousness and this incredible physical creation is an expression/projection "thought into being". Consciousness manifesting, exploring itself, orchestrated beautifully as the Universal backdrop... and in the foreground we pop into being, play our own songs (live) for a while then reconvene.

[@59kicki]

- I’m wondering - so does consciousness then ‘need’ US at all??! 🤔

[@cortneypalm11]

And "they" people in power perhaps know this and this is why so many people are brainwashed to eat low vibration foods and be glued to the TV in order to dumb down the people to continue to co-create a negative reality.... It's up to us to awaken and hold space to co-create a better reality.

[@cortneypalm11]

@@59kicki I'm thinking, yes. I did mushrooms yesterday and I was informed that consciousness is expressing itself on every way and wants to experience everything .. but I took a small dose, so who knows if it was a contrived thought or true insight.

[@Alexdelarge1975]

@@taja1976 Thanks for mentioning the follow-up of Lanza's book. I just ordered it this morning :)

[@LordMichaelRahl]

I recommend that everyone read the book: Galileo's Error. It's an excellent update on the current philosophy of consciousness.

[@CheeCreations]

Biocentrism is really good too!

[@rogerc23]

Does it discuss the gut biome?

[@algae_rhythms]

Great

[@elliotfrahs5997]

One can reject panpsychism and still hold consciousness at the center of one's values. Surprised to discover Russell Brand as I've never seen him! Amazing.

[@cillyhoney1892]

panpsychism! That's the word for it! I had a mushroom trip where I met the Source of All Life and Creation. It showed me how it manifests the universe and how we are all connected, everything is connected! It was a joyous reunion. I go back to it every now and then just for the calm it gives me. I don't have to use mushrooms anymore, I just meditate and breathe.

[@angelina6543]

We are mushrooms, that is why you were able to use mushrooms's information and language.

[@YourHighnessssss]

@@angelina6543 Well actually we do share some basic biological functions with fungi, for example inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbondioxide. All other lifeforms, including humans in the end, also are descendants from fungi, which ruled the earth for billions of years before 'nature' evolved.

[@angelina6543]

@Ian Mann Yea, don't eat mushrooms because it is cannibalism

[@cortneypalm11]

Mushrooms and Ayahuasca help me 🙏 any advice of breath and meditation?

[@cillyhoney1892]

@@cortneypalm11 Close your eyes, breath in through your nose, feel the air go into your lungs and circulate around, when comfortable, breath out through slightly pursed lips, hold still for a few seconds and then breath in when your body starts to feel air hunger. That's it, just breath. Pay attention to the whole cycle. Breathing is when we take the outside to the inside of our bodies. It is a very intimate act and should be regarded as sacred instead of being taken for granted. It's good to focus on breathing for at least a few minutes every day. Delight in your being a living being that can do this wonderful thing! How fortunate we are to get to experience this thing we call life!

[@Trinity4me]

A human explaining God is like an amoeba explaining a human. Our arrogance, and ignorance of our understanding is astonishing..

[@dorothyshelton9649]

Not quite because we are God. We are a spark of God. The totality of everything is God so we can and should talk about God openly and joyfully

[@nematoaddd]

So we cant think about it and discuss it then?

[@Trinity4me]

dorothy shelton Um... We are NOT God, and I am not a spark. I am a child of God and joint heir with Jesus. There is only one triune Holy God. Unlike Him, we cannot create anything we can only form a collection of that which has been given us. In the beginning was the word of God. The word was God and was with God, and without him nothing was made. If you think you can create something, try making a simple blade of grass..

[@FirstPersonHood]

You only believe in a god when you FAIL to apply the scientific method to yourself. headless.org

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@dorothyshelton9649 "The totality of everything is God" is the pantheistic fallacy, which confuses the creation with its Creator. That "we are a spark of God" is true.

[@leonymerks5705]

Absolute great content. Its 2020 and we need to evolve as humanity. And I couldn't agree more. Grateful and happy to see You helping our "global" consciousness to advance asap! It's in humans nature to optimize. #HumanityForward Keep in on Russel - virtual hugs from us to You & Laura ~ Let's fix this system together!

[@palau23321]

Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@etha4th]

consciousness over materialism brings us back to the ethical ideas of necessary connection and relationship in life. i love this idea!

[@nicolepickering7056]

Thanks Russell for these insights into consciousness- I agree that I think all things stem from consciousness rather than the other way around. It would make sense that matter could be a slower denser vibrational extension of consciousness- a beautiful, intricate creation of consciousness that allows it (us) to experience itself in its unlimited possible outcomes & thus learn about itself or maybe even evolve and deepen. When you mentioned you spoke to John Hagelin, my first reaction was “GET. OUT!” 😺 I’m so jealous, can’t wait to see this interview. Would also love to watch yourself and Jim Carey sit down over a cuppa and chat about consciousness. It would do my head in but I’d still love to watch it ❤️

[@Recoveryplus]

We're more likely to first discover the subtle energy field of prana or Om vibration that permeates all creation, which are grosser manifestations of consciousness but are subtler than matter. Even that would be a great boon for humanity and would validate age old yogic teachings. Regardless, we're already moving towards an expansion of human consciousness. Look at how popular meditation has become. 50 years ago there were far fewer people doing it then there are now. In fact, science itself may begin to change as people's consciousness continues to evolve.

[@Ottee2]

Mathematics is the language of God.

