Yes, it’s fascinating and all credit to him for being transparent in his changing and not pretending he isn’t, which is what we humans often do to avoid admitting we were once wrong. He shows that being wrong is not a fault if we turn it into a footstep.
@Darren Before I was born again I had no clue to Whom I was praying. No concept of Who God is. I only hoped He was there and that He heard me. That's what Russell is doing. Until God removes the blindness NONE of us can do any better than Russell is doing now. At least he is open to God. I hope it continues and that Jesus saves him. The things you've said about him and the curse words you've used don't serve your statements well at all. We are all narcissists to some degree or another until the salvation process begins. Let's hope this continues to salvation for Russell.
Yes I miss this version a bit. He gets a wee bit much for me now and then I head down that rabbit hole of entertainment via the crazy media exposed!! He’s best like this or in group convo with Rogan and other interesting highly thoughtful humans. Sick of those logs! Ha. I know he probably chops wood but after all the Covid lockdowns I’m just like exhausted from the faux homey logs. He’s so real.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things." -Philippians 4:6-8 NIV
@@bigcitylittlehomestead - Worrying about somethings is focusing on and giving emotional energy to the worst case scenario. Focus on the best outcome instead.
@@herenow2895 It's all about intention habibi. If that worry is coming from the pure intention on not pleasing The Reality, the worry becomes nothing and eventually, God willing, one realizes La ilaha illallah through proper understanding and direct experience of fana in wahdatul wujud
I am totally blown away by the beauty and truth revealed in this candid and heartfelt message. I have not heard any sermons on prayer from any minister or pundit in my years of spiritual exploration that even comes close. Thank you Russell.
“Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” “The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.” “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” “It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till it is expressed.” “Being in love’ first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise.” “We do not want merely to see beauty ... We want something else which can hardly be put into words - to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” “Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.” “One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness.” “Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods.” “Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” - “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now…Come further up, come further in!” (C.S. Lewis) ❤️❤️
@@Nick-vr6fe Not necessarily philosophy but extremely well written I would read some Oscar WIlde whom Russell is a huge fan of. No one writes like that anymore, his stuff is magical. "The importance of being ernest" "The Picture of Dorian Gray" should probably read them all :) As for Philosophy books there are so many different facets, I lean more toward eastern philosophy Alan watts, Eckhart Tolle -Power of Now, A New Earth , Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements, These one are more pick up and read a couple of pages and put down: Marcus Aurelius - Meditations, Lao Zsu, Confucius.
Wow. Exactly what I needed to hear. Truly divine timing 🙏 -Ask to be made ready -express gratitude -envision the day ahead and pray to be present throughout the day -pray for healing for others -pray to be in alignment We can be anyone because we operate in the limitless
@@johnnywatchman777 imagine coming to someone who expresses their gratitude for having been helped in life, only to shit on them and their helper for absolutely no reason at all. let that sink in. may u get better soon.
Ignore those depressed people Melanie. They'll realise their misfortune the day their maker wakes them upon death and ask the what good they did and how they repaid God for creating them. Study all religions with and open heart and if you derserve it, you'll see what happens to you in due course. Bless you Melanie 🙏
@@kopuz.co.uk. why would it cure millions? Prayer is a personal thing which brings peace of mind. You'll realise when it's too late but I pray you Dont make the mistake of remaining ignorant all your life.
Praying and sending love to everyone here who is struggling. We need to come together as one Human Race and realize that we are all in this together! Spread more love and positivity into this world right now it’s much needed!! You’re such an important part of this massive transition occurring on earth. YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH!
i cannot begin to tell you, russell, how much this particular segment means to me being in such a deep state of grief, anger, resentments. i hang on to every word and feel a sense of freedom, hope. a place to start . i am forever grateful!
Loved this - I've been working on praying from a place of "knowing" rather than a place of "hoping".... Feeling gratitude for what is already being attracted into my life rather than feeling stressed for what is missing.. the results have been MAGICAL ✨
I don’t take a single step in the morning when I wake up without prayer first. I also pray throughout the day and of course before sleep at night. I guess I just need A LOT of guidance!❤️
I love what happened to you Russel!! God is great! He comes always to those who seek the truth! It's a huge grace to all of us that follow you! Glory be to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! Amen!
I love when the Holy Spirit intervenes in the wee hours of the morning. A gentle niudge on my mind encouraging me into my own prayer. One of the many gifts. 💖
As Muslims we have 5 mandatory prayers throughout the day , the main purpose of these 5 prayers is to submit to god alone and feel grateful for giving us all of the blessings we have
that is cultural..God doesnt need to be reminded..it knows who you are, where you are..and we are it's children, as all human bibles state..so all the bibles worldwide and I won't name them all, I'm assuming you have saught..so, in many worlds bibles, we are its children..so how do you approach a father in childhood? and how do you approach a father as an adult? that's human philosophy and psychology..if your father has made it in writing that is you seek you will find..and now you are an adult..based on many bibles, you don't ask, you demand it to give you answers..ie father, who is my mother?..father, can I have this?..it is so kindergarten....humans seems to feel, think and believe they are less than divine...whf?lmao
@@donnakuhl2419 There is a part of what you say I think you are right. Yes, we were made in God’s image. He honoured us and gave us power over His Creation. However, we must be very careful not interpret that concept as that we are gods. Our purpose is to serve Him and serve each other. We are to glorify Him with our praise to Him, and with our way of living. And yes, the Muslim prayers are just pure religion. Starting with it being “mandatory” I think God expects us to have a better relationship with him than having us forced to do certain things. If you recruit slaves, how do you know whether they serve you for love or fear? 🙄
you probably dont give a shit but if you're bored like me atm you can watch all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my girlfriend lately :)
You're turning out to be an inspirational teacher on so many levels. I constantly recommend you as a light for those who are confused, or at odds with the spiritual path. Gratitude for you is what I feel every time I see you. And the jokes are good too!
I prayed for many years, but then I started praying in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and my world blew a part 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 - in an amazing way! Jesus Christ is Lord 💜✝️💜!
@Joy Sunny purifying a soul doesn't imply divinity. if i go to heaven, my soul will be purified, this does not make me a god. Sahih International, 3:55 [Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. the english translations of the quran cant encompass all of the meaning (when a text is translated, it loses 10-20% of its meaning) so il share an additional translation which clarifies this verse a little more. Yusuf Ali 3:55 Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute. you're using a verse which is saying that, "Jesus peace be upon him will be raised to God and cleared of falsehoods of blasphemers", is a proof of his divinity. this is ironic. We don't need to argue this, im comfortable letting God be the judge about this matter. additionally, orthodox jews can't pray inside churches. They also recognize that creating idols to worship is blasphemy, however, they can pray inside mosques and they consider islam to be the religion of true monotheism for the gentiles. Sahih International 3:59 Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was. There are verses right after the one you quoted as a proof to Jesus pbuh being divine which clearly show that his creation is like that of Adam. examine the historical development of the mainstream christian narrative. Muslims also don't believe in the original sin, as it is illogical to be penalized by the most just (God) for something we were not responsible for.
@Joy Sunny you said "If he isn't God, why do we need to believe in a man to be exalted or be purified in the eyes of God until and unless that soul is Holy." this is what i was refering to. in the other translation of the verse it stated that it jesus would be made clear of those who blaspheme. in the first translation as well, it was not disbelieving in jesus, but "those who disbelieve". in the way you articulated this sentence, "That was the verse in Quran which signifies how Allah will cut the association of those who disbelieve in him from those who believe till the day of resurrection." you make it look like the quran is saying that those who disbelieve in jesus will be cut off from salvation, but this is a mischaracterization if it is interpreted that way. those who disbelieve are people who do not believe in the religion of God and in God himself. you seem to be conflating belief in God and jesus the verse is saying that jesus will be free from those who disbelieve in the truth/God/the true faith. heres a video explaining islamic views on ALL prophets being sinless th-cam.com/video/QarwpEx8aYs/w-d-xo.html you claim that God Shares his attributes with Jesus and doesnt simple give them the power of those specific miracles, but i can't reconcile that with this bible verse: “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” John 5:30 the nature of God (being 1 or 2 or 3) should be very clear. in the quran and the bible God is characterized as being One, with even Jesus pbuh claiming the lord is one. the trinity came hundreds of years after the coming of christ. unitarian christians exhisted before trinitarians. how do you reconcile this fact? was the nature of God hidden from all of the previous prophets and only revealed to your religion centuries after the prophet who delivered his message to the children of israel left this earth? I do believe that the image of god in christianity as a white man is very problematic in terms of racial supremacy as well. you still haven't replied to the point on orthodox jewsish people not being allowed to pray in churches. really consider these facts and try to reason. for your own salvation, please ask God the father to give you guidance. i dont mean this in a condescending way, im sorry if its coming off like that, but i do believe that if you ask sincerely he will guide you.
@Joy Sunny there is literally no place in the quran that says jesus should be worshipped alongside the quran. If you have a presupposition that Jesus peace be upon him is a person of God then its how you would misinterpret certain verses like that. After all, the verses about his divinity in the bible are all ambiguous. In the verse 9:31 that you quoted, it states that they have taken scholars and monks as lords besides allah, and also jesus. The grammatical structure in arabic is different than in english so you're not used to this, but there allah and jesus are seperate in the english translation. If you read it properly you would understand that this verse is refering to scholars and monks, and also jesus being taken as lords besides Allah. This a structure you can more easily comprehend as an english speaker. You still haven't replied to the previous points ive made and are bringing up new points without addressing anything iv said prior. You are also insulting my faith by calling the quran stupid. It is clear to me that you are either emotionally charged with no aim for understanding or simply not equipped with the mental faculty to process this information. If you tried to talk to me in a respectful way, as i have spoken to you, we could have continued this conversation, but its useless now. No matter what proofs i show you, or the facts i use to rebut your points, you will bring in MORE points which stem from a misunderstanding of the original scripts (the bible, torah and the quran). Im happy living my life in accordance to the doctrine of Abraham and all of the prophets and i don't wish to incorporate pagan ideas into my worship. i think subjugating my religious views to a doctrine which i know has gone through centuries of theological development is a disservice to my own soul. I will be praying for you and i sincerely hope you look into these pressing matters. I really do wish you the best. Ive been somewhat harsh, but i was also very insulted by the way you called the quran stupid so you should think about that for a while as well.
