Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

Is nationalism racism?

Nationalism and racism share the same root. They both stem from an event that we study in the wisdom of Kabbalah called “the shattering of the common system of Adam HaRishon,” where we broke off from feeling that we all belong to a

For a Good Year—Pin Your Faith on Human Connection

On the eve of a new year, the world yearns for certainty, looks for a source of security, and clings to faith that a higher power will manage and arrange everything in reality for a better future. People need to

Why Israel Is Heading for Another Election

This week, Israel’s government collapsed, triggering (yet) another general election, the fourth in just two years. From the looks of it, this election will not be the last. As long as we don’t know the reason for the crisis, it

What do you believe will be the next big innovations in humanity?

There will be no more big innovations in humanity. The era of great discoveries is behind us. The next major innovation will take place solely through self-transformation, i.e., by working on ourselves to transform our egoistic selves—where we want to

What is gratitude?

One of my students asked me, as a kabbalist, what is gratitude according to the wisdom of Kabbalah? Kabbalah is a serious wisdom, and so when it discusses gratitude, it means spiritual gratitude. What, then, is spiritual gratitude? Spiritual gratitude

What is morality?

Morality is a clear realization of the principle, “Love your friend as yourself,” i.e., a state of absolute positive connection above the ego, where we perceive and sense a completely different reality to the one we feel in our inborn

Virus Will Attack Until We Realize Cause is Human Ego – NEWSMAX

Nature has a great sense of humor: Just as humanity started rolling out the vaccines, it churned up two new strains of the coronavirus, one probably in the U.K. and one in South Africa. Both strains are fast spreaders and

What Is Next for America?

Regardless of who will be sworn in this January at the U.S. presidential inauguration, much has been said about “Trumpism” as a strong political force that will expand not only in America, but also in other parts of the world

The American People Deserve Praise, but the Future Is Bleak

I must confess: For many years, I thought that Americans cared only about money. I was wrong. In the years after the Obama administration, I have learned to appreciate Americans. I have learned that they truly care about ideals, and

Cultured Meat Will Not Save Us

A week ago, Food & Wine magazine broke the story that lab-grown chicken meat will make its restaurant debut. According to the story, “Good Meat Cultured Chicken was approved for sale in Singapore. Now, it’s heading to its first commercial

Is there such a thing as a “law of love”?

Love is a law of nature. Everything is born and lives through love. However, hatred is necessary for love to exist because love needs to become established over another property, otherwise we would have no sense of it. There are

Why do some people abuse children? Is there some psychological reason for this?

It is due to the human ego, which is the nature of every person and holds us back from relating to others as to ourselves. Some people find themselves harming others—whether children, the elderly, or others whom they perceive as