[@AliciaM5555]

YES!!!!! 🌹❤️

[@allisonmaryatt5400]

Then I'm bad at talking to God.

[@musicalBurr]

I would go further. Mathematics is "God" - it has all the properties that one would want from a "God" except the warm fuzzies.

[@allisonmaryatt5400]

@@musicalBurr Well if you equate "God" with the scientific realities that define the universe, then I guess that's true. But isn't it desire that drives all life forms on this earth? How does that factor in mathematically? And what about compassion? Many say that compassion is the truest sign of divinity, or we could call it "transcendent wisdom", or omniscient wisdom.

[@addamriley5452]

James Rowell no warm fuzzies... not even from 69.. what are you, mathgay? 🤣

[@Carolynwatt1973]

Thank you again Russell, been a struggle today 🙏❤️

[@110654GREAT]

Thank you so much - this subject is the current search in my life.

[@leslieaj]

“The Rock” joke almost went right past me 😆

[@emilyzena7070]

5:10 - 6:37: lovely summation of dichotomy of materialism and non-duality of consciousness and the selfishness, commodification, separation and pain that comes from materialism. I think one of Russell's best videos to date.

[@notenough1484]

It was a childhood game... how vulnerable it is when we take a matter in solidarity and what amount of force cuts it

[@janelmiller5935]

I have always enjoyed listening to Russell especially the past few years. This is my favorite look lately!

[@CALLOUSMANNER1]

“Today’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality. ” ― Nikola Tesla

[@JustinL614]

Tesla was wrong about alot of things. He thought free energy was possible because he did not understand the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves.

[@CALLOUSMANNER1]

@@JustinL614 Longitudinal waves imply instantaneous action at a distance. You just called "Free Energy" into question by positing something which supports that very Concept...... Nice one Genius.

[@tseeker438]

@@JustinL614 free energy is theoretically possible. Nothing has been disproved.

[@antediluvianarchitect8483]

@@JustinL614 You are incorrect. Modern "science" incorrectly discarded the ambient medium, and with it the possibility longitudinal waves.

[@TheaDragonSpirit]

@@JustinL614 There is too much unknown about how everything exists to say that we can't find some undefined source of energy, not yet understood.

[@francismadden8561]

Simply put meditation is when ''you' are not there.

[@allisonmaryatt5400]

but your awareness is.

[@francismadden8561]

@@allisonmaryatt5400 if you are aware then a part of 'you' (your self , your self image) still operates.

[@francismadden8561]

@@allisonmaryatt5400 Allison tonight when you brush your teeth , don't be thinking , about anything in the past or in the future,, pay attention to the job and be aware when thought butts in. Russell is a bit of an amature in this field. He will take you around in circles like all the rest of the charlatans. being aware of awareness is poppycock.

[@allisonmaryatt5400]

@@francismadden8561 Well, I've been meditating and practicing/studying Tibetan buddhism for over 20 years, and I can confirm what Russel says about awareness being separate from thoughts is true, as proven by the fact that we are able observe our own thoughts. Awareness is an entirely different kind of consciousness/intelligence than the thinking mind, which becomes obvious in meditation. And as far as being in the moment, you are right, however, in order to function as human beings, we do need to think about the future and past for practical reasons, but the best kind of awareness is the awareness of now, as time rolls on. Meditation strengthens the mental habit of placing awareness in the present. The ability to control where one's attention lies is the discipline that develops from meditation. We can control our thoughts to the degree that we can consciously chose which object to place our awareness upon, instead of letting our thoughts drag us around willy-nilly. I don't think Russell is an amateur in these topics. His view is different from my own, in that he practices TM rather than Shamatha or Vipassana meditation techniques, and his Vedic-based teachings acknowledge the existence of "God", whereas buddhism does not. His descriptions of the meditation process, and the kind of understandings that arise from them are perfectly accurate, based on my own experience. I wouldn't dismiss Russell's level of spiritual attainment just because he's an entertainer. I think, in general, we tend not to take entertainers very seriously as human beings. Thus I conclude my lengthy thesis...

[@francismadden8561]

@@allisonmaryatt5400 There's a spiritual dimension and the material world.Thought is needed in the material world obviously but thought in spiritual matters brings time . You cannot say ''if i meditate , then in 10 , 20 or 30 yrs i will surely be enlightened''. That does not work. Nobody has ever found enlightenment through time. You cannot say 'i will'..You may feel more relaxed in yourself but that's about it.Feel a oneness about you..With attention thought is absent like when you see something amazing for the first time like the Himalayas covered in snow at sunrise. For a few seconds you are quiet inside but then thought butts in with ''wow , look at that' 'even if you are on your own.You had attention but then you are aware that thought has pushed its way in to your observation. Thoughts are all of your past and if you want to see something new you have to drop them. Which can be difficult because of education where you are fed problems to solve.from an early age...Preparing you for the material world where you need to survive.. And so your mind is occupied with self,, which was created by thought........Originally religion was to harmonise the business world with society where the original commandments were all about ,,,Debt. And what was justice. There is no justice today. In those ancient days sin and debt were the same word. But we have been fed propaganda for the last 2020 yrs....A mouthful for you to digest.

[@thisin.]

