As human beings, we consist of two levels: the animal level and the human or speaking level. At the animal level, we need food in order to survive. The fulfillment of this base survival need is the primary concern in…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Help Is Available for Addicts?
Addictions are usually associated with drugs, alcohol, and gambling, and we also often hear about addictions to shopping, the Internet, and social media. Of course, there are several other kinds of addictions, but a deeper look shows us that certain…
How Can Society Better Support Individuals Struggling With Depression?
Depression is a negative illumination. It descends from our desires and thoughts, the highest level of our inner structure, to our mood. From our mood, it proceeds to seep into the bodies’ systems, including our bones, tissues, nerves, and skin.…
Why Do Humans Experience Depression Nowadays?
Depression is like a virus that suddenly lands on us, chills us, paralyzes us, and lays us down. It strips away the joy of life, the strength to move, function, listen, and open our eyes. If we are depressed, we…
What Is the General Role of the Jews in the Bible?
The role of the Jews in the human puzzle is to unite (“love your neighbor as yourself” [Leviticus 19:18]) above differences and divisions (“love will cover all crimes” [Proverbs 10:12]) in order to become a conduit for the positive unifying…
How Do I Ward Off the Evil Eye?
What exactly is the evil eye? How can we arrange for ourselves a “good eye”? What is the common mistake with regard to positive thinking, and what is its precise meaning? Whether we like it or not, we live in…
What Do You Believe about the Change in the World Generally?
I do not believe in a positive change in the world by its own will. Humanity will not suddenly become kinder, wiser, or more considerate. What I do believe is that humanity will bring itself to such a dangerous and…
How Do Negative Thoughts Affect Our Health?
It is said that thought can influence the healing of the body. What is the power of thought? How does it work exactly? What can increase it? We have been evolving as a human species for generations, and our main…
Why Do So Many People Lack Motivation to Do Something That Will Make Them Better?
Why has it become commonplace in our world today for so many people to have no strength to get up in the morning, with no motivation to pursue goals, no joy of life, and no optimism for a good future?…
Why Do So Many People Seem to Be Living in This Constant State of Anxiety?
We are made of a desire to receive pleasure and delight, a desire to enjoy, which exists in various degrees. This desire develops qualitatively, becomes more sophisticated, and urges us to bring it new fulfillments. If we once wanted only…
Is It Okay to Live Only for Yourself?
Living only for yourself solves nothing. If each person lives only for themselves, then what? We will still die, and everyone will forget everyone. That is the nature of this world. One generation remembers, the next forgets, and after that…
Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
When we live with a “why,” a goal, a clear direction toward meaning, everything around us becomes part of its path. If we look to the future, we do not ignore what is happening around us. Instead, we see every…