In 1914, during World War I, an amazing event happened. At a time when half a million people were killed near the Belgian city of Ypres, on December 24, before Christmas, suddenly soldiers began to decorate the German trenches with…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Abundant Milk, Meat, and Fish, but No Animals in Sight
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood by a sleek tablet-like touchscreen of a big meat-producing machine, chose the percentage of fat he wanted in his steak, and pressed “Print.” A few minutes later, his order was ready. Printing…
What Is True Freedom in a Nutshell?
True freedom is freedom from our egoistic nature, where we are enslaved to the desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone in every one of our intentions. When we become freed from our egoistic intention for self-benefit, we attain true freedom:…
Is It Possible to Reduce Overconsumption?
We can reduce overconsumption and overproduction only if we change ourselves—to start feeling why life is truly worth living. We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves to be content and happy with life’s essentials. We would then…
Who Is More Responsible for Our Society, Men or Women?
There are notable statistics in a report by humanitarian organization Care in relation to women. First, that 150 million more women are starving worldwide than men, and 60 percent of the people starving are women, and also that tens of…
What Is the Most Important Advice You Would Give to Someone to Live a Long Life?
In Australia, a 100-year-old woman shared what she considered the secret to her long life, that longevity stems from a calm attitude to any tumultuous life events. She recommends not holding onto grudges and to live in the here and…
What Are Some Noteworthy Quotes About Education?
“𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺.” – 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 22:6. There is also a noteworthy quote by Swiss teacher and publicist Adolphe Ferrière that explains how we fail to follow this principle, i.e. “𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘴…
Israel – a Country Under an Anxiety Attack
Following the wave of terror attacks, the ongoing demonstrations against (and for) the judicial reform, and the barrage of interviews in the media warning that Israel is on a precipice, there has been a sharp increase in calls to emergency…
Can You Finish the Sentence, “Heaven Is..”?
Heaven is a state where a common force of love emerges between people, which forms a connection of “love your neighbor as yourself.” #heaven #connection #loveyourneighbor Posted on Facebook, Quora
What Do Natural Disasters Teach Us?
Natural disasters come to show us that we live out of balance with nature. We are parts of nature’s integral system, and in nature we have the still, vegetative, animate and human levels. Nature acts as a single organism with…
2,000 Years of Hatred with No Sign of Relief
Yesterday was Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their accomplices during World War II. Today, April 19, is the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the…
What Question Should We All Be Asking Ourselves Today?
Humanity has to acknowledge that it has developed a corrupt society with hostilities and collisions in its connections. Today, we have to undergo a self-examination and ask ourselves serious questions about how and why we live: What are we living…