If there's one thing I get consistently from these vids...... It's the vocab. I'll save you some time: *"strata"* - plural for "stratum": 1: ▸a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground. ▸a thin layer within any structure. 2: ▸a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income. 3: [Statistics] ▸a group into which members of a population are divided in stratified sampling. *"dichotomy"* 1: ▸a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. 2: [Botany] ▸repeated branching into two equal parts.

[@aexistenciaemmultiplaspers5783]

Russell was very clear presenting complex hypothesis in a very articulate way. This my field of research so I know how hard is putting all topics together.

[@lauriejanes6511]

“that one what killed Goliath” 😁 actually, I think I’ve met some rocks I prefer over certain people.

[@addamriley5452]

The rock the spongebob drives is the one true rock... bow before the mightiest of rocks you rock peasant. 😈

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

don't get me started on trees, rock are lovely, trees sublime. Much nicer and more useful that most peeps.

[@palau23321]

Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@addamriley5452]

David Fuller so what about buddah and shiva?

[@Protector0ne]

For God's sakes start meditating 😂

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

prayer is better still, but few know how to.

[@Protector0ne]

@@stevefrompolaca2403 I believe prayer is only relevant when you know what you want.

[@stevefrompolaca2403]

@@Protector0ne nothing to do with want, that's what I meant by most people don't know how to 'pray like Jesus' Everything to do with communicating with something divine. If you know how to knock on the door it will open. If you want the door to open it will remain firmly shut.

[@FirstPersonHood]

You only believe in a god when you FAIL to apply the scientific method to yourself. headless.org

[@WindowHeavy]

@@FirstPersonHood The word God isn't always used to mean something outside of oneself, Douglas Harding knew this... the Absolute Self is the same as the formless or impersonal God. Don't be afraid of this word, learn it's real meaning, maybe you already know you just have to apply it

[@vollygirl786]

Studying this topic as part of my life purpose! 😍💜💜🐚

[@noahjones5600]

This is my favorite RB conversation by FAR. I don't even like particularly like you, Russel, but I could listen to ya all day. God bless.

[@SingleTrack66]

The rock that took out Goliath is still kicking around somewhere. Other rocks think of him as a Rock God

[@askbeavisigetnothinbutthea8722]

Yeah but I heard he went off the rails and now just sits around getting STONED... I’m here all night

[@notenough1484]

Oh dear, my last name means of the rock, my first name is of the forest.... 🧐🤣

[@nonyabidnazz7487]

papa was a rolling stone

[@59kicki]

Omg I just saw this awesome comic strip in my head from your comment! I still do and I’m still laughing -You had the comment of the day in my world of stoners!

[@askbeavisigetnothinbutthea8722]

59kicki I salute you fellow stoner

[@aric85]

Look at Russell Brand in his Jesus outfit and rosary beads 😂

[@1stulees]

Aric Arthur he really wants to believe in life after death..But I’m sorry Russell..it’s just not real..wang as many long words in there as you like..your gonna died, just like every living thing..

[@marelievanstaden1842]

I guess you have been there, done that, to make such a cocksure statement?

[@simonbean3774]

My recovery paralleled Russell's. I've studied QM and practise meditation. In India I had a similar experience. The Vedas and the concepts of Maya and Brahma are pretty much the unified field. You cannot defy the data..... Love

[@sapphirecoffee9131]

I love this. Can you dive deeper into the difference between conscious and unconscious?

[@susanbruce8974]

Y’all should check out Nassim Harameins Unified Field Theory. It is so relevant, astounding, beautiful, simple, and he has the math that proves it.

[@taja1976]

Yes! He would make a great guest for Russell to interview!

[@nicolepickering7056]

Thanks for the recommendation 👍 Is his unified field theory similar to Hagelin’s?

[@maestrosk]

Actually no and that's the problem with Haramein: ideas, enthusiasm and potential insights, but no quantification and as a result mockery from academia. I would love these people to be right but they don't really give anything people can use, test and verify. As a result they are ignored.

[@nicolepickering7056]

THOMAS SK Do you have the same opinion about Hagelin’s unified field theory?

[@Pseudophage]

@@nicolepickering7056 AFAIK, Hagelin doesn't have a unified field theory and, despite having a PHD in physics from Harvard, seems to be just as bad as all the other pseudo-intellectuals at misinterpreting quantum mechanics in order to entangle themselves with the money of idiots.

[@RubelliteFae]

It may seem equally tenable to presume human consciousness as the emergent result of material phenomena (materialism) or that there is some kind of consciousness _hypokeimenon_ that humans tap into which results in human consciousness (panpsychism), but consider the following analogies. Inorganic example: You can listen to a radio-which is constructed entirely of things which are not radio waves-but if there were radios and no radio waves, then the radios would not emit sound. Even the static heard when not tuned to a station is the result of radio waves (or other EM waves). Organic example: Though we have developed eyes over the eons, were there no light we would not see. Even eschewing metaphysics and considering only the hard sciences I don't see how it makes sense to presume human consciousness is purely emergent. Surely we are receiving something.

[@jordangraham-mclean1980]

If there were no radio waves we wouldn’t construct radios. If there were no light natural selection wouldn’t have driven the development of the eye. If there were no universe there would be no human consciousness.

[@RubelliteFae]

@@jordangraham-mclean1980 Well, true. But if there were no Universe there would be "no thing," nothing. I see it more as, if there were no, for lack of a term, "universal consciousness" or "consciousness field," then natural selection wouldn't have driven the development of the brain. Just conjecture, tho

[@Chaxar]

@@RubelliteFae but you have no basis to say that consciousness is a necessary precursor to consciousness. It is literally a circular argument. But animals and humans are an example of immigrant consciousness from non consciousness. So the there is a basis to say that consciousness is an emergent property of natural selection which does not require a pre existing consciousness.

