In the wisdom of Kabbalah, we study God in a practical fashion, in relation to us and how we attain it: as an upper force that creates us, the universe within and surrounding us, which rules over, sustains and guides it…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why do some people like martial arts?
The human ego develops through competition, envy and desires for respect, control and power. When we see bigger, higher, stronger and more successful people than us, our egos feel defeated. That is why so many people are drawn to martial…
Will the world end?
According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, there is no end of the world, but a transition to a new, higher and integral perception of the material realm that reveals itself to the degree in which we correct our nature: from…
What do you think is really the cause of the crisis in the world today?
We are all parts of an interconnected and interdependent system of nature. In our world today, this system manifests as interdependent relations among all people in the world, and between humanity and nature. Egoistic human nature, however, which makes us…
What should I do to change myself completely?
First, we should define what it means to change ourselves. We are made of desires, and we can change those desires either in relation to ourselves or in relation to the still, vegetative, animate and human parts of nature, and…
How do digital and analog systems differ?
Analog systems are superior to digital ones because they host an infinite possibility of resolution and accuracy. Take, for instance, conventional vinyl records as opposed to digital recordings. People more knowledgable in sound appreciate precisely such records because they convey…
Did Noah’s Ark ever exist?
Even if we discovered a few of its boards and could seemingly prove that it existed, what would that give us? The main takeaway from the story of Noah’s Ark for us today is to understand that we are also…
Why is there violence in Israel right now?
One of my students recently asked me about the rise in violence among Jews in Israel after the tragic murder of 18-year-old Yoel Lhanghal by a group of young adults at a birthday party in the northern-Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona. Indeed,…
Do Jews feel different from other people?
First of all, we feel ourselves in relation to something, because we cannot discuss a feeling in and of itself. Were there only me, I would not feel myself. I feel myself in relation to the environment, the air, the…
What makes a Jew a Jew?
Jews came about by detaching from the ego, i.e. the egoistic desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone, and discovering the upper world of bestowal and love above the ego. Accordingly, in essence, Jews are supposed to detach from the ego…
Is Ray Kurzweil correct in saying that advances in science will enable man to live forever?
My question in relation to Kurzweil’s statement is: What is so good about us constantly living all the time? Why live at all if we are never to die? On the contrary, if we attain the purpose of our lives…
What are your thoughts on the rise of right wing politics in Europe and around the world?
The recent rise in popularity of the right is an outcome of our current stage of human development, where more and more people are seeing that the truth is with the more egoistic and resolute forces, i.e. those who stand…