Beautiful! I'm going to start praying every day to ground myself in worthy virtues that reflect our higher potential as humans. Gratitude, humility, courage, selflessness, wisdom, temperance & justice all come to mind. Thank you, Russell.
Mr. Erhman has changed his views about the divinity of Jesus. Doesn’t seem to be a teacher who embraces the Bible as an inerrant communication from the most high consciousness.
Be ye filled with the Holy Spirit. There's more to Christianity that clasping hands and praying. The Holy Spirit prays for you because you know not what to pray for and how you ought. The way to get the Holy Spirit to pray for you is first to believe in Jesus Christ as your saviour. You may say: save me from what? To that I'd say from sin. Sin is the choice of destructive or unproductive options of serving oneself instead of relying upon God to serve us. Yes I said serve. The problem is that the method chosen does not seem destructive or unproductive but eventually it is. God wants us to have an abundant life and only his own way can ensure that and when we don't trust him to guide us to that abundant life through obedience to his word then we have chosen death... That choice of another way apart from God's way is what sin is and absolutely all of us have sinned at various times but God sent his son Jesus Christ to reconcile us to himself by his blood instead of ours. When you then believe in Jesus Christ as the saviour that God sent to reconcile you to himself, he forgives your sin and gives you his Holy Spirit. This Holy Spirit is then the power that enables you to always choose God's ways in all situations instead of yours... The Holy Spirit will teach you right from wrong and give you life saving information every time. Jesus said, when the Holy Spirit comes he will lead us into all truth... He will uncomplicate life and show you things you never knew. He taught me the secrets to lasting marriage without me reading any book except the Bible and it completely revolutionized my life and he can do the same for you. God bless you! I pray that this helps bring someone to the knowledge of God and the power of his might!
This makes me happy. I feel like while I'm good with things like math and computers, I need extra help with this topic. I need a substitute teacher, I need summer school. I need all the help. Constant help, constant reminders. Thank you Russell. I'm going to try to pray more this week.
Prayer for me is spending time with the One who hears me and Loves me, the One who is trustworthy and powerful...who communicates with me and helps me love more and more and seeing who I really am. God my Heavenly Father
A good one, I find, is to meditate on and break down the Lord’s Prayer / the “Our Father” and apply it to myself. Jesus said “pray LIKE this” he didn’t say, “Pray these exact words or I’m not listening 😑” It’s basically a prayer which acknowledges God’s existence and presence, then asks God to give us what we need so that there can be Heaven on Earth and to help us love properly, to look past our weaknesses and deliver us from shame and guilt and all that is bad for us. There’s loads you can off on tangents with... I find it quite amazing and very helpful.
I've been following you for a few years. You just keep getting better. I'm a really tight non-denominational Christian. Shouldn't all our prayers should be - God make me prepared for the day I meet YOU. Make me all I was designed to become
Yes Mr. Brand, prayer is certainly the answer. I say my Rosary 6 times a week, and "The Divine Mercy Chaplet" on Sundays. I can't imagine NOT praying!!!!
@Russell Brand you are a beautiful human being with such revelation of God's principles. I believe the spiritual knowledge you have is not in contradiction to Christianity. I pray that you will come to know God personally and intimately through Jesus the son of God. Keep up the good content brother!
This man is a lesson in faith. I was an absolutely an unbeliever and still am. I started reading books about the shroud and came to non revocable conclusion that the shroud can not be duplicated and definitely showed that Jesus rose from the dead. I accept wholeheartedly what Jesus said to doubting Thomas you believe because you see, blessed are those who have not seen but believe. Jesus also said seek and you will find.
# How To Pray: - Use prayer as a way to focus intention. Not wanting stuff. - Worrying is praying for things you don't want. 1. Pray for consciousness to made you ready. Say: Awaken me. I want to see. Make me compassionate. Make me useful. Make me ready. 2. Pray to be grateful for things in your life. Be thankful for the life you get to live. Be thankful for having a body that functions. Be thankful for the beautiful relationships in your life. 3. Use the prayer to envision your next day, and ask to be useful. Envision yourself not going unconscious. To know that you will be challenged. To be focus in what matters. 4. Pray for the healing of others. For the people you hurt or are hurting. 5. Pray to be in alignment. To be in alignment with nature and this world. To become unlimited. To release your old past and shadows of the ego. To remember you can change yourself and be anything you want.
@@deeaimetee It means with the energy of the world or nature. Without the bad you don't have the good. Anyways there are people living really different realities than you. If you have that perspective try to change it.
I prayed for the true God to manifest in my life and Jesus revealed himself in 3 dreams. Pray for the truth. Jesus IS Lord. He says: Im the way, the truth and the life.
He is the truth. I had end of the world dreams in March I gave my life to Jesus like 5 months ago. On my repentance I prayed read the bible cried to god every night cause I couldn’t quit smoking porn then one day I woke up all my addictions were gone I heard god😫 it was amazing 5 months drug free porn everything that’s disgusting and sinful Jesus is coming guys repent this virus is all a new world order the bible is being fullfield. It says they will say peace and safety but sudden destruction will come upon them and trump announced 1 month ago ‘peace and safety’ repent and trust in god people
I am a Muslim and I find the essence of your prayer the same as mine. Believing in THE ONE God is the absolute truth and surrendering to him and finiding him inside you is the only way to redemption or salvation. All prophets came witb the same message. The verbalisation of what you have been describing is in Surah Fatihah which we start each Rakaa with. Start with gratitude ask for guidance to be in alignment with his will and to keep us amongst the guided people. Being universally accepted makes all people want to listen and find things in common with you which is a great thing, However, avoiding labels and wanting to be a free spirit is a way of avoiding conflict. I hope you are not avoiding exploring Islam for fear of being alienated and loosing your fans because you are Muslim in the generic sense of the word (Submitting to God). You are a beautiful human being you embrace your vulnerability and have so much courage and sense of justice, compassion and wisdom. You have a lot of positive impact on people. God bless you!
Admitting to your own humanity is so honest. Know that you are already "healed" by your own intentions. Practice care not to muddle your own wisdom and inner guidance.
Thanks for sharing your recovery and your walk with us, Russell Brand. That can't always be easy. Know that you, your experience, strength and hope are valued over here across the pond.
I have never before seen anything with Russell Brand that I enjoyed or thought was worth my time. I always thought of him as goofy and undisciplined. This was very thoughtful and worthwhile.
I view Prayer as a phone call to GOD and Jesus. Talking to them. Telling them how much I love them. How thankful I am for things. Blessings for my friends, family and myself.
What about the oneness? The singularity if you pray to God AND jesus what if one said ok and one chose another plan for you? How will you deal with this issue?
@@addielove Right. John 14:6. "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Pray through your acceptance of Jesus.
@@junosynth So Jesus is the way not the destination, God is.. why do you say they are the same and you pray to both of them when Jesus clearly made a distinguish between them as who is the destination.
I walk around asking short prayers for guidance on matters day in and out. Noticed the more prayers of gratitude I send out the more returns to be greatful for. Started tithing and it's true have not been broke since. Before living pay check to pay check. Now have savings. I often get texts from people who are in crisis. My response urge is one thing but a short prayer asking how to respond instead brings a whole new perspective to reply, I see thru lots of bull and drama very often after the short prayer. Very often my response has been➡ This is a bunch of drama started by gossip. Don't get involved or you will make it worse and end up the villain. Shocking how many respond you are right and so wise. But had I responded using self .. I might have made the matter worse by advising the route I would take from a worldly perspective. Loved the vid Russell. You very wise. Also enjoyed your comments from viewers. Thanks all. P🌴🌴🌴🌴
i pray as a reminder to be thankful for the small things lots dont get like meals a roof and health, i also pray for those who may need help and for peace and comfort in troubles through the day. it reminds me to try not to worry so much and helps me try and find light among the darkness.
Russel Brand is such a huge inspiration. He inspired me to start meditation and listening to things that soothe me. Thanks Russel for all the work you do. Stay blessed.
Praying awakens the soul. Frees the soul from the chains one has put it in. Unblocks the daily suffering and axiety one may go through and ultimately constrains the ego especially when in a routine.
Couple of things on TH-cam that is really good. I put it on really low at night and it is still playing in the morning. Go to these channels and pic their playlist. Or pic playlist in TH-cam search. Searchlight ministry (it’s Jon Courson) David Jeremiah sermons Pastor Greg Laurie Maranatha chapel Skip heitzig (think that’s how you spell it) he has a thing called “the Bible from 30,000 feet” bunch of videos, good to listen in order. It’s an overview of everything in the Bible. Not super deep, hence the 30000 feet, as if you are looking at the Bible from way up in a plane. John hagee or john hagee ministries Lion of Judah (this one is really good, but not good to go to sleep with, since there are too many commercials, since you are laying down you can’t get up to skip them) Grace for purpose prayers (their playlist is awesome, it just keeps praying different things and you find yourself agreeing with the prayer till you fall asleep, really good) And on the radio (they also have an app) it’s called “the bridge Christian radio” they have some music, especially on Sunday. But mostly pastors explaining the Bible.
