Egoism, which is the desire to enjoy at the expense of others and nature, is human nature. However, it is possible to transform this inclination and acquire a second nature of love and bestowal. On one hand, it is impossible…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
How Do People’s Perceptions of a Crisis Change Over Time?
To date, humanity has been occupied mainly with trying to avoid the next blow from nature. We build defenses, develop technologies, and search for ways to protect ourselves from disasters. Yet one way or another the blow arrives. Nature always…
Are Bad People More Successful in Getting What They Want Than Good People
People often think that if someone is good, righteous, or pure, then life should reward them with comfort and peace, while those who behave badly should receive suffering. However, our egoistic world does not function according to such simple justice.…
What Are Some Ways That We Can Improve the Attitude of the Human Race So That We May Improve Society and the World as a Whole?
In days when everything seems to be on the verge of falling apart because of dangerous ego games, we need a feminine force that will put things in order. The woman is nature’s representative. New life develops in her body.…
What Happens to Human Consciousness After Death?
Birth is perceived as renewal, as something joyful, whereas death is perceived as sad, even frightening. Is there a way to defeat death, to continue living? Certainly not in the physiological body, which at some point will decay in the…
Is It True That Words Account for Only 7% of Communication in Conversation?
A conversation does not always require words. There are states in which words only interfere. When we wish to convey our feelings to another but find it difficult to express them correctly, the best thing we can do is remain…
Where Do I Begin to Find Hope Again When I Feel as If Everything in My Life Is Crumbling?
People cross oceans, search for new lands, and risk everything because hope drives them. But what happens when all hope seems to disappear, when every candle has gone out: love, faith, peace of mind, everything? How can a person continue…
Does Suffering Through Pain and Hardship Make People Stronger?
Throughout history there have been people, athletes such as Brumel or Yuri Vlasov, for example, who endured terrible injuries or illnesses and nevertheless rose again, overcoming what seemed to be an impossible fate. When such trials appear in a person’s…
Why Do Some People Feel the Need to Find Meaning in Life While Others Are Content Without It?
We can reach the meaning of life, reveal it, and truly feel it only when we reach a state where we understand that we cannot exist without it. The search for meaning must become something greater than life and death…
How Can Parents Support Healthy Development in Their Newborn Child During the First Year of Life?
In birth, everything changes for the fetus, for the mother, and for the father. Let us begin with the newborn. In the process of birth, he felt himself breaking into a new state. Now he must be as close as…
Is the Baby in the Womb Influenced by the Mother’s Thoughts?
Just as the fetus develops in its mother’s womb, so we all develop in the womb of nature—the still, the vegetative, the animate, and human beings. We learn to build increasingly complex, refined connections among ourselves, until we become one…
Is Rising Antisemitism a Sign of Global Crisis? History Shows a Connection Between the Two Almost Every Time
Today we must understand a fundamental fact about the world we live in: humanity has become completely interconnected and interdependent. This did not happen yesterday. The process has been unfolding for at least the past hundred years, and it began…