We need to understand that nature is above us. In other words, above our perception and sensation, which is egoistic and acts in a divisive mode, there is the general force of nature, which is the opposite: altruistic, and which…
The cause of stress in our lives is egoism, the desire to enjoy at the expense of others, and our egoistic paradigm that encourages us to engage in individualistic-materialistic competition with one another. It is true that we have a…
More than 45 years ago, I left the Soviet Union for Israel. Back in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), I once witnessed a brutal attack on a Jewish man. When I stepped in to help, the police explained that they punished…
We need to develop a society in which we live to provide ourselves with our life’s essentials, without feeling a need to engage in cutthroat competition in order to climb various ladders of so-called “success.” With the technological advancements we…
At the end of our evolution, we will be compelled to unite as one group with threads of love tying us together. The question is: what will bring us to that point? When and how exactly will we begin to…
The force that drives us forward through evolution develops in us a desire to receive. To want more, to acquire, to understand, and to know. This is how we evolve from generation to generation, and year after year, i.e., through…
The main difference between humans and animals is that humans constantly undergo changes. New desires awaken in us, the ego develops and leads us in various directions. What will we want in the next moment, in a year, in ten…
Shavuot marks the moment of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. But what exactly is the Torah? Also, what was truly bestowed upon us? The Torah is not a historical record. It is a guide for shaping our lives that…
What makes us feel good? What makes us feel bad? How can we make our lives better and safer? As intelligent beings, we have the capacity to observe, examine, and learn the laws that govern our world and find answers…
When we look at the new generation, what kind of world do we wish for them, if anything were possible? A world similar to the one we have now but upgraded, or a completely different one? Clearly, no one wishes…
How would you feel if it turned out that no one needed you, that you had no real chance of finding a job? We all know people who have lost their jobs, and many others fear that they too may…
Technology, no matter how advanced it becomes, and no matter how many seeming solutions it offers to many of our problems, it fails to solve the root problem in our lives: our damaged human relations. For example, if a couple…