Very simply, by accepting a simple axiom—evil exists solely within you. If there were no evil in you, then you would have no sensation of evil, and you would not perceive any evil manifestations in the world. The evil we…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
So Torn I am Afraid to Pray
A few days ago, I received an email from Yulia, who confessed to feeling torn, powerless in this world, and unable to help those close to her. “I have a prayer for peace,” she wrote, “for good connections among people,…
Why does humanity go to war again and again when it is already known as an exercise in futility?
Humanity goes to war again and again because it is part and parcel of our egoistic human nature to feel superior to others by suppressing them. It gives life a certain sense of meaning. It is the way we have…
World Health Day Assessment: The Planet Is Sick
There is not much to celebrate on World Health Day designated as April 7th by the United Nations. Old diseases once thought eradicated like polio are making a comeback in different continents, and after two years since the Covid-19 outbreak,…
Redefining Overconsumption
The latest Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that the environment is almost at the point of no return. It warns that unless we restrain our insatiable hunger for power and wealth, we will destroy ourselves. In my opinion, the problem…
What can one get out of Kabbalah?
At the end of our childhood, our eyes gradually start opening up and we find ourselves in a particular world. We can live in this world without giving it much consideration, simply living “like everybody else” and taking after their…
What If Iran Has the A Bomb?
The looming nuclear agreement between Iran and the US (and other partners to the deal) poses major challenges for Israel. The deal will funnel many billions of dollars to a regime that has vowed to destroy Israel and has repeatedly…
125 after the First Zionist Congress – Zionism Still Baffles
This August, the World Zionist Organization – ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית will celebrate its 125th anniversary. It was founded as the Zionist Organization at the initiative of Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, which took place in August 1897 in Basel, Switzerland.…
What was the relationship between ancient Israel and ancient Rome?
According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, Rome and Israel, and their confrontations most notably in ancient times, are viewed from a spiritual perspective, i.e. they represent two clashing philosophies of life. At the root of the matter, there is a…
What are some solutions for technological unemployment?
The solution to mass unemployment is to setup a system where people’s basic needs are met while they engage in connection-enriching education. When we start learning, listening to and discussing on a mass scale what our nature is, what nature…
How to Really Prepare Children for Life
A new educational program in Israel proposes to prepare 12th graders for life. They will attend it during the final six months of their K12 years, and will teach them how to manage their finances and how to conduct themselves…
Why do large sectors of humanity sometimes get hit by major blows of suffering, like natural disasters and wars?
The more humanity evolves, the closer it comes to discovering nature’s interconnectedness and interdependence on a global scale. At a certain point in our development, we receive an invitation to rise to a whole new level of existence, where through…