[@RubelliteFae]

@@Chaxar There's no basis to say animals lack consciousness. Animals lack human consciousness in the same way that animals lack human eyes. Would you even recognize, say, frog consciousness if you saw it? No, because it's about the individual's awareness of others; anything we have to say about their subjective experience is irrelevant. To the same degree, you can't even be certain that I'm conscious. Why then would it be okay to presume other animals aren't? Why is it okay to presume it is entirely emergent rather than something which evolved to interact with something fundamental about the world, like the eye with light? Both are presumptions. Also, please don't confuse the issue by using the same term for human consciousness and whatever aspect of reality it might be a function of; it would be really hard to talk about sight if you called light sight.

[@jordangraham-mclean1980]

RubelliteFae That’s not how evolution by natural selection works though. Early in the evolution of animals, a serpentine protein mutated and as a result it picks up a new kind of signal: light. It didn’t evolve as a response to the existence of light. The ability to detect light does not equal sight, primitive eyes wouldn’t have been image forming. Evolution is not goal directed. Species do not become “better” over time; they simply track their changing environment with adaptations that maximize their reproduction in a particular environment at a particular time. Nothing evolves to interact with anything, eyes didn’t evolve to produce sight. Light exists regardless of an organisms ability to detect it or form images out of it.

[@KC-ji6tx]

Great stuff, just finished listening. Thank you.

[@TheWorkofBeing]

Ty for your amazing contributions Russell 🙏🏽✨

[@dr.froghopper6711]

I find the concept of the human being being a receptacle for consciousness that is beamed in from elsewhere to be intriguing and something worthy of consideration. Right now I consider a human body to be a bio mechanical contraption to house spirit. The mind, will, emotions are the operating system for the machine and it’s the interface between spirit and body. I am a spirit. I have a soul (the mind, will and emotions). I inhabit a mud based earth suit.

[@cillyhoney1892]

Not only do you inhabit a mud based earth suit, but that mud based earth suit has a mind of it's own. It is without language and it's a rather simple animal but it does have a mind of it's own. It likes to eat, sleep and have sex mostly. It houses your mind and soul (making your body a temple because it houses a spark of the Divine) and you are obligated to take care of it, but it doesn't really belong to you, it belongs to itself.

[@irena7777777]

@JeremyEM1 What happens to our consciousness after we die?

[@cathleenmcmahan8794]

it's also a meat suit

[@thisin.]

