Everybody has an egoistic desire that makes us each wish to receive for self-benefit alone. We are connected to everyone with this desire, whether or not we see, feel or identify that it is the case. We are interconnected similarly…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Is the Root of Our Soul?
The root of our soul is our place in the spiritual system of connection with everyone. That is, we are all connected spiritually “as one man with one heart” and the root of our soul is our connection with all…
What Is the Difference Between an Egoistic Reward and an Altruistic Reward?
An egoistic reward is in the person, whereas an altruistic reward is in the society. Based on the Daily Kabbalah Lesson on July 15, 2024. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Posted on Facebook, LinkedIn Newsletter, Medium, Twitter…
Why Can’t We Solve the Problem of Inequality?
According to Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), the solution to inequality is reaching a state where we each give as much as we can and receive as much as we need. How can this state come about? In Baal HaSulam’s…
We Actually Bestow to Each Other Unconsciously and Unwillingly
“Now, too, we are giving and are not receiving, both because we are not taking the surplus we produce to the grave, and 2) because if a day’s exertion awards half a day’s pleasure, it is bestowal. And since by…
What Is the Definition of a Correction in Kabbalah?
In Kabbalah, a correction is a change of the intention—from an intention to receive to an intention to give—upon the desire to enjoy, which is our nature. We undergo such a correction, the setting up of the intention to give or…
Is There Anything Wrong With Having an Empty Heart?
One of my students recently presented me a quote from a Sufi, Hazrat Inayat Khan, which spoke about the need to empty our heart in order to make a vessel suitable for spiritual abundance to enter: “The one who learns…
How Do I Establish and Run a Business Successfully in the Future?
Our evolution is leading us to a state where we will see positive integral human connection as the guiding principle for society’s success in general, and no less so in business. In a business, it means that all of its…
Where Is the Best Occupation for the Future?
In the future, the following occupations will be in high demand: Food and Clothing: These occupations will focus on meeting our basic needs without being praised or condemned. Everyone needs food to eat and clothes to wear. These basic necessities,…
4 Leadership Principles That People Can Learn from Wolves
One of my students recently prepared a list of rules that a pack of wolves follows in order to show how a group of animals instinctively follows rules that us humans could learn from. He read the rules to me…
Advice from a 12th Century Kabbalist on Marriage: Is it Still Relevant Today?
I received the following message from a lady who wished to remain anonymous. This is what she wrote: “My neighbor is studying Kabbalah with you. She sent me a quote yesterday. She knows my husband and I are having difficulties,…
What if Someone Can Read Your Mind?
When I was next to my teacher, the great Kabbalist Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag (the RABASH), I felt that he could read my mind. I have been asked whether it was frightening or pressuring, and it was nothing of the…