I have listened to him Shelley. Even if I ignore the allegations against him, which of course he is unable to address, he was just another apologist who failed to produce sufficient evidence for his claims. So no I do not love him.
I used to listen to Dr. Ravi on my drive to class every morning, back in the late 90s. It made for a better day! I miss him but thankful for his recorded words.
Please pray for me and my children, will you? Thank you. I’ll include you and your whole family in my prayers too.🙏🏼 Russell can I ask you.. how is relationship with Jesus? How does that actually work? I mean practically speaking. I’m a dummy. But I used to see Jesus in my bedroom while falling sleep, I must have been 7. Now I’m learning to get to know Jesus again while he, the King of Kings knows us all so well.
This was so good! Expressing gratitude. Understanding others' perspective, and not forcing our own. Praying to stay woke to what is around and not become self-absorbed in our own private consciousness. Praying for healing for others that are suffering. Listening for subtler information in nature. Praying to be useful. This is so, so, good.
Praying Changed my Life. IT Changes my Heart, still does. When i have fearful, negativ or hateful thoughts, i Go against IT and speak bibleverses touching The subject at this Moment, very liberating. I get more thankful and joyful ,even in difficult circumstances. God, please let my Heart overflow with your Love and let me BE a Joy to YOU ✨🙌👑
Man I just made a self diagnosis you helped out so many of us just within 2 minutes I bet you shouldnt be allowed to say the shit you say because it's to damn good and knowledge is power and that's the last thing we can afford to give the people is what the powers that be think anyhow thanks a million once again Russel your a savior and righteous soul indeed
I lov, love, love that you are praying the Rosary, “ The Rosary is the 'weapon' for these times.” -Saint Padre Pio. That is Catholic prayer. God praising, God focused, to express gratefullnes, to seek peace to do His will. Not a Vending Machine like Sky daddy. No criticism, just and FYI the rosary starts with the Apostles Creed on the crucifix then 1st bead is our father followed by 3 Hail Mary's and 1 Glory Be. Then the 5 decades.
My prayers is all about gratitude. More grateful you are is more you getting what you need. God is the most Compassionate, most Merciful and most Forgiving. He is the King of all the kings and the world and what’s in it. Thank God for giving me another day to live without catching coronavirus along with my family and people I love.
Matthew 6 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy. closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray. to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father. (Go within to pray) No talking, no asking. Just Be still and know God Let him guide you
The Gospel of Matthew. He was a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s not his recipe for prayer. This is the direct words of Jesus Christ who is God Himself. Those who have ears to hear must listen!
@Evenson Alps Based on numerous eye witness accounts. The magnitude of New testament documents from different sources all giving the same accounts are Divine. The historicity of the New and Old Testaments or beyond compare. You can be more sure that Matthew was a disciple of Jesus than you can be of the existence of historical figures such as Plato or Genghis Khan. Please do some research and find out for yourself. Your very life depends on this. Jesus is the Truth, the way and the life. Believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ and repent.
@Evenson Alps Rather than hang on the lips of Bart Ehrman, rather watch him debate proper scholars. His debate with James White is a good place to start. th-cam.com/video/5K-AOfj1Axg/w-d-xo.html Your short statements : The Trinity is not in the Bible and Jesus never claimed to be God is laughable really. The Trinity is found everywhere in the Bible from Genesis all the way through to the book of Revelation. For Example, Genesis 1:26 : Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. The doctrine of the Trinity flows naturally from Scripture. No honest person can say otherwise. Jesus claimed to be God all the time. Have you never heard of the I Am statements that Jesus made?? Here are seven: 1.) And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). 2.) Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12). 3.) “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9). 4.) “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). 5.) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25). 6.) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). 7.) “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1). John 8: 58 - Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” God tells us that His Name is " I Am" when He reveals His Name to Moses in the burning bush. Jesus claimed to be God my friend. He is the stumbling block for the unbelievers. We stand or fall with Jesus Christ. He left us no other options. Sounds like you're muslim? Are you? The core message of the Quran is that God is not Triune and that Jesus is not God? If you're muslim, I have got some very good material for you.
@Evenson Alps WOW! To mock the living God so openly... Proverbs 9: 7Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. I'll leave you with this. Philippians 2 :9-11 9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Rather repent now, for you will have to bow the knee and your own tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord whether you believe or not. When God has spoken, so it is.
that's quieting the chatters of the mind, or the "drunken monkey" as they say..in a quieted state of being, feel the Holy Spirit move through in you and out through you--this is One with the Divine in the body--that has been there all through your life...never separated like what we have been taught/told for the main purpose of keeping ppl under control...we are EACH god in the body---the very thought and image of the Creator seeking to be known through our life choices = life experience..it is indeed freeing and liberating to truly know who you are and in knowing, you come to a point that all creations is a part of you because I AM is one with Source of all creations🙏 Be grateful always💚. Indeed all is well🙏
I 'have' been praying since I was 6 yrs old..........So I 'know' what prayer is...and YOU have hit the nail on the head...MOST people do NOT ...pray 'thankfulness' first.........as well as all of what you've said 'especially' for those less fortunate......!!
I pray to love myself unconditionally and to forgive myself for everything that happened yesterday, and to love everyone else unconditionally and to forgive them for everything that happened in the past as well.
Awesome, I have prayed a little bit. I find it helps although the meditation is what really helped me. I have quit weed for a month and a half now and I feel so much better. Something God communicated to me was to quit, and he cant help me unless I were to help myself. Now im doing quite well :) Thanks for your inspirational videos they have helped me.
I'm heartened by Russell's message and from what I read here. I'm grateful to have seen and experienced the higher consciousness that permeates life. Now to remain in tune, align, and live into it. Our numbers are growing...
I started praying every single night a few months ago after I was at my lowest and I prayed for happiness/safety/joy.. Then I felt all of it.. I was happy again and full of joy…. Then lately I’ve been asking for things and wanting things now I’m slowly getting depressed again.. because my main focus is on things that don’t align with me.. like I feel the low vibrations right now…. But every time I feel it throughout the day I think about God and needing him….
I use prayer for healing & help for others if I can't help them at all...My Prayers have been answered.I always say thank you & Amen.I believe prayer can be a powerfull thing
We love you, Russell. Thank you for your openness, humility and transparency. A bit like St. Francis who was a worldly wild one in an earlier season of life & transformed into a wild one for God. Our prayers are with you. Blessings & love from Monique & Paige.
Respect.. reminding me of teachings of islamic mystics. I'm sure positive souls are out there they don't need bounds of religion they are true, honest n selfless beings, achiving far greater heights thn a regular man. May your hearts desire to search beyond the obvious be fulfilled.
Praying with a humble heart is much easier to do when I understand how great and loving God is. He cares for us and sent Jesus to take our place so we could live with Him forever in heaven! Prayer is awesome and Jesus is amazing!
Y M We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and are deserving of hell bc we have broken Gods rules. But God wants us to be in Heaven with Him, so he sent Jesus to live a perfect life and be a sacrifice for us, paying the debts of our sins so that whoever believes in Him, that he died and rose 3 days later, will be saved.
Y M That’s a great question! God is both just and merciful. In order for justice to prevail, the debt of our sins must still be paid, which Jesus did on His death through the cross. Because God is merciful, he did this for us. Before Jesus came, the Jewish people had to offer burnt sacrifices at an alter, done by a priest in order for their sins to be forgiven. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice, so we can be made right with God.
I don't cease of being in admiration of your capacity of articulating and bringing together old wisdom filtered through your own experience, your clarity is of great value. Thanks so much
It feels good to tell yourself that youre being useful while being completely and utterly useless just because you talked to your imaginary friend, its never all you can do, if you want to make a difference DO something
Many different kinds of prayer.. But the absolute highest prayer prayed was by Jesus in the garden.. To His Father..." Not my will but Thy will be done"... Humble. Unselfish. Praying for you Sir...
a real mark of intelligence (recognizing that intelligence isn't a fixed measurement) that I wish was recognized by the masses. a lot of people who make things into large complex ordeals often don't actually sink into the details and assume that 'it' is "easy" or "impossible", which hinders learning in them. by extension that person will kneecap understanding of others as well.
The miracle of life is that we are all born 'ready', rather equipped, mashallah. Each of our beings, perfectly imperfect manifestations of divine love blessed with everything we need (and more) to truly live. Subhanallah. When we 'see' through our hearts, our perspective on life shifts. We feel. Everything. We feel divinely connected. We feel the trueness of being. We feel the eternal peace, love and light that is us, the entire oneness of creation. Allahu akbar (God is great). Subhanallah. Salam aleykhum
In Islam, prayer is about refocusing on what's important throughout your day. 5 times a day. When the sun rises; the first thing you do after opening your eyes, make your positive intentions for the day, thank your maker, etc. Mid day; stop everything and remember your maker and purpose, etc. Late afternoon; another breaking up of the day to remind yourself of why you are here, etc. At sundown; closure of the day, time of refection, etc. Before bed; before you close your eyes to sleep, being thankful for your day, review difficulties, move forward, sleep in peace, etc.. I love that. Just sharing.
I pray most for those who are seeking to find salvation through Jesus Christ, and this has included you for many years. I believe you get getting closer and closer dear Russell and pray you can lead masses of others with the truth of faith of Our Creator and your excellent mind and testimony. God bless you and your family. Yes you are absolutely correct and get it and so much more than many who are following Yeshua - Jesus even for a long timealready. You get its not about self but praying unselfishly for others. Also about wanting to pray not for what we want but about OUR CREATORS WILL for us and coming into alignment with Him and what He wants which is what is best for us but not necessarily what we THINK it is rather what we need, Thats when prayer is answered. Sometimes we will be put through trials in order to get where we need to get but this only will refine us better to be able to see more and more clearly and that His will is the ultimate best. If we did it HIs way from the start we wouldnt be in this mess. He wants us to be prepared and willing to meet HIm and live with HIm for eternity. He will allow but ultimately for our ETERNAL SOUL be saved and to be able to go to HIm and the Father who loves us all but has ONLY LIMITED HIS OWN POWER AS FAR AS MANS WILL to choose to narrow path. If we choose to exclude HIm from our lives here He will honour that into eternity. Pray HIs will in our lives and that of our loved ones and we should be good to go.
