When we look at the natural world around us, we see that it is entirely unified. All its parts work together harmoniously to form a single whole. Only among us, the human species, is everything fragmented. The ego that grows…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why Do People Lie? Why Not Be Honest?
“Do not wrong one another,” the Torah instructs, and the sages explain this to mean that “a person’s mouth and heart should always be in agreement.” Yet year after year, life seems to become filled with more deception and more…
What Does It Mean to Be Israeli?
Once, there were no Israelis. Then, about 3,800 years ago, a great eruption of egoism—the desire to enjoy at others’ expense—took place. This is described in the story of the Tower of Babel. A persistent Babylonian thinker named Abraham discovered…
What Do You Think about Public Shaming?
Whether we like it or not, we live in a network. Day by day, it becomes clearer how everyone is connected to everyone else, influences everyone else, and depends on everyone else. In such an integral reality, it is worthwhile…
Can the Ego Be Eliminated, or Is It an Inherent Aspect of Human Nature?
Everyone has an ego, it is natural. But life places us all in the same boat. If we do not learn how to get along, we will likely sink together. How can we build a new perspective on our relationships…
What Are the Most Interesting Secrets of the Bible?
No book has influenced the world more than the Bible. It laid the foundation for the development of human civilization, culture, art, education, law, and much more. Everything is rooted in it. First, what makes the Bible unique? It is…
Does Anyone See the Deeper Meaning of the Ten Commandments?
On the surface, the laws and principles of the Ten Commandments seem clear, but they contain a deeper layer. It is highly relevant to today’s interconnected and interdependent reality, in which we are all in the same boat, and to…
What Is the Main Theme of the Ten Commandments?
Ultimately, everything in the Ten Commandments comes back to the fundamental principle: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” When we begin to learn the method of heart-to-heart connection developed by the sages—a method explained in the wisdom of Kabbalah—the inner meaning…
What Does the Story of Abraham Teach Us about Ourselves?
Mesopotamia, the cradle of modern civilization, also known as “the land between two rivers,” was a vast and fertile region situated between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, in present-day Iraq. Mesopotamia was the birthplace of many inventions that enabled human…
What Does the Tenth Commandment Say?
The tenth and final commandment is: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his servant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” We…
What Is the Ninth Commandment?
The ninth commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” carries a profound meaning. False testimony implies that, both with regard to ourselves and to others, we stand as witnesses, participants, and partners in everything that takes place…
What Is the Eighth Commandment?
The eighth commandment is “You Shall Not Steal.” What does this mean? If we think about our own benefit instead of the benefit of the collective, this is considered theft. Moreover, in its fullest sense, theft is not only taking…