The one thing we can take from this life into the next life is the effort to positively connect with others that we made in this life. We exist in a shattered soul that is in a process of gradual…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why does God allow suffering?
The world is full of suffering and we cannot justify murder, theft, or any kind of affliction of pain on people. However, when we feel that our pain and suffering in this world can lead us to a correction, i.e.…
What’s your secret to a happy life?
My secret to a happy life is to be in balance with nature, to feel that I pose no interference to nature and to other people, and to try and be an organic part of the world so that people…
What does happiness mean to you?
Happiness means being in balance with nature on the still, vegetative, animate and human levels. When you are in balance with all levels of nature, then you feel something special, the highest level of balance, which is called “happiness.” Balance…
What are some ways you or the masses can get manipulated over the internet?
We generally do not feel that we are being manipulated through the Internet. However, there is constant monitoring of the sites we visit, our desires, and the spheres of our interests. Of course, we will still see how we can…
Is there a value in resisting a new technology which, while potentially harmful in the short term, could save millions of lives in the future?
We can evaluate the essence of science exclusively by its goal. If, as is being discovered today, the goal is harmful to us, then we cannot use and develop it. In any field, we cannot excuse ourselves by saying that…
Why is it that when the powerful use force it is called “self-defense” and when the weak use force it is called “terrorism”?
The question is built incorrectly from the beginning. Terrorism involves the use of violence toward the peaceful population, which is in essence not guilty of anything. Terrorism is used precisely to kill innocent people. On the other hand, the force…
How does culture influence us negatively?
Without any connection to how the general culture influences a person, the result of being parts of a culture that values materialism and consumerism is that it gives us a heightened sensation of emptiness, which leads us into more and…
Can we be indigenous in the 21st century?
Nature will not let us remain indigenous in the 21st century. It increasingly develops us through suffering. Nature will prod us with such great suffering that we will have to realize our egoism—the desire to enjoy at the expense of…
Do you know the connection between politics and violence?
The problem is in the fact that human development is driven by egoism, which is the desire to enjoy at the expense of others and nature. Egoism is human nature and it is why we cannot perform any actions unless…
How can the decent people of the world help each other while the actions of their leadership are self-serving and internationally divisive?
The decent people of the world still need to understand what true decency is and what the true benefit of the world is—exclusively altruistic actions, directed toward humanity’s unification as a single organization and system. This is how we exist…
What are the most important things we need to teach our children early in their life?
Today’s globally interconnected and interdependent world where we raise our children is very different from the world we grew up in. In order for children to grow up prosperous and happy in today’s world, they need to gain awareness of…