Thanks for sharing this, Russel. I'm on step 4 right now and have fallen off my regular prayer practice and am now feeling far away from my HP. I know getting back into regular prayer will help.... gonna get off TH-cam and go do it now ♡
You just called talking to your imaginary friend a connection to the real reality, i knew i would come across some hilarious stuff in the comments but this is more than i expected
@The Ancestor you couldn't talk for a week when your cat died. That tells me that you have many emotional reasons to believer in your ancestors infinite regression(which doesn't exist). You got problems accepting facts like death. The traumatic past will not go, if you comment on "hilarious comments". The Creator of imagination, the Eternal Observer, the First Cause knows your potential, and will make you accountable for failing your test (this world).
@The Ancestor I wanted to see why you believe in this african folk religion, so pressed your name, and came out latest comments. Anyways, can I suggest you a video? th-cam.com/video/w0ztlIAYTCU/w-d-xo.html Its not religious, its about science.
@@g_m15 just want too say thank you for the video you mentioned here, very interesting, (not to mention clicking on the link snapped me out of mindless comment reading after watching the video 😝)
Prayer is acknowledging the Father of us all. I pray for others as well as for myself. With illness I need help through the day more often than not. I want for ppl as a whole and our acceptance that we are all God’s children and I pray that we learn to respect our home...earth. Pray like you u r speaking to the person who has loved you forever. Don’t be vague in your need, be grateful, be humble, and don’t ever think of prayer as a burden. It’s a connection.
Thank you for this inspirational message, Mr. Brand. I tend to have self deprecating thoughts and it usually feeds to my depression and anger. Your explanation on prayer is very enlightening. No needing to pray to an arbitrary omnipotent being, but rather the spiritual consciousness. Here’s to the first day of the rest of my life.
Russell you have grown up into a intelligent, interesting Gentleman the press got you totally wrong. I absolutely love watching your chats and listening to your opinions on life, I am really impressed by the man you are. The Press know nothing. Keep doing these brilliant chats and we all love and admire you ❤ Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I the Lord say, Samaria disobeyed me: so the little ones must have their head bashed against the ground and pregnant women must be riped open. (Osea 13:16).
Praying is like a conversation with yourself. Not you... but still you. Praying is linked to hope. Hope is linked to the future. Future without hope is just suffering. A sacrifice is an investment into the future. When you don't know..then you need hope. When you learn to trust yourself you'll find calmness....... peace You can place your trust in hope. After all it was you that formulated it.. It's yours. That's why it hurts when someone takes it from you.
Imagine someone being aware of everything in this world- both overt and hidden stuff- and having to deal with tones and tones of lies, injustice and psychological filth put into action....that's how God feels. So before expecting anything from God, I think mankind needs to take a very good look at itself.
Your thoughts are your prayers. The last purposeful prayer I said was “I Need someone to Love.” It was a good prayer. Jesus Said..” Pray for your enemies.” That is harder! I have now learned the importance of gratitude prayer.
Evenson Alps The Gospel of Matthew Said..” and Jesus opened up His mouth and Spoke.” Belief in God..is Faith..it is not something I can prove to you. That is all it claims to be..belief and faith in God. I Believe and have Faith in what Jesus Said in Matthew 5 6 7 and I live my live accordingly and I am at Peace. This is what Jesus Promises. You may have different goals.
Evenson Alps Peace is not an emotion. It is a State of Being. When something works perfectly..I see no reason to change it. I do not see myself happy living as a Muslim woman. I have see pictures of them..They do not look happy to me. Why would I want to be a Muslim woman? I would be miserable Hot in that garb in Arizona.
Prayer is a patitioning for Inspiration on which to base our Aspirations. Prayer is a path or tool for focusing attention, raising consciousness and broadening awareness. Focus brings clarity, and clarity is power because it creates a pivot point by which to leverage imagination into manifestation
Prayer is a petitioning, patitioning for inspiration. Inspiration sparks the imagination. And dreams are the kindling on which the fire heartfelt aspirations can be built. It is preparing to be prepared, focusing attention raises consciousness and broadens awareness. Prayer brings clarity of intention and clarity is power. Because it creates a focal point and, that focal point is the by which imagination can be Leveridged into physical manifestation and take on material form.
I love this version of Brand. This man has evolved so much. I am so happy to see the great person he is growing into.
Yes, it’s fascinating and all credit to him for being transparent in his changing and not pretending he isn’t, which is what we humans often do to avoid admitting we were once wrong. He shows that being wrong is not a fault if we turn it into a footstep.
@Darren th-cam.com/video/6EwzvKF-o_Y/w-d-xo.html
Right?! Just re-found him several months ago and I'm hooked!
@Darren Before I was born again I had no clue to Whom I was praying. No concept of Who God is. I only hoped He was there and that He heard me. That's what Russell is doing. Until God removes the blindness NONE of us can do any better than Russell is doing now. At least he is open to God. I hope it continues and that Jesus saves him. The things you've said about him and the curse words you've used don't serve your statements well at all. We are all narcissists to some degree or another until the salvation process begins. Let's hope this continues to salvation for Russell.
Yes I miss this version a bit. He gets a wee bit much for me now and then I head down that rabbit hole of entertainment via the crazy media exposed!! He’s best like this or in group convo with Rogan and other interesting highly thoughtful humans. Sick of those logs! Ha. I know he probably chops wood but after all the Covid lockdowns I’m just like exhausted from the faux homey logs. He’s so real.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things."
-Philippians 4:6-8 NIV
AMEN!!! Lesssgoo
Simple! Beautiful! Amen! Thank You Jesus! X
That includes one ofy favorite verses..ie ancient positive thinking!
Amen !!
Amen
"Worrying is praying for what you dont want"
That is very well put Russel and absolutely bang on.
Here Now
You clearly don’t know what praying is.
@@Esico6 - You clearly didnt listen to what Russel said in this video. If you heard the bit I quoted, you obviously didnt understand it.
@@bigcitylittlehomestead - Worrying about somethings is focusing on and giving emotional energy to the worst case scenario. Focus on the best outcome instead.
I like "worry is praying to the wrong god"
@@herenow2895 It's all about intention habibi. If that worry is coming from the pure intention on not pleasing The Reality, the worry becomes nothing and eventually, God willing, one realizes La ilaha illallah through proper understanding and direct experience of fana in wahdatul wujud
I am totally blown away by the beauty and truth revealed in this candid and heartfelt message. I have not heard any sermons on prayer from any minister or pundit in my years of spiritual exploration that even comes close. Thank you Russell.
It’s a very important point that praying is not about asking, which simply keeps you in a place of wanting. Gratitude is very powerful.
Agreed and i find gratitude to be instant joy!
Be still and know that l am....... God.........
Agreed wholeheartedly .. 🙏🙏❤🧘♀️
Alhamdullilah for everything
“Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.”
“What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.”
“The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.”
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
“It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till it is expressed.”
“Being in love’ first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise.”
“We do not want merely to see beauty ... We want something else which can hardly be put into words - to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.”
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”
“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
“One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness.”
“Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods.”
“Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.”
“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” -
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”
“I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now…Come further up, come further in!” (C.S. Lewis)
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Does anyone else think Russell has such an impeccable vocabulary? I find myself looking up word definitions most times when I watch his vids :D
Yeah...it is because he is from Engeland!
Just kidding😝
I feel like if I was with him all day, I'd end the day smarter and with a bigger vocabulary
@championchap I seriously do want to start reading more, any good suggestions for philosophy type books? Many thanks in advance 😊
Do you feel that as a native english speaker ?
@@Nick-vr6fe Not necessarily philosophy but extremely well written I would read some Oscar WIlde whom Russell is a huge fan of. No one writes like that anymore, his stuff is magical. "The importance of being ernest" "The Picture of Dorian Gray" should probably read them all :)
As for Philosophy books there are so many different facets, I lean more toward eastern philosophy Alan watts, Eckhart Tolle -Power of Now, A New Earth , Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements, These one are more pick up and read a couple of pages and put down: Marcus Aurelius - Meditations, Lao Zsu, Confucius.
Wow. Exactly what I needed to hear. Truly divine timing 🙏
-Ask to be made ready
-express gratitude
-envision the day ahead and pray to be present throughout the day
-pray for healing for others
-pray to be in alignment
We can be anyone because we operate in the limitless
deep he's a junky , he talks like a burn out , he's praying to the universe .... why waste your time .... Hollywood is satanic
@@johnnywatchman777 ..... and you...are showing ...just how small...your 'Universe' ...is. ;)
@@suzesinger6762 keep tripping the 60's might come back
@@johnnywatchman777 imagine coming to someone who expresses their gratitude for having been helped in life, only to shit on them and their helper for absolutely no reason at all. let that sink in. may u get better soon.
Thank you
Once you experience the power and wonder of prayers, you wonder how you could have ever lived without prayer (and God/Good/Love!!)
Started praying everyday a few months ago. It absolutely helped my anxiety and catastrophic thinking. Loved this discourse.
What prayers ?
wow congrartsssss!!!im sure that you've cured milloins of people! you're like a real life super hero.