*Step 1:* Realize there is no distance/matter/objects/etc., and reality only exists in your mind. E.g. light enters the eye, then gets interpreted by the brain. That goes for all senses. People still trapped in materialism don't even get to this point. Your entire reality is no different to a hallucination, through indoctrination you start actually believing that what you see is there.. That's just signals, data. If you could unplug your touch/visual/etc. sensory inputs and plug in a video game which connects with all your senses, what would be the difference between the game and your current reality? Nothing, literally, absolutely no difference whatsoever. This is the most important thing to understand as it's simple, and requires no study of anything due to being a logical conclusion with no other alternatives. Everyone can make the realization that their whole reality happens in the brain, they already know it, just need to realize it's not some "reality" they're seeing and are inside of, but a product of their own mind. Having worked this out, people can start thinking if there even IS some objective shared reality, and if there would ever be a need for one. If we want to have ANY understanding of reality at all, Occam's razor states that virtual reality is by far the best paradigm to start from, being more efficient by MANY orders of magnitude to any alternatives. Efficiency isn't just "nice to have", it's a necessity, and if one model achieves an identical goal to another while being more efficient, the other model has no value. Even if reality was anything other than virtual, it would still be virtual anyway, lol, anyone who believes it's physical hasn't realized we've been making additional VRs in the world ever since we started making computers. Efficiency will always find a way, and if we trick ourselves into thinking we live in a physical world, before long, VR naturally emerges even inside _that_ . People just like to cling to beliefs, if as a kid they believed what they saw was actually there, now they'll fight to prove it true, ignoring any evidence to the contrary. _That should be enough. I don't even need to get into how materialism naturally results in determinism and why they're both logically impossible explanations for reality._ *Step 2:* _Step 2 and beyond are post-rational, most people haven't even gotten to the rational stage yet, so don't worry if this makes zero sense:_ Realize that the whole "visual data entering the eyes and then the brain" thing is also completely wrong. Believing that would be like believing the reason you see anything in e.g. GTA 5 is because the light in the game gets processed by your character's brain, allowing for you to see. Or that the reason jumping into water makes your character wet is because water gets into your character's clothes.. You'd be pretty insane to believe that, yet, people, generally, believe this sort of logic when it comes to real life, and that's understandable. If you actually believed you were the character in a video game, you'd take everything that happens to you literally, if someone insulted your character, or stole from him, you'd think "*I* got insulted, *I* got robed". Since it takes a lot of work to leave this reality, and you've never consciously done it, you probably think it's real, and that you're actually the person you started being aware of for some unknown reason during early childhood. *Step 3:* Realize that there is no reality. Senses are data input, and you're just the recipient. A table is only a table if you interpret it as one, is a jar of cookies just one object? Do you include the cookies? The chocolate bits? The atoms? The table it's sitting on? Do you account for the air inside? Outside? Does the cookie jar exist? If so in what way? Where does one "object" begin and end? What's the difference between the cookie jar sitting, and standing? What's the difference between _you_ sitting, and standing? What's inbetween? How many inbetweens are there? Who decides? What if your legs could stand on their own so that you could sleep and relax fully on your legs? What if you'd cut off your legs, sat on a stool, then the stool would split in two, and you _could_ walk if you wanted, but you didn't change position, would you still be sitting? lol. *Step 4:* You realize that you're everyone, and everyone is you, and not just intellectually. You intimately know every "person" behind every person in the world, and see them as you, with no real distinction made between different people. Realize you're not human, there is no such thing, it's your own creation, you just forgot. What you, and everyone else is, is, by definition, god. At this stage you realize that you're nothingness, but also, by extension, everything. You realize that the existence of _anything_ can never be rational. If you were _anything_ , you couldn't be anything else. If you were a table, you couldn't be anything other than a table, if you were a shapeshifter, you couldn't be anything _but_ that one shapeshifter. You couldn't change your personality, you couldn't change your thoughts, you couldn't change your state of being in any way. You couldn't be anything, you could not be alive in any form. You could not be conscious. Consciousness could not be anything. Consciousness could only ever be........ Nothing. _(Keep in mind, this is a very long stage, in a limited purpose model I just made based on a bunch of others. This stage could be seen as a mere beginning, having grown to be an adult. Kind of like knowing how money works, but, instead of money, about consciousness. Beyond that, it's aiming for enlightenment, about which, models don't really exist yet, and won't for at least a few decades)_ You might be asking, "but then how am I experiencing anything right now if I'm nothing?" Ask yourself, who's the experiencer, who's the feeler, who's the one who wants to understand, who's the one asking who's asking? Who's the one who's experiencing the asking who's asking? Who's the one aware of this experience? Who's aware of that?... Yeah.. you have to really want it, and be relentless, it's not an easy/quick thing to accomplish. Is it worth it? if you could reach the top and look back, you'd wish someone had forced it upon you against your will, no matter how much pain it could've caused. You'd wish you had been born a slave or a torture victim just so you could realize your true nature sooner without the distractions of a comfortable life. No matter what anyone says, until you make it, noone will EVER make you realize its importance. You may get motivated for a week, month, year, a few years, but forget about it like any other hobby/interest. And you _will_ forget, _many_ times. All that matters is coming back to it every time, learning about about enlightenment/growing-up from dozens of sources, staying motivated, doing psychedelics, meditating, self-enquiry, and knowing it's worth everything. If you meditate on it, and unplug from your character's data inputs, all this becomes clear. 99.999999% of people die without even once being their real selves. (Hint: That's different to getting to know your humanity, or whatever you believe your "true-self" actually is. ) Oh nice, under the word limit this time : )

[@ark-a4924]

it facts

[@paulmanning2003]

Emanuel Swedenborg states it best at swedenborg.com

[@FirstPersonHood]

You only believe in a god when you FAIL to apply the scientific method to yourself. headless.org

[@sandracamwell2415]

Heck! this is all going right over my head. One observation life is hard enough as it is and knowing any of this ( even if I could understand what you are saying ) will not change anything. That's because to function in this world in society don't we all have to see the same sort of things .

[@thisin.]

​@@sandracamwell2415 The way life works is that by simply "doing life" you evolve, that's what it's here for. Once you realize this, it becomes obvious, it's the one constant in everyone's life. Why do people become more "mature", "loving" or aware of what's important in life, with age? Looking at human history, do you notice a trend? What were people like a hundred years ago? People were just coming around to the idea that, maybe, women should be allowed to vote in the UK. A few hundred years ago, monarchy and slavery seemed perfectly normal. A thousand years ago, Vikings plundering and killing indiscriminately regularly was just a common way of life. It's not because life was harder, that's just a consequence of the people. The people were "less evolved"; more self-centred; less open-minded. In the coming decades, we'll likely see the world becoming more democratic. It's easy to predict change when you understand consciousness evolution. Evolution is always happening, bit by bit, and at all levels. You will move beyond what you currently are sooner or later, the only thing uncertain is when. You can likely recall some time in your youth when you were more ego-centric or afraid of things, the fact that you're able to recognise such times as such, just shows you your own evolution. Whatever the difference is between then and now, lets say at your worst you were 1, and now you're 10, would you not want to, in 5 years time be at 50? Imagine, not once in your life, _ever_ getting angry/annoyed/upset/unsatisfied/unfulfilled, instead, ONLY ever feeling like every day is the best day of your life, every morning waking up with the most intense passion for life, and going to sleep so fulfilled, and eager to start the next day. Even the billionaires don't experience that (for reasons..). "to function in this world in society don't we all have to see the same sort of things" Not only do we not "have to", we never _can_ and never will. This is just a common belief people acquire from taking everything they experience literally. "I see x, so everyone sees x", when, actually, x doesn't exist in and of itself, it only exists as its perception. You seem to view this as a theoretical idea with no practical use, but, it's literally you, and it relates to everything in your existence. If you and someone else agree that brexit is a good/bad idea, you're not necessarily agreeing, as the idea may be too complicated to sum up with words. Usually, you wouldn't notice, as the scope of your ideas may be small enough so that it doesn't matter, e.g. agreeing it's bad for the economy. But one of you may think it's only bad for the short term economy. Even if you both wrote 10 000 word essays on your ideas on it, and agreed 100% with each other's essays, you still couldn't convey your exact feelings and thoughts on it. It's impossible. And politics is a man-made system so it's one of the easiest things to agree/disagree on. When it comes to understanding someone else's interpretation of a piece of art, or music, you may be able to agree with someone that it's sad, but going much deeper than that would be impossible. Thoughts and emotion are not specific things, they are learned by each individual independently, seeing a set of 1000 "sad" events in a specific order by a specific brain at a specific age will form a different feeling of what sad is to everyone else's sad.

