We need to perceive life’s twists and turns with a certain level of excitement, like a game. Similar to when we play chess: our opponent makes a move on the chessboard, and we begin to see our next move. We…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Is the Spiritual Meaning of Rain?
In Hebrew, the word for “rain” (“Geshem”) contains the foundation, the root, and the beginning, of all corporeal life (the Hebrew word for “corporeality” is “Gashmiyut,” which shares the same linguistic root). This is because rain is essentially a blessing that…
Who Is the Creator of Nature?
Nature is the Creator, and the Creator is nature. They are one and the same. In Gematria, Elokim (God) and HaTeva (Nature) share the same numerical value (86) because they refer to the same upper governing force. If we enter into an equivalent relationship…
How Can We Cultivate Inner Peace and Live a More Fulfilling Life?
We can cultivate inner peace and live a more fulfilling life by learning to accept the many twists and turns of fate as a kind of game, not a cruel one, but a deeply meaningful and playful interaction with the…
How Can Someone Not Be So Easily Hurt by Other People’s Words or Actions, While Also Maintaining a Positive Attitude and Outlook on Life?
One of my students raised this topic in relation to a quote from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning: “No one has the right to do wrong, not even if wrong has been done to them.” There is a universal law…
How Can Painful Experiences Be Spiritual Learning Experiences?
When we live with a purpose, everything around us becomes part of the path toward that purpose. We do not ignore reality, but on the contrary, we perceive every event, person, and difficulty as a condition arranged by the upper…
Why Has Antisemitism Lasted for Thousands of Years?
As the forces wishing for Israel’s downfall become more demanding and sophisticated, new threats emerge over past ones. Indeed, antisemitism is nothing new. An inner hatred toward Jews runs through the pages of history, and each time it assumes a…
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Can a Bad Relationship Cause Mental Illness?
Pressures, pains, doctors. Maybe the tests show nothing unusual, but the distress continues. Therapists, psychologists, medications. Sometimes there is some relief, but not a solution. Work is hard, family is hard, life is hard everywhere. Why has this epidemic come…
How Much of a Person’s Life Is Governed By Chance?
Nothing in life happens by chance. We are all connected by invisible threads of our spiritual roots. Every interaction and every separation is predetermined within the system of the common soul. When your soul must meet another for its correction,…
What Does it Mean to Live Life Fully?
To live life fully means to remain young in spirit. Youth is not about age. It is about aspiration. You can live two hundred years and still be young if you are constantly striving forward. My teacher, Kabbalist Baruch Shalom…
What Is True Friendship?
True friendship requires inner work. There is no such thing as a friend without flaws. When you look at another and see their shortcomings, you are in fact looking into a mirror: their flaws are yours. The world around us…
What Is Behind the World?
Behind everything that happens in the world is the upper light, i.e., an upper force of love and bestowal. Even where we perceive darkness, we must polish ourselves and not the world, until that very darkness begins to shine. Every…