Ignore those depressed people Melanie. They'll realise their misfortune the day their maker wakes them upon death and ask the what good they did and how they repaid God for creating them. Study all religions with and open heart and if you derserve it, you'll see what happens to you in due course. Bless you Melanie 🙏
@@kopuz.co.uk. why would it cure millions? Prayer is a personal thing which brings peace of mind.
You'll realise when it's too late but I pray you Dont make the mistake of remaining ignorant all your life.
Glad it has given you serenity. Hard to fine peace in this world. We're all just holding on by our fingertips. Keep doing what makes you well. Peace.
This is old, but Russel thank you. You are slowly helping me find God again.
Praying and sending love to everyone here who is struggling. We need to come together as one Human Race and realize that we are all in this together! Spread more love and positivity into this world right now it’s much needed!! You’re such an important part of this massive transition occurring on earth. YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH!
Oh definitely huge shift of consciousness
I love this. And you are wonderful for saying it. Thank you.
Thank you for the idea that I’m more than enough. Thank you for your light.
Beautiful comment. Thanks for giving your time and hope to us. Peace.
YES
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i cannot begin to tell you, russell, how much this particular segment means to me being in such a deep state of grief, anger, resentments. i hang on to every word and feel a sense of freedom, hope. a place to start . i am forever grateful!
You expressed how he affects me also.
Loved this - I've been working on praying from a place of "knowing" rather than a place of "hoping".... Feeling gratitude for what is already being attracted into my life rather than feeling stressed for what is missing.. the results have been MAGICAL ✨
Yes it definitely looks like you are having great success 😀👌
Amen, my friend. :) God Bless.
Yes! Praying shouldn't ever be from a place of want.
Karan there is only one God, the name you give it is not important
That is beautiful, Jelani. I'm going to give that a try.
I don’t take a single step in the morning when I wake up without prayer first. I also pray throughout the day and of course before sleep at night. I guess I just need A LOT of guidance!❤️
We all need A LOT of guidance ❤️
Don’t we all !
Russell - I am so blessed by seeing how Spirit is working through you. Your eyes look more youthful than they ever have.
Peace and Grace my friend
It is simply amazing just how you can receive guidance ❤️
@@CherryBerryFashion When an already established god talks to you its guidance, when anyone else does it its hallucinations
Cognitive bias
I love what happened to you Russel!! God is great! He comes always to those who seek the truth! It's a huge grace to all of us that follow you! Glory be to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! Amen!
I love when the Holy Spirit intervenes in the wee hours of the morning. A gentle niudge on my mind encouraging me into my own prayer. One of the many gifts. 💖
As Muslims we have 5 mandatory prayers throughout the day , the main purpose of these 5 prayers is to submit to god alone and feel grateful for giving us all of the blessings we have
and to ask Allah to forgive Mohammed.
that is cultural..God doesnt need to be reminded..it knows who you are, where you are..and we are it's children, as all human bibles state..so all the bibles worldwide and I won't name them all, I'm assuming you have saught..so, in many worlds bibles, we are its children..so how do you approach a father in childhood? and how do you approach a father as an adult? that's human philosophy and psychology..if your father has made it in writing that is you seek you will find..and now you are an adult..based on many bibles, you don't ask, you demand it to give you answers..ie father, who is my mother?..father, can I have this?..it is so kindergarten....humans seems to feel, think and believe they are less than divine...whf?lmao
@@donnakuhl2419 There is a part of what you say I think you are right.
Yes, we were made in God’s image.
He honoured us and gave us power over His Creation.
However, we must be very careful not interpret that concept as that we are gods.
Our purpose is to serve Him and serve each other.
We are to glorify Him with our praise to Him, and with our way of living.
And yes, the Muslim prayers are just pure religion.
Starting with it being “mandatory”
I think God expects us to have a better relationship with him than having us forced to do certain things.
If you recruit slaves, how do you know whether they serve you for love or fear? 🙄
you probably dont give a shit but if you're bored like me atm you can watch all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my girlfriend lately :)
@Theo Felix yup, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :)
You're turning out to be an inspirational teacher on so many levels. I constantly recommend you as a light for those who are confused, or at odds with the spiritual path. Gratitude for you is what I feel every time I see you. And the jokes are good too!
I prayed for many years, but then I started praying in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and my world blew a part 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 - in an amazing way! Jesus Christ is Lord 💜✝️💜!
Father, son and holy spirit? Who is god?
Joy Sunny so why did god bring his “son” to earth and be killed by people?
@Joy Sunny purifying a soul doesn't imply divinity. if i go to heaven, my soul will be purified, this does not make me a god.
Sahih International, 3:55
[Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.
the english translations of the quran cant encompass all of the meaning (when a text is translated, it loses 10-20% of its meaning)
so il share an additional translation which clarifies this verse a little more.
Yusuf Ali 3:55
Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.
you're using a verse which is saying that, "Jesus peace be upon him will be raised to God and cleared of falsehoods of blasphemers", is a proof of his divinity. this is ironic. We don't need to argue this, im comfortable letting God be the judge about this matter.
additionally, orthodox jews can't pray inside churches. They also recognize that creating idols to worship is blasphemy, however, they can pray inside mosques and they consider islam to be the religion of true monotheism for the gentiles.
Sahih International 3:59
Indeed, the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam. He created Him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.
There are verses right after the one you quoted as a proof to Jesus pbuh being divine which clearly show that his creation is like that of Adam.
examine the historical development of the mainstream christian narrative. Muslims also don't believe in the original sin, as it is illogical to be penalized by the most just (God) for something we were not responsible for.
@Joy Sunny you said "If he isn't God, why do we need to believe in a man to be exalted or be purified in the eyes of God until and unless that soul is Holy." this is what i was refering to.
in the other translation of the verse it stated that it jesus would be made clear of those who blaspheme.
in the first translation as well, it was not disbelieving in jesus, but "those who disbelieve".
in the way you articulated this sentence,
"That was the verse in Quran which signifies how Allah will cut the association of those who disbelieve in him from those who believe till the day of resurrection."
you make it look like the quran is saying that those who disbelieve in jesus will be cut off from salvation, but this is a mischaracterization if it is interpreted that way.
those who disbelieve are people who do not believe in the religion of God and in God himself. you seem to be conflating belief in God and jesus the verse is saying that jesus will be free from those who disbelieve in the truth/God/the true faith.
heres a video explaining islamic views on ALL prophets being sinless
th-cam.com/video/QarwpEx8aYs/w-d-xo.html
you claim that God Shares his attributes with Jesus and doesnt simple give them the power of those specific miracles, but i can't reconcile that with this bible verse:
“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” John 5:30
the nature of God (being 1 or 2 or 3) should be very clear. in the quran and the bible God is characterized as being One, with even Jesus pbuh claiming the lord is one. the trinity came hundreds of years after the coming of christ. unitarian christians exhisted before trinitarians. how do you reconcile this fact?
was the nature of God hidden from all of the previous prophets and only revealed to your religion centuries after the prophet who delivered his message to the children of israel left this earth?
I do believe that the image of god in christianity as a white man is very problematic in terms of racial supremacy as well.
you still haven't replied to the point on orthodox jewsish people not being allowed to pray in churches. really consider these facts and try to reason.
for your own salvation, please ask God the father to give you guidance. i dont mean this in a condescending way, im sorry if its coming off like that, but i do believe that if you ask sincerely he will guide you.
@Joy Sunny there is literally no place in the quran that says jesus should be worshipped alongside the quran. If you have a presupposition that Jesus peace be upon him is a person of God then its how you would misinterpret certain verses like that. After all, the verses about his divinity in the bible are all ambiguous.
In the verse 9:31 that you quoted, it states that they have taken scholars and monks as lords besides allah, and also jesus. The grammatical structure in arabic is different than in english so you're not used to this, but there allah and jesus are seperate in the english translation. If you read it properly you would understand that this verse is refering to scholars and monks, and also jesus being taken as lords besides Allah. This a structure you can more easily comprehend as an english speaker.
You still haven't replied to the previous points ive made and are bringing up new points without addressing anything iv said prior. You are also insulting my faith by calling the quran stupid. It is clear to me that you are either emotionally charged with no aim for understanding or simply not equipped with the mental faculty to process this information.
If you tried to talk to me in a respectful way, as i have spoken to you, we could have continued this conversation, but its useless now. No matter what proofs i show you, or the facts i use to rebut your points, you will bring in MORE points which stem from a misunderstanding of the original scripts (the bible, torah and the quran). Im happy living my life in accordance to the doctrine of Abraham and all of the prophets and i don't wish to incorporate pagan ideas into my worship. i think subjugating my religious views to a doctrine which i know has gone through centuries of theological development is a disservice to my own soul. I will be praying for you and i sincerely hope you look into these pressing matters. I really do wish you the best. Ive been somewhat harsh, but i was also very insulted by the way you called the quran stupid so you should think about that for a while as well.
Beautiful! I'm going to start praying every day to ground myself in worthy virtues that reflect our higher potential as humans. Gratitude, humility, courage, selflessness, wisdom, temperance & justice all come to mind. Thank you, Russell.
....yes, well said - all virtues given by The Spirit of God. Wish everyone felt just the same
'Worrying is praying for something you don't want'.
One of the most liberating things I have ever heard.
Thank you.
Worrying is showing a lack of faith.
I like Russell. I think he's the real deal, smart and heartfelt. Almost looks like he was tearing up. Anyway, I like what he's doing.
Mr. Erhman has changed his views about the divinity of Jesus. Doesn’t seem to be a teacher who embraces the Bible as an inerrant communication from the most high consciousness.
Be ye filled with the Holy Spirit.
There's more to Christianity that clasping hands and praying. The Holy Spirit prays for you because you know not what to pray for and how you ought.
