A profound shift for Israel would mean remedying the tensions and divisions in Israeli society, which have been getting out of hand recently, and I doubt that the new government is capable of impacting such a shift. The new government…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
In one sentence, what is true happiness?
Happiness is a state in which the upper light fills us with the sensation of an eternal and perfect existence. Based on a Kabbalah lesson with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on December 11, 2016. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr.…
What is love in one sentence?
To love means to fulfill the other, to live according to the desires of the other. Based on the talk “Communication Skills: Love Is a Law of Life” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman and Michael Sanilevich on October 23, 2020.…
In one sentence only, why do you believe or not believe in God?
I don’t believe in God. I have been studying and teaching the wisdom of Kabbalah for over 40 years, which is the method for the revelation of God to every single person in this life, in this world, i.e. “revealing”…
What is the book “Zohar” about?
The Book of Zohar is an internal commentary on the Torah. The most important effect of The Zohar is that we attract the illumination of the upper light upon us when we read it with a correct intention. This illumination is the reason…
Are we all one consciousness?
Nature relates to humanity as a single and whole system. Our current perspective, however, is fragmented because we are detached in our sensation from nature’s wholeness. Nature is a pure altruistic quality, whereas our nature is the opposite—egoistic. In other…
Why do so many people have depression nowadays?
Depression is a sensation of lacking vitality. In our current times, we are in the transition to another level of life that is starting to show itself to us. It is expressed in growing interdependence and interconnectedness around the world,…
Why is antisemitism prevalent among the progressive left, particularly the feminist left?
Antisemitism is a natural phenomenon, which emerged together with the emergence of the Jewish people in ancient Babylon around 4,000 years ago. It is rising in both the political left and right, as they both stem from the very causes…
How will society keep human labor relevant in the era of increasing automation?
In an era of increasing automation and mass unemployment, we will need to readjust our concept of work. We are developing to a state where we will first and foremost need to learn how to live harmoniously as a single…
Why is envy a bad thing?
In a society where consumerist and materialistic values envelop us, then we commonly feel envy as bad because it places us in a negative competition against each other. That is, due to envy, we feel worse about ourselves, because it…
What is the greatest pleasure in the world?
It is written that there is no greater pleasure than reconciling opposites. Contradiction is a state of indecisiveness, as if we are squeezed in between a set of pliers. We have no idea where truth or lies are, nor how…
What are the limitations of Al?
AI will be able to do a lot, but its ultimate limit is that it will never be able to be like a developing human being. It is impossible, because there is a greater force of nature that is above…