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…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
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…
What is pain?
Pain is an organism’s reaction to a problem it experiences. It is the organism’s way of communicating that something is wrong; it sends a warning signal of danger, and it protects us from harm or injury. For instance, if our…
In 1-2 sentences, what is Kabbalah?
Kabbalah is a methodology for the expansion of human awareness through the connection of desires. In such expanded awareness, we start perceiving the force that created and sustains our reality, which lets us know more about the world we live…
What is the most important thing as a teacher to teach your students?
The correct worldview: a view of the world, life, a person and an epoch. That is most important for me—to position a person toward the correct view of his life. To do so, I need to more or less explain…
How can I stop being superstitious?
We are unfamiliar with nature as a whole. There are several acting forces that suddenly appear to us, and we do not know what to do with them. We then believe in all sorts of things that supplement our power…
How do you define human progress?
Human progress takes place in our attitude toward each other and to nature. The more we understand nature as a perfect mechanism, and the more we adapt ourselves to it, then the more we can consider ourselves making progress. By…
Can you lose your maternal instinct?
Recent research shows that mothers’ engagements with smartphones and magazines are harmful to mother-child communication, which in turn harms the child’s development. In the research, mothers using their phones to engage with social media, and also mothers reading magazines, spent up to…
Will Israel let Iran go nuclear?
Recently, Israel has been discussing an attack on Iran, and the Iranians are not holding their tongues either. They published a map with targets in Israel, stating that they can hit any place in Israel, and that all it takes…
Why are children not left out of wars and conflicts?
Shahid, a 10-year-old living in a refugee camp in Syria, was interviewed and asked what she wished for herself this upcoming year, to which she replied, “A tent, to have a tent.” This broadcast on Arab social media deeply shocked…
I want to explore my mind but cannot have recreational drugs. What is a good alternative?
The potion of life. According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, taking the potion of life means filling ourselves with high spirits so that our perspective of the future becomes so appealing that we start receiving from nature a fulfillment that is…
How did a perfect God create flawed human beings?
We have been given a perception and sensation of reality as being flawed—that human nature is a terrible and deficient desire to enjoy for self-benefit, which is opposite to the perfection of the Creator’s attitude of absolute love and bestowal—in…