The way to get the Holy Spirit to pray for you is first to believe in Jesus Christ as your saviour.
You may say: save me from what?
To that I'd say from sin.
Sin is the choice of destructive or unproductive options of serving oneself instead of relying upon God to serve us. Yes I said serve. The problem is that the method chosen does not seem destructive or unproductive but eventually it is.
God wants us to have an abundant life and only his own way can ensure that and when we don't trust him to guide us to that abundant life through obedience to his word then we have chosen death...
That choice of another way apart from God's way is what sin is and absolutely all of us have sinned at various times but God sent his son Jesus Christ to reconcile us to himself by his blood instead of ours.
When you then believe in Jesus Christ as the saviour that God sent to reconcile you to himself, he forgives your sin and gives you his Holy Spirit. This Holy Spirit is then the power that enables you to always choose God's ways in all situations instead of yours...
The Holy Spirit will teach you right from wrong and give you life saving information every time.
Jesus said, when the Holy Spirit comes he will lead us into all truth...
He will uncomplicate life and show you things you never knew.
He taught me the secrets to lasting marriage without me reading any book except the Bible and it completely revolutionized my life and he can do the same for you.
God bless you!
I pray that this helps bring someone to the knowledge of God and the power of his might!
Prayer lifts the mind and ♥ to God, He will speak to you, he is God of love and faithfulness, he is the way, the truth and the life.
Thank you Russell. The power of prayer has been an amazing force in my life. Keep praying.
This makes me happy. I feel like while I'm good with things like math and computers, I need extra help with this topic. I need a substitute teacher, I need summer school. I need all the help. Constant help, constant reminders. Thank you Russell. I'm going to try to pray more this week.
Prayer for me is spending time with the One who hears me and Loves me, the One who is trustworthy and powerful...who communicates with me and helps me love more and more and seeing who I really am. God my Heavenly Father
A good one, I find, is to meditate on and break down the Lord’s Prayer / the “Our Father” and apply it to myself.
Jesus said “pray LIKE this” he didn’t say, “Pray these exact words or I’m not listening 😑”
It’s basically a prayer which acknowledges God’s existence and presence, then asks God to give us what we need so that there can be Heaven on Earth and to help us love properly, to look past our weaknesses and deliver us from shame and guilt and all that is bad for us.
There’s loads you can off on tangents with... I find it quite amazing and very helpful.
I've been following you for a few years. You just keep getting better. I'm a really tight non-denominational Christian. Shouldn't all our prayers should be - God make me prepared for the day I meet YOU. Make me all I was designed to become
Yes Mr. Brand, prayer is certainly the answer. I say my Rosary 6 times a week, and "The Divine Mercy Chaplet" on Sundays. I can't imagine NOT praying!!!!
Russell Brand is exactly right. Meditation is the human awakening.
@Russell Brand you are a beautiful human being with such revelation of God's principles. I believe the spiritual knowledge you have is not in contradiction to Christianity. I pray that you will come to know God personally and intimately through Jesus the son of God.
Keep up the good content brother!
Hi Reino,do you know God personally and intimately? if so could you explain what God is in your own words & experience.Thanks bless be.
Amen!
This man is a lesson in faith. I was an absolutely an unbeliever and still am. I started reading books about the shroud and came to non revocable conclusion that the shroud can not be duplicated and definitely showed that Jesus rose from the dead. I accept wholeheartedly what Jesus said to doubting Thomas you believe because you see, blessed are those who have not seen but believe. Jesus also said seek and you will find.
# How To Pray:
- Use prayer as a way to focus intention. Not wanting stuff.
- Worrying is praying for things you don't want.
1. Pray for consciousness to made you ready. Say: Awaken me. I want to see. Make me compassionate. Make me useful. Make me ready.
2. Pray to be grateful for things in your life. Be thankful for the life you get to live. Be thankful for having a body that functions. Be thankful for the beautiful relationships in your life.
3. Use the prayer to envision your next day, and ask to be useful. Envision yourself not going unconscious. To know that you will be challenged. To be focus in what matters.
4. Pray for the healing of others. For the people you hurt or are hurting.
5. Pray to be in alignment. To be in alignment with nature and this world. To become unlimited. To release your old past and shadows of the ego. To remember you can change yourself and be anything you want.
That's too complicated.
@@BartSimpson-jd2vs Then modified it for you. But nothing great is easily achieved.
@@deeaimetee , this world is corrupt and bad to the bone...
@@jon8367 , you can just say ' Jesus have mercy on me'
@@deeaimetee It means with the energy of the world or nature. Without the bad you don't have the good. Anyways there are people living really different realities than you. If you have that perspective try to change it.
I prayed for the true God to manifest in my life and Jesus revealed himself in 3 dreams.
Pray for the truth.
Jesus IS Lord.
He says: Im the way, the truth and the life.
Amen 🙏🏻🐞🦋
He is the truth. I had end of the world dreams in March I gave my life to Jesus like 5 months ago. On my repentance I prayed read the bible cried to god every night cause I couldn’t quit smoking porn then one day I woke up all my addictions were gone I heard god😫 it was amazing 5 months drug free porn everything that’s disgusting and sinful Jesus is coming guys repent this virus is all a new world order the bible is being fullfield. It says they will say peace and safety but sudden destruction will come upon them and trump announced 1 month ago ‘peace and safety’ repent and trust in god people
@@KingofKings11312
All Glory to Jesus !! Likewise I received end of the world dream in 2009 before being saved. Stay in the word.Jesus is coming. Amen
Jesus changed my life
Let go to give thanks is Jesus‘ Way out from the darkness
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart
barbaracerra
Eckart was wrong so wrong.
There is no such thing as " enough prayer" .
I'm always suspicious of people that make money telling other people how to live
@@freedommatters3176 Lol Meister Eckhart lived way before Ekhart Tolle (who took his name), Oprah and capitalism my dude
@@foobar123-f2y have you a TH-cam link to this man?
I am a Muslim and I find the essence of your prayer the same as mine. Believing in THE ONE God is the absolute truth and surrendering to him and finiding him inside you is the only way to redemption or salvation. All prophets came witb the same message. The verbalisation of what you have been describing is in Surah Fatihah which we start each Rakaa with. Start with gratitude ask for guidance to be in alignment with his will and to keep us amongst the guided people.
Being universally accepted makes all people want to listen and find things in common with you which is a great thing, However, avoiding labels and wanting to be a free spirit is a way of avoiding conflict. I hope you are not avoiding exploring Islam for fear of being alienated and loosing your fans because you are Muslim in the generic sense of the word (Submitting to God). You are a beautiful human being you embrace your vulnerability and have so much courage and sense of justice, compassion and wisdom. You have a lot of positive impact on people. God bless you!
The greatest vocal coach I ever had wrote on the back of one of my first sheet music books: "WORRYING IS A MISUSE OF THE IMAGINATION"
Exactly! Prayer is a most direct meditation!! And when you realise/see that active prayer to God really works, there is no going back!!!
This is a man that make me proud. I hope More people take the time to think and develop like he does. Thank you Mr Brand
Admitting to your own humanity is so honest. Know that you are already "healed" by your own intentions. Practice care not to muddle your own wisdom and inner guidance.
Thanks for sharing your recovery and your walk with us, Russell Brand. That can't always be easy. Know that you, your experience, strength and hope are valued over here across the pond.
You are like fine wine. Blessed be.
I have never before seen anything with Russell Brand that I enjoyed or thought was worth my time. I always thought of him as goofy and undisciplined. This was very thoughtful and worthwhile.
He used to be like that...
Wow,....his vocabulary is relentless,...very mature and wise...through life experiences....all about finding the truth.
I view Prayer as a phone call to GOD and Jesus. Talking to them. Telling them how much I love them. How thankful I am for things. Blessings for my friends, family and myself.
What about the oneness? The singularity if you pray to God AND jesus what if one said ok and one chose another plan for you? How will you deal with this issue?
@@addielove they are the same. We pray to GOD through Jesus. He is like the telephone cord/phone.
@@junosynth But didn’t jesus teach you how to pray and it’s directly to God? (Dear father in heaven..)
@@addielove Right. John 14:6. "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Pray through your acceptance of Jesus.
@@junosynth So Jesus is the way not the destination, God is.. why do you say they are the same and you pray to both of them when Jesus clearly made a distinguish between them as who is the destination.
Gratitude is the ultimate vibration for attracting more into your life to be greatfull for🙏
I walk around asking short prayers for guidance on matters day in and out. Noticed the more prayers of gratitude I send out the more returns to be greatful for. Started tithing and it's true have not been broke since. Before living pay check to pay check. Now have savings. I often get texts from people who are in crisis. My response urge is one thing but a short prayer asking how to respond instead brings a whole new perspective to reply, I see thru lots of bull and drama very often after the short prayer. Very often my response has been➡
This is a bunch of drama started by gossip. Don't get involved or you will make it worse and end up the villain.
Shocking how many respond you are right and so wise. But had I responded using self .. I might have made the matter worse by advising the route I would take from a worldly perspective.
Loved the vid Russell. You very wise. Also enjoyed your comments from viewers.
Thanks all. P🌴🌴🌴🌴
God bless you. Continue to fight the good fight.
I am amazed, no stunned of how you have grown. If you don’t mind I’ll pray for you. Stay on the path.
YAY!! This makes me want to cry tears of joy God bless you Russell... Don't stop seeking God!! 🙏❤️🙌✝️🕊️🔥
i pray as a reminder to be thankful for the small things lots dont get like meals a roof and health, i also pray for those who may need help and for peace and comfort in troubles through the day. it reminds me to try not to worry so much and helps me try and find light among the darkness.
