The Torah is no mere historical text or a collection of laws. It is an instruction manual for the optimal form of connection between people, a guide that teaches us how to achieve balance with the forces of nature and…
Can You Measure Spirituality?
We can measure spirituality by the importance we attribute to it. In the material world, we gauge everything by physical measurements like volume, distance, and weight, but in the spiritual world, these parameters are nonexistent. Instead, everything is measured by…
Do You Think Equality Is Possible?
First, we should understand why humanity struggles with the idea of equality. It is because we do not naturally strive for equality. Our egoistic nature, the desire to enjoy for personal benefit alone, does not measure equality. It measures superiority…
Does Equality Exist in Nature?
Not at all. In nature, there is no equality, nor can there be. If everything were equal, existence itself would be impossible. Nature thrives on diversity, i.e., on different species, different roles, and a system in which everything complements and…
At What Age Does Shame Develop?
As a child grows up, they begin to encounter rules and social expectations. No longer can they simply take without consequences. They must give in order to receive, and work in order to be rewarded. This is when a new…
Can Shame Serve a Positive Purpose in Spiritual Growth?
In the wisdom of Kabbalah, we learn that the Creator, the upper force of love and bestowal that created and sustains reality, specifically placed shame into the system of creation because it propels people toward correction. “Correction” means a shift…
Will the Suicide Rate Increase in the Following Years?
Suicide remains a significant global tragedy in 2025. Approximately 740,000 people die by suicide annually, equating to one death every 43 seconds worldwide. In the United States, suicide rates have continued to rise, with men dying at twice the rate of women…
What Should One Be Proud Of?
When we learn about the way nature works, how it is a single force of love and bestowal that creates and sustains all reality, and how our every desire, thought, characteristic, and quality is nature’s making, then we eventually realize…
What Is Absolute Truth?
Absolute truth is the recognition that everything in our world is relative except for two fundamental forces: the desire to receive and the desire to bestow. These two opposing forces define all of existence. The force of bestowal is the…
Why Has the Suicide Rate Gone Up in the Past 45 Years So Much?
The staggering number of suicides around the world is a direct consequence of the breakage of our human society. Human nature is the desire to enjoy. We all wish comfort, safety, and happiness for ourselves, but we instead face an…
What Is the Root of Shame?
According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the root of shame is found in what is called the “Four Phases of Direct Light,” the initial blueprint of creation that exists at the very foundation of life. These four phases are four…
What Is Truth? How Can We Define Truth?
Truth and falsehood are among the most fundamental yet misunderstood aspects of human perception. Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) writes that “no merit is more important than the quality of truth, and there is no such disgrace as the quality of falsehood.”…
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