WATCH: Russell Brand Gives Powerful Insight into His Spirituality – ‘I Need God or I Cannot Cope in This World’

Earlier this month, English comedian and actor Russell Brand joined ‘Tucker Carlson Today’ to talk about his spirituality and fame as he becomes a beloved figure for many Americans. During the interview, Brand said that without God in his life “I cannot cope in this world.”

“Russell Brand has been an actor, a comedian, and a podcast host for decades. All of a sudden, he’s one of the most forceful voices for the truth in the English-speaking world. He’s also a deeply interesting person with a lot of insights about God. Amazing, Russell Brand.”

“As much as I might enjoy the feeling of privilege and luxury,” Brand said, as reported by Breitbart. “I remember what reality is.”

“I remember that my wellness is contingent upon spiritual connection, upon certain values and principles, and they, I’m sorry to admit, involve sacrifice and self-scrutiny about my own conduct and behavior, which often falls short, and I’m working on improving myself,” Brand explained. “I continue to work on improving myself.”

Brand explained that when he hears unpassionate rhetoric from individuals he feels “uneasy” adding that he’s been “blessed with a very practical spirituality.”

“Like many desperate people, I need spirituality, I need God, or I cannot cope in this world,” the comedian said. “I need to believe in the best in people. I need to believe that there are new alliances possible. New ways of us communicating because I see atrophy and corrupt systems delivering yet more misery to people.”

“I think it is increasingly necessary that we find new ways of framing the conversation and looking into our hearts when we’re speaking,” Brand explained, asking, “Are we being kind? Are we being loving? Are we being the best that we can be? On whose behalf are we speaking and what is my intention from moment to moment?”

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Brand emphasized that societal change starts first with changes within each individual. That people need to look within themselves to realize what is motivating them and how they can personally make changes in their lives.

“I’m optimistic about your country, and I’m optimistic about mine, and I’m optimistic about the world,” he said. “But I think the price of that optimism is a certain degree of reason and an acceptance that many people see the world very, very, differently.”

Brand went on to explain the impact that fame has had on his life saying, “I just didn’t have enough self-discipline to resist the allure of stardom and I fell face first into the glitter and I’m only just now pulling myself out now.”

He then explained the impact that drugs and addiction had on his life and how recovery was not just about recovering from the addiction but from recovering personal meaning.

“My worldview is informed by spiritual principles rather than political principles. My values are derived from quite simple ideas,” he said. “I know what I am aspiring to and I know that my spirituality is about my conduct and how I behave rather than telling other people how they should behave.”

Brand has clearly reconnected with God and his ability to reach millions with his emphasis on embracing spirituality is powerful.

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