Russel Brand is such a huge inspiration. He inspired me to start meditation and listening to things that soothe me. Thanks Russel for all the work you do. Stay blessed.
I checked out your music and guided meditation, it is pretty good :)
I checked out your music too. And I will be a new subscriber :) Awesome content you have there
@@Destiny-jr2wm Thank you! I post daily! I appreciate the support
@@tomsmith443 Oh thanks a million, Tom. I will do my best to put out more awesome content
@@soothingmeditationandrelax7798 Sure. Your voice is soothing and relaxing :)
Praying awakens the soul. Frees the soul from the chains one has put it in. Unblocks the daily suffering and axiety one may go through and ultimately constrains the ego especially when in a routine.
I was really grateful to have discovered Ravi Zacharias, He was an apologist. What an amazing intelligent humble man. Go listen. You will love him 😊
Couple of things on TH-cam that is really good. I put it on really low at night and it is still playing in the morning. Go to these channels and pic their playlist. Or pic playlist in TH-cam search.
Searchlight ministry (it’s Jon Courson)
David Jeremiah sermons
Pastor Greg Laurie
Maranatha chapel
Skip heitzig (think that’s how you spell it) he has a thing called “the Bible from 30,000 feet” bunch of videos, good to listen in order. It’s an overview of everything in the Bible. Not super deep, hence the 30000 feet, as if you are looking at the Bible from way up in a plane.
John hagee or john hagee ministries
Lion of Judah (this one is really good, but not good to go to sleep with, since there are too many commercials, since you are laying down you can’t get up to skip them)
Grace for purpose prayers (their playlist is awesome, it just keeps praying different things and you find yourself agreeing with the prayer till you fall asleep, really good)
And on the radio (they also have an app) it’s called “the bridge Christian radio” they have some music, especially on Sunday. But mostly pastors explaining the Bible.
I have listened to him Shelley. Even if I ignore the allegations against him, which of course he is unable to address, he was just another apologist who failed to produce sufficient evidence for his claims. So no I do not love him.
I used to listen to Dr. Ravi on my drive to class every morning, back in the late 90s. It made for a better day! I miss him but thankful for his recorded words.
@@terryschofield1922 Didn't know your name was Russell..lol!
I was thinking the same. Listen to Ravi Zacharias , John Pieper or David Platt. You will get your answers!
Great to see famous people understanding there is a higher power that we all need no matter how rich or poor we are. Prayer is power.
Please pray for me and my children, will you? Thank you. I’ll include you and your whole family in my prayers too.🙏🏼 Russell can I ask you.. how is relationship with Jesus?
How does that actually work? I mean practically speaking. I’m a dummy.
But I used to see Jesus in my bedroom while falling sleep, I must have been 7.
Now I’m learning to get to know Jesus again while he, the King of Kings knows us all so well.
AMEN! 🙏
Relieving... so grateful there are accessible communities who study these same ideas around the world. We are truly not alone!
This was so good! Expressing gratitude. Understanding others' perspective, and not forcing our own. Praying to stay woke to what is around and not become self-absorbed in our own private consciousness. Praying for healing for others that are suffering. Listening for subtler information in nature. Praying to be useful. This is so, so, good.
Praying Changed my Life. IT Changes my Heart, still does. When i have fearful, negativ or hateful thoughts, i Go against IT and speak bibleverses touching The subject at this Moment, very liberating.
I get more thankful and joyful ,even in difficult circumstances.
God, please let my Heart overflow with your Love and let me BE a Joy to YOU ✨🙌👑
Man I just made a self diagnosis you helped out so many of us just within 2 minutes I bet you shouldnt be allowed to say the shit you say because it's to damn good and knowledge is power and that's the last thing we can afford to give the people is what the powers that be think anyhow thanks a million once again Russel your a savior and righteous soul indeed
Maybe the the powers that be need love too. Not for them but for you
I lov, love, love that you are praying the Rosary, “ The Rosary is the 'weapon' for these times.” -Saint Padre Pio. That is Catholic prayer. God praising, God focused, to express gratefullnes, to seek peace to do His will. Not a Vending Machine like Sky daddy. No criticism, just and FYI the rosary starts with the Apostles Creed on the crucifix then 1st bead is our father followed by 3 Hail Mary's and 1 Glory Be. Then the 5 decades.
My prayers is all about gratitude. More grateful you are is more you getting what you need. God is the most Compassionate, most Merciful and most Forgiving. He is the King of all the kings and the world and what’s in it. Thank God for giving me another day to live without catching coronavirus along with my family and people I love.
Russell I admire. Because he never stops questioning. The proof of prayer is in the results. He answers if we really want his help
Matthew 6 6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy. closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray. to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father.
(Go within to pray)
No talking, no asking.
Just Be still and know God
Let him guide you
The Gospel of Matthew. He was a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s not his recipe for prayer. This is the direct words of Jesus Christ who is God Himself.
Those who have ears to hear must listen!
@Evenson Alps Based on numerous eye witness accounts. The magnitude of New testament documents from different sources all giving the same accounts are Divine. The historicity of the New and Old Testaments or beyond compare. You can be more sure that Matthew was a disciple of Jesus than you can be of the existence of historical figures such as Plato or Genghis Khan. Please do some research and find out for yourself.
Your very life depends on this. Jesus is the Truth, the way and the life. Believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ and repent.
@Evenson Alps Rather than hang on the lips of Bart Ehrman, rather watch him debate proper scholars.
His debate with James White is a good place to start.
th-cam.com/video/5K-AOfj1Axg/w-d-xo.html
Your short statements : The Trinity is not in the Bible and Jesus never claimed to be God is laughable really.
The Trinity is found everywhere in the Bible from Genesis all the way through to the book of Revelation. For Example, Genesis 1:26 : Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
The doctrine of the Trinity flows naturally from Scripture. No honest person can say otherwise.
Jesus claimed to be God all the time. Have you never heard of the I Am statements that Jesus made?? Here are seven:
1.) And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).
2.) Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).
3.) “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9).
4.) “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
5.) Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25).
6.) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
7.) “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1).
John 8: 58 - Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
God tells us that His Name is " I Am" when He reveals His Name to Moses in the burning bush. Jesus claimed to be God my friend. He is the stumbling block for the unbelievers. We stand or fall with Jesus Christ. He left us no other options.
Sounds like you're muslim? Are you? The core message of the Quran is that God is not Triune and that Jesus is not God? If you're muslim, I have got some very good material for you.
@Evenson Alps WOW! To mock the living God so openly...
Proverbs 9:
7Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
I'll leave you with this. Philippians 2 :9-11
9Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Rather repent now, for you will have to bow the knee and your own tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord whether you believe or not. When God has spoken, so it is.
that's quieting the chatters of the mind, or the "drunken monkey" as they say..in a quieted state of being, feel the Holy Spirit move through in you and out through you--this is One with the Divine in the body--that has been there all through your life...never separated like what we have been taught/told for the main purpose of keeping ppl under control...we are EACH god in the body---the very thought and image of the Creator seeking to be known through our life choices = life experience..it is indeed freeing and liberating to truly know who you are and in knowing, you come to a point that all creations is a part of you because I AM is one with Source of all creations🙏 Be grateful always💚. Indeed all is well🙏
I 'have' been praying since I was 6 yrs old..........So I 'know' what prayer is...and YOU have hit the nail on the head...MOST people do NOT ...pray 'thankfulness' first.........as well as all of what you've said 'especially' for those less fortunate......!!
Russell, My brother, I love your prayer style full of conscious reality , gratitude, and deep love for our Creator! May God bless you immensely!
I pray to love myself unconditionally and to forgive myself for everything that happened yesterday, and to love everyone else unconditionally and to forgive them for everything that happened in the past as well.
Awesome, I have prayed a little bit. I find it helps although the meditation is what really helped me. I have quit weed for a month and a half now and I feel so much better. Something God communicated to me was to quit, and he cant help me unless I were to help myself. Now im doing quite well :) Thanks for your inspirational videos they have helped me.
Fantastic. Good for you.
Mercy and weakness is Not a sign of weakness...it's a sign of God and God's neverending grace.
Having done the 12 steps too, I always find it easier to think of My higher power as "Thee Creator" ..of everything.
1) gratitude
2) stay awake
3) healing for others, keep out of self
4) awaken to the signs, language of the word
5) be useful to the deep intelligence
I'm heartened by Russell's message and from what I read here. I'm grateful to have seen and experienced the higher consciousness that permeates life. Now to remain in tune, align, and live into it. Our numbers are growing...
I started praying every single night a few months ago after I was at my lowest and I prayed for happiness/safety/joy.. Then I felt all of it.. I was happy again and full of joy…. Then lately I’ve been asking for things and wanting things now I’m slowly getting depressed again.. because my main focus is on things that don’t align with me.. like I feel the low vibrations right now…. But every time I feel it throughout the day I think about God and needing him….
Be selfless live to be great for how you can serve others, higher self and the universe
I use prayer for healing & help for others if I can't help them at all...My Prayers have been answered.I always say thank you & Amen.I believe prayer can be a powerfull thing
We love you, Russell. Thank you for your openness, humility and transparency. A bit like St. Francis who was a worldly wild one in an earlier season of life & transformed into a wild one for God. Our prayers are with you. Blessings & love from Monique & Paige.
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
It is good to state at the end of prayer, let Your will to happen. Divine knows what is best for us, says Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (Ananda Marga).
Thy will be done...in the Lord's prayer
Respect.. reminding me of teachings of islamic mystics. I'm sure positive souls are out there they don't need bounds of religion they are true, honest n selfless beings, achiving far greater heights thn a regular man.
May your hearts desire to search beyond the obvious be fulfilled.
