We exist on the animate level out of four levels of the receptive desire to enjoy: still, vegetative, animate and speaking/human. Within such a desire emerges a desire to give, or in other words, a desire to enjoy from the…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What does it mean to “let go” spiritually?
“Letting go” and “flowing with the spiritual current” means not objecting to the spiritual process. However, the ego is a great interference to simply “letting go” spiritually, as it constantly awakens its complaints and demands. Therefore, “letting go” spiritually is…
How do you know when you have awakened spiritually?
You shift to a more unified reality from the current divisive one. It feels as if you wake up from a dream, see an evil and unjust world all around you, and then you close your eyes again, and reawaken…
Why is spiritual awakening so painful?
The darkest time of night is before dawn. Likewise, the authors of The Zohar stated that humanity’s darkest time will come before its spiritual awakening. Kabbalists Rav Isaac Luria (the Ari) and Rav Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) both pointed out the time The…
What is chaos, spiritually?
Chaos is a state that emerges on the spiritual path to the extent that we aim to build the necessary conditions for spiritual progress—positive connection among us. The chaos unfolds inside the person, because the transition from one spiritual level…
Is there life after death?
After the death of our egoistic intention to benefit ourselves alone, we start truly living. Until we free ourselves from the egoistic intention, we do not experience life. Instead, we perceive ourselves and our lives from within the narrow limits…
Is it possible for a person to be considered spiritual without being religious?
Yes, it is. Spirituality is focused exclusively on bestowal, while religion exists within the corporeal sphere, which is about reception, and which has corresponding intentions. However, judging from people’s actions, it can be quite unclear. Spirituality requires never dividing creation…
Why is spiritual truth so elusive?
What is spirituality? Spirituality is the quality of love, bestowal and connection. This is why spirituality is so elusive. It is concealed from us, since it is complete altruism while our quality is the opposite, total egoism. Then, the question…
Are there any spiritual games to play in the group and understand spirituality in easy way?
A spiritual game is one that elevates us from the animal degree, where we consider self-benefit over benefiting others, to the human degree, where we prioritize benefiting others and nature over ourselves. Such a game involves learning and participating in…
What does it feel like to sell your soul?
Human nature is a desire to enjoy and it divides into a few levels: individual desires for food, sex and family; social desires for money, honor, control and knowledge; and a tiny desire for spirituality. Our soul is where we…
What are major spiritual awakening symptoms?
We have been evolving over thousands of years, and at a certain point, we start awakening to questions about the meaning and purpose of our lives. They are the first awakening that we receive toward spirituality, and they become our…
What is the connection between body and soul, and who is controlling who?
Body and soul have no connection. The soul exists in and of itself, and the spiritual world reveals to us only if we attain a soul. By attaining a soul, we start sensing a new reality outside the narrowness of…