[@stifledvoice]

Thanks Russell, so glad the fields of energy that oscillate and dance in and out of dimensions to form our perceived matter are in the same universe.

[@mmgibson1]

One of the things I like to do when I am feeling stressed is to look at a rock I can see, and use my scientific side to determine whether it came from an igneous source or a sedimentary one. Either way there was a cataclysmic event eons ago and although that rock just appears to be sitting there doing nothing it probably had an eventful lifetime, and it is not concerned about saving a bit by using another online shopping method than Amazon. That makes my current problem seem totally insignificant.

[@fk-hi6gs]

What if we could find the unifying field? What would we do with it? Enlighten everyone instantly? I don't think so. According to Buddhist teachings, we are born in this realm because of, greed, hate and ignorance or one might also call it liking/clinging, disliking/rejecting and the ignoranc to what we truly are. The world we live in is build and run on this principles. If we would get access to the unifying field in a technological way, I'm not sure it would be used for the good of all humanity but rather in a greed manipulative purpose. Freedom to human kind is the greatest threat to the ones who like to rule over others and live of them. But I have no worries, technology will never reach there. Nature does and so does our human mind ones it transcend it's delusions of a seperated self.

[@jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862]

I foresee Russell uploading a new video tomorrow.

[@AliciaM5555]

Lol 😂

[@CompulsoryReading]

You have made me so happy with all of your topics lately. You are a messenger for love and light. The universe loves and appreciates your transformation so much, but I am sure you can hear that yourself. It's truly beautiful and remarkable tho. I can't enough of your new vids

[@elizabethroberts676]

watched Dr. Hagelin = didn't take much in because I was just too absorbed in his eyes - the love and goodness in them said much more than what he was saying. Thanks Russell for introducing us to such beautiful people. X

[@mklove8]

I believe humanity created religion templates to safely describe the power of the Universe.

[@alphabravo3566]

The universe was created.

[@hannahmitchell87]

Interesting the first difference he mentioned between him & a rock was financial 🤔🤔🤔

[@craigusmcvegas]

it was a joke pertaining to "the rock" dwayne johnson

[@chriscunningham8807]

@@craigusmcvegas Went over my head...now I get "The Rock."

[@hannahmitchell87]

@@craigusmcvegas Ohhhhhhhhhh! 🙈🙈🙈 Apologies Russell!

[@bs5167]

Would love to see an interview with Russell and Aaron Abke. Great episode Russell. Thank you and god bless. Much love for all 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@viera4]

Step away from anything that seems complicated.it is only there to confuse and divide. Infinite love

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Funniest (but tragic) event at the Hadron collider. During its construction a scientist stood in a section of it and said, “Finally, we can prove there is no God, no coincidences, no spirituality, just pure science” a few seconds later an as-yet unsecured part of the collider fell and collided with his head killing him instantly. So whether it’s science, faith, karma, mysticism, luck, whatever you like, one or all of them didn’t like him much.

[@topbark5]

Quantum physics, opening up to possibilities ✌️❤️😉 and changing the paradigm of the science mechanistic worldview to our ancient human knowledge and reverence for the great mystery, or the hard problem.

[@JSilverback]

Ephesians 6:11-12 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. ~Prince of Peace, J.C. Anxiety leads to Depression. ~Prince of Peace, J.C. He can bring you peace. “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration” ~Nikola Tesla Ancient ancestors/civilizations knew what Nikola Tesla knew.... connects.. There are surprisingly a lot of correlations with quantum physics (practically all matter) & the spiritual aspect of it. Side note. ~the Big Bang theory, was created & influenced by a Catholic priest. I question why would a Catholic priest create the Big Bang ‘’theory’..? Everything has a connection/.. historically to etc..

[@addamriley5452]

Silverback so you figured out that we’re the same person huh? Well now what?

[@AmberSage]

i took a break from meditating and manifesting to explore my youth and party but this was a wake up call for me

[@bartk4476]

Wow. What a great short material. You went a long way Russell. You are on a path of light for sure.

[@immortalfool7627]

Consciousness before matter?. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” - John 1:1-2

[@Chaxar]

Just claims. The Hindus have divine texts which claim thousands of gods have existed within thousands of realities before this one. Do you believe the words of their holy book? Why or why not?

[@guywhoisnotbob]

@@Chaxar I have a lot to learn about Hinduism, but I am curious how these many gods relate to the one Brahman. This has struck me as the same "the many are one" frame as I presently hold in a pantheistic Christian worldview.

[@tradcon3096]

Matthew Manokhina-Gallegos, personally I am much more concerned with the origins of our own apparent reality. Once that is throughly sorted I will be happy to go to work on possible previous or separate realities.

