We should start with the knowledge that our world is integral, that humanity is an integral group, and whether we are in our families, friend circles, classrooms, workplaces or any other grouping of people we might find ourselves among in…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Are the Most Important Choices in Life?
We humans differ from animals in that in addition to desires for food, sex, shelter and procreation, we also have so-called social desires for wealth, power and knowledge, which we can satisfy at the expense of the surrounding society. These…
What Is an Equal Standard of Living?
An equal standard of living means no group or nation has more or less than they need, considering each nation’s habits, lifestyle and needs. Equality is not about numbers or statistics but about everyone feeling they are at a level…
What Does it Mean That the Torah Is Given for Sinners? If I Don’t Feel Like a Sinner, Does it Mean I Cannot Study the Torah?
You can study the Torah, but for the Torah to teach you, you need to feel a little like a sinner. That is why the Torah is given. We do not need the Torah for knowledge. We should feel like…
Are There Any Distinguishable Stages People Go Through From First Becoming Acquainted with Kabbalah to the Moment they Decide that they Wish to Correct their Egoistic Nature?
We are made of a desire to enjoy with an intention for self-benefit alone. Such a desire with an intention aimed at self-fulfillment defines our egoistic nature. Although we have combinations of certain qualities in each of our desires, they…
What Is an Ideal Society?
An ideal society is one where its members have developed an attitude to life that prioritizes benefiting others, society and nature over self-benefit, and where positive connections continually blossom among all of its members. Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) describes such connections…
What Do You Think about “Tehillim” Being Ranked as One of Israel’s Top 5 Searched Terms at the Start of 2024?
“Tehillim,” referring to the Psalms of David, was recently ranked as one of the top 5 searched words on the Internet in Israel. Indeed, when people feel anxious and bad in general, they often turn to the Psalms of David.…
Unlocking The Zohar
I am inviting you to join a wondrous journey to discover the upper world, which is above time and space, filled with the benevolent force of love and bestowal, where eternity and perfection abound and wars, famine and disease do…
The Needed Change in Human Relations
We are standing before a great change in the world, and by “world” I mean human relations. Nothing matters more than the connections between people, and they need to change. We cannot change stones or trees or animals or the…
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What Does it Mean That We Are Responsible for the Whole World?
Our responsibility for the whole world stems from our original state where we were all connected together as one great desire to receive the delight and pleasure that nature bestowed to us. We since broke apart from that perfectly unified…
The Pursuit of Life’s Purpose in Our Final Years
If we do not devote our lives to pursuing any path, then we either waste time on several different pursuits and we end our lives with nothing, or we live like animals with no pursuit for any higher purpose. We,…
If God Created the Universe, Then Who Created God? And Who Created the Creator of God?
First, who or what is the Creator? According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the Creator is the force of love and bestowal that created and sustains reality. Moreover, we reach this definition of the Creator through our own attainment of this…