Ep. 199 – How to Stay Free with Russell Brand

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

Kornfield, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Jackkornfield, Buddhism, Spirituality, Jack Kornfield

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Russell Brand, world-famous comedian, actor, and podcaster, joins Jack to talk Donald Trump, individualism, ethics, artificial intelligence, freedom, awakening, and keeping in touch with Ram Dass after his passing.

"Ram Dass was a good friend. I can get quiet in meditation and I can hear Ram Dass's voice saying, 'Yeah you're upset about that, but who we are underneath all that is bigger.' It's really the play of consciousness and the state of the heart. And when we tune in and ask ourselves, as Ram Dass would, 'What's your highest and best intention?' that begins to guide our activity, but it has to be courageous and fearless." – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Russell Brand and Jack mindfully navigate:

Trust and faith, integrity and authenticity
Donald Trump and ethics, warfare and the the human heart
Globalism, media, censorship, and control
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Sam Altman, and technology
Creating a wise society based on freedom, self-expression, and compassion
Facism, decentralization, spirituality, and empowerment
How Jack keeps in touch with Ram Dass after his passing, and how his teachings can help us now

"You've got the establishment on one side, and you've got the anti-establishment on the other side. No amount of technology—nanotechnology, A.I., biotechnology, war technology—is going to stop continuing warfare, nor business as usual, because the source of warfare is the human heart." – Jack Kornfield

This episode is a simulcasted conversation from the "Stay Free with Russell Brand" podcast, where Russell provides thought-provoking conversations with inspiring people he admires to share their unique stories and perspectives.

Dive into Russell's online podcast library of guided meditations on Stay Awake with Russell Brand

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0:51.8	What are the values you want to live? If you want integrity, do you want to live with
1:01.1	continuing warfare? Or is there an alternative to it? Do you want to live with continuing consumer
1:06.9	addiction? Or is there some way you can find a connection to each other that's caring
1:12.3	and in yourself? And that's the kind of thing that's needed in the society as much as anything.
1:21.3	What up, heart wisdom fam, and welcome back. This is Ganesh Braimiller, Jax Media Manager,
1:36.3	Content Specialist, and Kombucha Sipping Elephant. Here to usher in a new episode of the podcast,
1:42.3	this time featuring world famous comedian, actor, and podcaster Russell Brand. This conversation
1:48.6	originally aired on Russell's Stay Free podcast, and we thank them immensely for allowing
1:53.7	us to simulcast this insightful discussion here to you on heart wisdom. I'm not going to dive
2:00.2	too deeply into the content here, as it is a shorter episode, and truly speaks for itself. But I
2:06.3	will say, this conversation digs to the roots of some rather taboo topics. But those that are on
2:12.2	the tip of the zeitgeist of anyone taking a discerning look at the state of politics, media,
2:17.4	technology, and self-expression in today's society. Russell and Jax range from discussing Donald
2:23.7	Trump and ethics, Sam Altman and AI, warfare and freedom, fascism and decentralization, as well
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