[@Chaxar]

@@guywhoisnotbob From what I understand, these 'gods' are individuals who have reincarnated to a next level of existence. It is ironic that the texts claim the 'gods' envy humans for our short lifespan makes enjoyment of life the sweetest, even-though we are at a lower plane of existence. But if you are talking about a unified consciousness, there should be examples of this consciousness. It should not be hidden, and it should not be a "God of the Gaps" fallacy. It is illogical to say, I don't know what comes before the quantum, therefore god must be there.

[@palau23321]

@@guywhoisnotbob Do not be mislead, Psalms 111:10" "The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." There is no other way to God, to salvation, except through Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Praise God, the gospel of Jesus Christ is GOOD NEWS indeed. Hallelujah.

[@return2innocence221]

Materialism leads to misery... living a simple life in nature leads to enlightenment 🏞️ namaste, have a nice day xxxxxxxxxxx

[@JustinL614]

I like material things. They don't make you unhappy. Eckhart Tolle drives a jaguar lol.

[@dfr6663]

"a simple life in nature leads to enlightenment" Written on a smartphone... 🙄

[@dalcloud8873]

True, and a simple life is not easy. I lived without power or running water, wood heat, candles, gathered and chopped the wood myself, no plumbing, carried water from a distant well when I needed it, walked through a swamp and up a crazy steep hill to reach a tiny, open outhouse which was intense to manage in the winter during storms. I couldn't really hack it. It was so much effing work...I mean it was like running a marathon every day. Chopping wood and carrying water and gardening and up the hill to the outhouse and if I wanted a bath it was so much trucking of water then time heating it with the stove, I mean it wasn't worth it. Well it was worth it; I had the best sleeps ever. Yet with such a stark life, face to face with the elements in such a raw way...it can be a lot. I see why people create lives for themselves with hot running water, plumbing systems, vehicles, jobs. Ultimately everyone needs to find their own sweet spot in life and get along with others. Easier said than done. Keep the beat. 💓

[@dfr6663]

@@dalcloud8873 you just described a life where , in your own words , the only time it was worth it was when you were unconscious... Sounds great. Why don't you still live like that?

[@malcolmwhite3479]

Russel, so nice to see you address a topic in a calm measured manner. If you can do that again I would love to see you interact with the neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, a particular hero of mine.

[@kiia1482]

Thank you for looking consciousness from the view of physics♥️

[@BlackInMind5]

Oh, an idealist trying to appear scientifically respectable by sneaking his doubious ideas through the large opened gates of misunderstood quantum mechanics.

[@brendonleary]

Winner. Slap bang in the middle of the target. Best response I have read so far.

[@DrFeltcher]

Thank you. I'm tired of Quantum Physics being used in all these New Age-y philosophical arguments. Misunderstanding the observer in the double slit experiment. Etc

[@suryacoapy5129]

To paraphrase a famous guru: “Regardless of the question of physics, the question of your liberation remains the same”. In other words, it makes no difference. That guru also said “Attend to what you came here for.” The questions you are referring to in this video Russell, are a distraction from the work that needs to be done.

[@taja1976]

Perhaps this is one of the reasons he came here. To raise collective awareness as to the intertwining hard materialist sciences and more spiritually inspired theoretical doctrines. If we knew more of what, why and how perhaps we would be less inclined to self destruct. I think Quantum physicists are delving into the consciousness component more and more, and in doing so are deconstructing the material, macro illusion, perhaps unwittingly throwing the light switch on but not yet seeing beyond the switch itself. These are exciting times and we need people like Russell to carry the message to the masses.

[@59kicki]

Well said mahalo!

[@daniellonergan4498]

Thank you for continuing to raise awareness of these truly important and deeply meaningful subjects and questions. I am beyond inspired and have gone on a very similar journey to yourself and want to have these conversations. I would like to invite you to a 1-to-1 Q and A of sorts if you will? I have also been very keen to kick-start a podcast in the hope to inspire others. Hope to hear from you soon Sir. Dan Lonergan :)

[@MountainM4n20]

Interesting take, Russell. I have been researching the heathen/pagan beliefs and it centered on everything (including that rock) having a soul and some level of consciousness. To take a branch to make a bow, you must ask the tree to give you the branch. To take stones to carve a set of runes you must ask the stones to carve into them.

[@scottf3588]

We live in A Digital Plasma Matrix Until I Hear Better ;- } Like Jesus ;- }

[@AliciaM5555]

Well said.

[@rogerc23]

Is that a hologram?

[@AliciaM5555]

@Casey Kerr or just a matter of perception 😉

[@scottf3588]

@@rogerc23 In A sence >>> >Chuch Missler Didgital Plasma Matrix SEARCH SIS (Z) Yes OLD School Lizadrds ??? ;- |

[@vandelay1987]

Consciousness is a by-product of life, not the origin.

[@jacquelineleubin5004]

Being grateful is very important and it helps A LOT in every way. Albert Einstein said Thank You a hundred times every single day and good came to him.

[@bce1279]

Russel your an absolute legend. I really like your style. Russel is the universe making sense of itself

[@michaelprice6776]

I wanted to be first 😡

[@mountainhobbit1971]

egocentric rubbish mate. everything is what it is...nothing more, nothing less. ;-)

[@acaughey09]

Pretty anthropomorphic belief, but without consciousness, there is no experience of matter, only matter itself. Consciousness is required to construct the experience of matter

[@tallflatlander3493]

Russel...had no idea that your interests included the esoteric. Glad I found this post. From my perspective, the chaos of thinking ((constant stream of thought) interferes with the realization, or awareness of awareness itself...i.e. Be still ..and know that "I Am.".