Praying with a humble heart is much easier to do when I understand how great and loving God is. He cares for us and sent Jesus to take our place so we could live with Him forever in heaven! Prayer is awesome and Jesus is amazing!
What do you mean by "take our place"?
Y M We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and are deserving of hell bc we have broken Gods rules. But God wants us to be in Heaven with Him, so he sent Jesus to live a perfect life and be a sacrifice for us, paying the debts of our sins so that whoever believes in Him, that he died and rose 3 days later, will be saved.
Y M you have to confess your sins, repent, turn away from your sins and do your best to live a holy life. We believe that Jesus is Lord of our lives.
@@Becca_Lynn Why would Jesus need to pay for our sins when God is most forgiving and can just forgive them if we repent?
Y M That’s a great question! God is both just and merciful. In order for justice to prevail, the debt of our sins must still be paid, which Jesus did on His death through the cross. Because God is merciful, he did this for us. Before Jesus came, the Jewish people had to offer burnt sacrifices at an alter, done by a priest in order for their sins to be forgiven. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice, so we can be made right with God.
I don't cease of being in admiration of your capacity of articulating and bringing together old wisdom filtered through your own experience, your clarity is of great value. Thanks so much
I'm 🙏 every single day ❤❤❤ My girlfriend and I were just discussing this yesterday. Sometimes it's all you can do 🙏
It feels good to tell yourself that youre being useful while being completely and utterly useless just because you talked to your imaginary friend, its never all you can do, if you want to make a difference DO something
Many different kinds of prayer.. But the absolute highest prayer prayed was by Jesus in the garden.. To His Father..." Not my will but Thy will be done"... Humble. Unselfish. Praying for you Sir...
Genius makes the complex simple: make me ready
like what he says yes however to make man guilty via bad or good doesn't allow you to understand what is being said due the fear
a real mark of intelligence (recognizing that intelligence isn't a fixed measurement) that I wish was recognized by the masses. a lot of people who make things into large complex ordeals often don't actually sink into the details and assume that 'it' is "easy" or "impossible", which hinders learning in them. by extension that person will kneecap understanding of others as well.
The miracle of life is that we are all born 'ready', rather equipped, mashallah. Each of our beings, perfectly imperfect manifestations of divine love blessed with everything we need (and more) to truly live. Subhanallah. When we 'see' through our hearts, our perspective on life shifts. We feel. Everything. We feel divinely connected. We feel the trueness of being. We feel the eternal peace, love and light that is us, the entire oneness of creation. Allahu akbar (God is great). Subhanallah. Salam aleykhum
Nice. Or to put it another way very smart people seem crazy to dumb people
@@freedommatters3176 no lie
In Islam, prayer is about refocusing on what's important throughout your day. 5 times a day. When the sun rises; the first thing you do after opening your eyes, make your positive intentions for the day, thank your maker, etc. Mid day; stop everything and remember your maker and purpose, etc. Late afternoon; another breaking up of the day to remind yourself of why you are here, etc. At sundown; closure of the day, time of refection, etc. Before bed; before you close your eyes to sleep, being thankful for your day, review difficulties, move forward, sleep in peace, etc.. I love that. Just sharing.
I pray most for those who are seeking to find salvation through Jesus Christ, and this has included you for many years. I believe you get getting closer and closer dear Russell and pray you can lead masses of others with the truth of faith of Our Creator and your excellent mind and testimony. God bless you and your family.
Yes you are absolutely correct and get it and so much more than many who are following Yeshua - Jesus even for a long timealready. You get its not about self but praying unselfishly for others. Also about wanting to pray not for what we want but about OUR CREATORS WILL for us and coming into alignment with Him and what He wants which is what is best for us but not necessarily what we THINK it is rather what we need, Thats when prayer is answered. Sometimes we will be put through trials in order to get where we need to get but this only will refine us better to be able to see more and more clearly and that His will is the ultimate best. If we did it HIs way from the start we wouldnt be in this mess. He wants us to be prepared and willing to meet HIm and live with HIm for eternity.
He will allow but ultimately for our ETERNAL SOUL be saved and to be able to go to HIm and the Father who loves us all but has ONLY LIMITED HIS OWN POWER AS FAR AS MANS WILL to choose to narrow path. If we choose to exclude HIm from our lives here He will honour that into eternity. Pray HIs will in our lives and that of our loved ones and we should be good to go.
It's, about finding ourselves,..through prayer,..and he has discovered himself ,from his awful past....and is on the right truthful road.
Thanks for sharing this, Russel. I'm on step 4 right now and have fallen off my regular prayer practice and am now feeling far away from my HP. I know getting back into regular prayer will help.... gonna get off TH-cam and go do it now ♡
This is wonderful to see and hear Russell Brand talk about prayer and Jesus. I’ve always thought him intelligent but on the other side.
Pray to keep the connection to the real reality!
Not to fly away into the illusion of daily materialistic life.
You just called talking to your imaginary friend a connection to the real reality, i knew i would come across some hilarious stuff in the comments but this is more than i expected
@The Ancestor you couldn't talk for a week when your cat died. That tells me that you have many emotional reasons to believer in your ancestors infinite regression(which doesn't exist). You got problems accepting facts like death.
The traumatic past will not go, if you comment on "hilarious comments".
The Creator of imagination, the Eternal Observer, the First Cause knows your potential, and will make you accountable for failing your test (this world).
@@g_m15 No idea what youre talking about, i just think its pretty funny that you looked trough my other comments.
@The Ancestor I wanted to see why you believe in this african folk religion, so pressed your name, and came out latest comments.
Anyways, can I suggest you a video?
th-cam.com/video/w0ztlIAYTCU/w-d-xo.html
Its not religious, its about science.
@@g_m15 just want too say thank you for the video you mentioned here, very interesting, (not to mention clicking on the link snapped me out of mindless comment reading after watching the video 😝)
Prayer is acknowledging the Father of us all. I pray for others as well as for myself. With illness I need help through the day more often than not. I want for ppl as a whole and our acceptance that we are all God’s children and I pray that we learn to respect our home...earth. Pray like you u r speaking to the person who has loved you forever. Don’t be vague in your need, be grateful, be humble, and don’t ever think of prayer as a burden. It’s a connection.
Thank you for this inspirational message, Mr. Brand. I tend to have self deprecating thoughts and it usually feeds to my depression and anger. Your explanation on prayer is very enlightening. No needing to pray to an arbitrary omnipotent being, but rather the spiritual consciousness. Here’s to the first day of the rest of my life.
May you have a great journey my friend! I'm here rooting for you! 🙏🏽
So grateful to connect the oneness that we are through your words. Prayer is that connection.
Prayer is a path to enlightenment. It is apart of the path of devotion known as Bhakti. Stay blessed everyone!
Russell you have grown up into a intelligent, interesting Gentleman the press got you totally wrong. I absolutely love watching your chats and listening to your opinions on life, I am really impressed by the man you are. The Press know nothing. Keep doing these brilliant chats and we all love and admire you ❤ Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please keep putting this positive content into the universe.
Russell is one of the people I most want to talk to once we get to our eternal home !! I have such curiosity and admiration.
Humble yourself before the Lord and He will lift you up! You can’t get to heaven without Jesus. 🙏 Do an Alpha Course.
What is an alpha course, can you recommend one?
What is an alpha course and can you recommend one?
I the Lord say, Samaria disobeyed me: so the little ones must have their head bashed against the ground and pregnant women must be riped open. (Osea 13:16).
What is Heaven ?
Praying is like a conversation with yourself.
Not you... but still you.
Praying is linked to hope.
Hope is linked to the future.
Future without hope is just suffering.
A sacrifice is an investment into the future.
When you don't know..then you need hope.
When you learn to trust yourself you'll find calmness....... peace
You can place your trust in hope.
After all it was you that formulated it..
It's yours. That's why it hurts when someone takes it from you.
Imagine someone being aware of everything in this world- both overt and hidden stuff- and having to deal with tones and tones of lies, injustice and psychological filth put into action....that's how God feels. So before expecting anything from God, I think mankind needs to take a very good look at itself.
Your thoughts are your prayers. The last purposeful prayer I said was “I Need someone to Love.” It was a good prayer. Jesus Said..” Pray for your enemies.” That is harder! I have now learned the importance of gratitude prayer.
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Jesus Gave us Kingdom Principles in the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew in chapters 5 6 7. Those are His very Own Words.
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The Gospel of Matthew Said..” and Jesus opened up His mouth and Spoke.” Belief in God..is Faith..it is not something I can prove to you. That is all it claims to be..belief and faith in God. I Believe and have Faith in what Jesus Said in Matthew 5 6 7 and I live my live accordingly and I am at Peace. This is what Jesus Promises. You may have different goals.
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Thank You! I Live in Love and Peace. That is Proof of what Jesus Said. I cannot prove it to you..but I have proven it to MySelf.
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Peace is not an emotion. It is a State of Being. When something works perfectly..I see no reason to change it. I do not see myself happy living as a Muslim woman. I have see pictures of them..They do not look happy to me. Why would I want to be a Muslim woman? I would be miserable Hot in that garb in Arizona.
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I see no Reason to be a Muslim woman.
Prayer is a patitioning for Inspiration on which to base our Aspirations. Prayer is a path or tool for focusing attention, raising consciousness and broadening awareness. Focus brings clarity, and clarity is power because it creates a pivot point by which to leverage imagination into manifestation
Prayer is a petitioning, patitioning for inspiration. Inspiration sparks the imagination. And dreams are the kindling on which the fire heartfelt aspirations can be built.
It is preparing to be prepared, focusing attention raises consciousness and broadens awareness. Prayer brings clarity of intention and clarity is power. Because it creates a focal point and, that focal point is the by which imagination can be Leveridged into physical manifestation and take on material form.