The end of all wars will come about when we all aim at mutually complementing each other. It cannot be a state where one ego will overpower another ego, but rather one where we mutually concede to the upper force…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What is the spiritual root of circumcision?
The spiritual root of circumcision is the desire to cut ties with our egoism. Egoism is the desire to enjoy at the expense of others and nature, and those who wish to detach from it do so in order to…
Will the United States ever go to war with China?
While the media reports on the Asia-Pacific region as turning into a powder keg, we should remember that the media is primarily interested in its ratings, and neither America nor China are interested in serious warfare with each other. There…
Why do people stop believing in love?
Many people stop believing in love because we live in a world built on the growing human ego, which wishes to enjoy at the expense of other people and nature. In such a world, hatred and desires to overpower others…
Why are some people so quick to blame Jewish people for everything? Were does this mindset come from?
Indeed, Jews have received the blame for a lot of phenomena throughout history, from poisoning wells to creating viruses, and from drinking children’s blood to running the world. Often the blame is completely illogical, yet it becomes accepted by masses…
What instigates hatred among humans?
It is written, “the inclination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” (Genesis 8:21). Envy, lust, honor and hatred are egoistic emotions unique to humans. Moreover, human egoism constantly grows, and due to its constant growth, our egos are…
How do you explain emptiness?
Emptiness is a unique category of desires that are unable to be fulfilled. They thus feel empty of the content that they would like to have. People who delve into questioning the emptiness that they feel are those who begin…
What is your opinion on the Russian war with Ukraine?
The current Russo-Ukrainian war awakens the awareness that as human beings, we desperately lack correction and positive connection. It shows how hatred can brew between two nations that have lived side-by-side for a long time, which share similarities in religion,…
How do you deal with negativity coming your way and your own feelings of negativity?
Every one of our negative feelings is the outcome of torn positive connections that we once had. That is why we can fix anything negative in our life by correcting our connections to each other. If we take steps toward…
What are the lessons learned from Squid Game?
The screenwriter and director of Squid Game have been noted as saying that “such is our world” in relation to the setup where people become willing to kill other people if placed under conditions where it is either their life or another’s…
How important to development is a father figure?
In the words of Sigmund Freud, “I could not point to any need in childhood as strong as that for a father’s protection.” The importance of the father figure is embedded in nature and our biology. A child who grows…
Why do some like to spy on other people?
The initial impulse of people who spy on others is to evaluate themselves as being above those on whom they spy. In short, it is an attitude of “they don’t see me, but I see them.” Secondly, it might give…