[@anavictoriamartinezqueirol9120]

Love Eckhart Tolle’s teachings. So grateful Russell did a podcast with him!!! Also recommend Ho’oponopono techniques by Mabel Katz to silence the voice in the head and become more conscious human beings!!!

[@bartvandenberg977]

Since you talked with Tolle you started to sound like him. Tolle is a guy who stole his his words from buddhism. Please, stay with yourself and dont end up like him. Acting like a guru and stuff like that...nah it doesnt suit you. You are to smart for that kinda BS. Peace and be yourself.

[@bartvandenberg977]

@jjjeanjeane I know. that why im saying this. Tolle is such a guy. act like a guru but at the end of the show...his words are not even his. Read some books about Buddhism and you know what im talking about. All these new age gurus are full of themselves but they are basically stealing word of others. Tolle asks 999 dollars for a seminar.. i think that says enough for someone who doesn't care about money.

[@bartvandenberg977]

@jjjeanjeane one love. Thanks

[@funisthefuture4653]

For what it’s worth, I have gotten a few channeled downloads on this subject. This is not my wheelhouse but I do get very clear insights now and again. The messages were: 1. E=MC squared works in the quantum Feild if you replace C (being the speed of light) with the speed of consciousness (which is much faster than the speed of light; and in its original form is omnipresent and therefore instantaneous). This is a way to understand that we have access to unlimited energy just based out our conscious vibration. 2. Black holes are not what we think they are. They are misaligned energy realigning to the speed of consciousness which is faster than the speed of light and therefore appears to disappear to the human eye. 3. Consciousness is in the neutron of every atom and the atomic structure is changed by mirroring what conscious energy within the neutron is expressing. I had to look up basic chemistry after this download and when I read that neutrinos and anti-neutrinos just disappear when they go into radioactive decay and scientists don’t know what happens to them my guides said that is them reverting back to pure non physical conscious energy. Hope this channeled message finds its way to somewhere helpful. 😁 cheers

[@kensho369]

Thank you Russell!

[@gillieography]

I love this so much.

[@guyfox9627]

Everytime I have to get inside a machine to fix it, I constantly sing "Inside of you, INSIDE OF YOUUUU!" lol love me some RB.

[@cortneypalm11]

Does anyone know of he leads transcendental meditations? Or does anyone recommend a place to go to practice? 🙏

[@littlestagpens8050]

Nice! I like the lessons with Russell’s brand of a little biting humor

[@jonjenkins]

Thank you Russel - Another of your interesting & intelligent chats - That latter pertaining to what I’d like to offer here - In all the talk about consciousness, which to me is essentially little more than degrees of awareness there is scant, if any mention of intelligence - It is now broadly accepted that this Universe is entirely composed of different vibrational frequencies of Energy down to the source level of the Quantum Unified Potential Field - However from a personal perspective this foundational foam like level must surely include, in the broadest possible terms, Intelligence - Rather than ‘consciousnesses’ I think a more appropriate term would be Universal Mind being the source of everything & we as biologically humans being ‘mini minds’ ie Intelligent energy fields, 7 in number based on the chakra system- Thus we are mini minds ( psyche ) having the experience of existing in Form & Matter - The secular/ scientific version of the metaphysical body/soul model

[@BobJohnson437]

Good stuff man, I loved your comedy, I am happy to see you are expressing even more of yourself in such unifying ways. Truly divine.

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

You can see how it might become difficult for certain mindsets to breath when they are asked to give agency/sentience it's proper due meaning they know the ramifications or would have to fully think about them if they gave the general public as much respect as they give themselves(I am generalizing but relatively this is the case no matter what people say it's reality as it is what their lives represent). What is that quote "it's not how the world was when you left it's what your life was while you were here". Meaning don't get ahead of yourself playing god acting like your going to say you did this for that because you just knew blah blah because then you'll live to regret it.

[@SleepStoriesASMR]

There should definitely be a storybook of the world’s Best Rocks.

[@micaelaharris859]

LOL love the rock comparisons. "Who was the best rock?"

[@captainzappbrannagan]

I'm not sure what the point of all the words were. But the start meditating advice is gold. Yoga corpse pose and breathing exercises are amazeballs for centering yourself and de-stressing.

[@joecesarano4301]

"Looooking Goood" Russell, my brother. Much gratitude for all You do. Blessings and warmest regards to You and Yours.

[@ellispalmer9220]

Thanks Russell I actually needed this today 🙏

[@leandrosilvagoncalves1939]

I wonder why he hasn't interviewed Bernardo Kastrup yet! His Analytical Idealism is mindblowing!

[@thesolipsismdilettante6498]

I'd love to hear the short version please.

[@lukefromdenver7609]

There is a difference between awareness and consciousness. 'Awareness of awareness' does not qualify as 'self awareness' or self-realization. The Self, Atma, is beyond the science of things. Satchidananda is going to transform awareness into life itself, into currents emanating beyond time, currents of Divine intent.

[@kennerkeyz]

thank you for everything man

[@stellaercolani3810]

You simply amaze with your brilliance!