Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

What Is the Future of War?

The future wars will not be between nations or armies. They are called “the wars of the Messiah,” and they will be wars for freedom from our very egoistic nature, which constantly pulls us each away from each other to

Is It Necessary to Listen to Others’ Problems?

I had once received a letter from a lady who wrote that she realized with horror that she had lost her ability to listen to other people, and she asked whether it were possible to regain that ability. My advice

What Are Some of the Reasons for the Loss of Trust in the Modern Medicine System?

I was born and raised in a family of doctors. My mother was a gynecologist, my father a dentist, and my aunt and uncle were also physicians. If someone suddenly fell ill, immediately there was a phonendoscope, medications, consultations, and

Do Our Choices Reflect Who We Are or Are We Just Products of Our Environment?

We spend our entire lives fulfilling desires that are imposed on us from the outside. In that sense, for the most part, we are not ourselves at all. From early childhood we are shaped by our environment. Look at how

What Are the Benefits of Living by the Laws of the Torah?

First, what does it mean to live by the laws of the Torah? It does not mean to mechanically perform certain actions or rituals. Everything that we are meant to receive from the Torah is intended solely to help us

Should We Strive for World Governance?

We, human beings, were actually created to govern the world. It seems paradoxical, i.e., that these lowly, egoistic creatures, were created in order to govern the world. But this is precisely so. A person is created to be the crown

What Does God Intend for Us?

This cannot be explained at once. It is not something that can be handed to a person as ready knowledge. It becomes revealed only as a result of great inner work on oneself. Then we come to a state where

What Is Spiritual Freedom, and How Does It Work? Why Do We Need Spiritual Freedom?

From childhood we are tied to this world by a thin “string,” and indeed, this world suppresses us from the very beginning. We grow into its habits, values, and fears, and we do not even think of escaping. Somewhere inside

What Does It Mean That the Word Was God?

The world stands on the quality of goodness and love. That is the “word” of the Creator, the law of bestowal, the upper intention that sustains everything. All of this comes from the upper force, not from us. If the

Is There Any Benefit from Suffering?

If we do not strive for connection with the force of love and bestowal that created and sustains us, and we simply want to live calmly and quietly on this planet, then naturally we do not want suffering, troubles, and

Is It Important to Follow Physical Commandments for Spiritual Growth?

All the commandments or Mitzvot are nothing more than expressions of spiritual laws dressed in actions of our world. In and of themselves, the physical acts have no independent power. When a person performs them only externally, mechanically, without inner correction, they

Can Drugs Be Spiritual?

No. Drugs only bring about a disconnection from reality. With such means it is impossible to break through the barrier that separates our corporeal world from the spiritual world, to rise above time, space, and motion into the spiritual dimension.