First, immortality is not about preserving the physical body, because the physical body does not actually exist. It exists only in our imagination, just like everything we perceive in this world. That is why the world is called “Olam” in…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why Does Death Exist?
There is no death. What we perceive as death is merely a transition between states, nothing more. In order to understand this concept we need to gain access to the spiritual reality above our corporeal existence in this world. When…
What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually Dead?
Being spiritually dead means having no spirit. Spirit refers to the quality of bestowal upon others, not the quality of receiving from others. Our earthly life is based on the desire to receive from everything around us, in every form,…
What Do People Need the Most?
People need happiness. At our core, we all seek to feel happy. But real happiness is not found in fleeting pleasures. It comes when we understand why we exist, for what purpose, and how our lives and the world around…
What Is an Example of a Miracle?
An example of a miracle takes place when people who are naturally distant from one another, who reject, oppose, and even hate each other, rise above their differences. Despite how they feel and how they might treat each other, they…
What Is the Scientific Evidence For or Against the Idea That God Has Written His Name into Our DNA?
Dr. Yeshayahu Rubinstein, an Israeli scientist, made an intriguing discovery about DNA. He found that the sulfur bonds between the base pairs of genetic material follow a repeating pattern: 10, 5, 6, 5, which correspond to the numeric value of…
What Is the Difference Between Healing Our Souls and Treating Physical Illness?
An illness of the soul is far more challenging than a physical illness because it is the root of all illnesses, every single one of them. If we attain the correct attitude toward the world, i.e., one of absolute love,…
How Do You Emotionally Support a Doctor?
First, we should internalize the immense responsibility doctors hold in our world. People entrust doctors with the most valuable thing they have, their very life. Since most people do not live spiritual lives, i.e., life in connection with the upper…
Why Do Many People Want to Be Distracted from Their Own Thoughts with Things Such as Social Media, Music, and Television?
One of my students asked me this question after summarizing the past year of certain events trends, and global occurrences. People have been searching, watching, and engaging with things that, on the surface, may seem significant—politics, elections, and the Olympics,…
What Compliment Do You Think People Should Hear Today?
We live in a world where people are readily caught up in their own affairs, mostly forgetting to acknowledge one another. A kind word, a sincere expression of appreciation, can seem small, yet it impacts people. But why is it…
How Does One Get Closer to the Truth?
Many discuss striving toward the truth, but do we really know what it is? The truth is, we do not know. So, what exactly do people push toward? Just because we are dissatisfied with our current state does not mean…
What Does the Creator Want From Us?
Indeed, what does the Creator want from us? What is His response to our prayers, to our requests? The truth is, He is already responding, and we just fail to recognize His answer. The Creator wants to bring us to…