Today, when we look at humanity, we see a lot of people shouting. On television, on talk shows, people sit a few feet apart and yell nonstop, as if volume could replace meaning. Shouting cannot lead to anything; people are…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Is Spiritual Rest?
Kabbalists write that there is no rest in this world nor in the world to come. In other words, we need to constantly advance without cessation, and when we completely rise above our egoistic desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone…
Do Spiritual People Tend to Be Calmer?
Calmness and harmony, as they are usually understood, are actually not good states for a person advancing spiritually. Although the ultimate purpose of creation leads toward harmony, for a person who is already directed toward the higher goal, a state…
How Is Speed Explained in Spirituality?
In the spiritual world there is no such thing as constant speed, and certainly no rest. In our world, we are used to thinking in terms of rest and motion: something can stand still, something can move, something can move…
What Can We Learn from Being Pregnant and Why Is That?
In the past, a woman would feel when she was ovulating, whether she had become pregnant, and even which week of pregnancy she was in. Today, without instruments and medical tests, it is hard to tell, and many difficulties also…
If Emotions Were Contagious Like Viruses, What Kind of Society Would Evolve?
Why do contagious diseases exist in the first place? Why do bacteria become resistant to medicine? Will we ever find something that cures all such problems at their root? The integral approach to education, which views the human being, society,…
How Can Shifting from Living for Self-Benefit to Living for the Benefit of Others Open a New Perception of Reality?
We live in a state of reason, meaning inside our senses, intellect, and desire where our desire is composed of intellect and emotion, mind and heart. We live and feel reality in such qualities, and what we feel is called…
Do We Have to Do Something to Change This World or Do We Have to Change Ourselves?
The formula for change is that I change, and my change equates to the world changing. But the deeper question immediately arises—who or what changes me? This is done so that I gradually come to recognize that I am under…
In What Ways Do People Engage in Gossip That Is Hurtful and How Can It Be Stopped?
People all over the world regularly take aim at one another with words. Some do it openly and crudely, others more cleverly and slowly, through rumors, hints, and subtle humiliation, so as not to become a visible enemy. This comes…
How Will Families Be in the Future?
The family of the future is built not on constant effort to “construct” something, but on companionship. It is a relationship in which a husband and wife feel one another very sensitively. When we feel that we can do something…
How Does One Differentiate Real Happiness from Mere Pleasure?
Real happiness emerges together with real connection between people. But what is “real connection between people”? When we speak about real connection between people, it is not enough that we each come with our own “piece of clay” and say,…
Is Cowardice Only Considered a Bad Trait, or Can Something Positive Be Gained from It?
Cowardice is usually considered a negative trait, yet this attitude is superficial. Cowardice is a very strong and very human feeling. Moreover, it serves to protect us from harming ourselves, from harming others, and from acting recklessly. I do not…