In order to first have a desire to get rid of our ego, which by definition is an intention for self-benefit at the expense of others and nature, we need to understand the evil it brings us, that it is…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
How Much of Reality Can We See?
In our inborn egoistic desires, we see a tiny picture of reality that divides into an external and an internal picture. If we shift from an egoistic perception to its opposite of bestowal and love, internalizing what we now perceive…
What Is the Next Stage for Humanity?
Humanity’s next stage is to reach an integral connection with attitudes of love and care replacing our inborn egoistic relations. We have been coming closer to such a state over thousands of years. Humanity nonetheless is being fried on a…
What Do You Do if You Hate the World So Deeply?
I received a similar question on my Facebook page from Dina: “What should I do with my hatred for this world? Many people feel this way today. People hate this world! They hate it! And many even ask: ‘Why was…
What Do We Gain from Attaining Connection With the Creator?
By attaining connection with the Creator, we gain the ability to see the world and influence people as the Creator does, through the Creator’s quality of absolute love and bestowal. When we enter into contact with the Creator, we gain…
Was All of Humanity Ever In Spiritual Attainment?
No. Abraham’s group, which had left Babylon, was in spiritual attainment for a brief period. When they exited Egypt, they rose to a new level, and then during the First Temple’s construction, they rose even higher in spiritual attainment. When…
At What Point in History Did Humanity Lose its Way?
It was since the time of Aristotle and Plato. They had warned that science should not enter the hands of the ignorant under any circumstances, as they would misuse and sell it to the wealthy. As a result, we ended…
The Allegory of the Girl Who Refused to Play with a Real Baby in Favor of Her Doll
We must know that the world was created with a desire to receive. Therefore, as soon as a baby is born, it wants to enjoy through its final day—such as for us to play with it. And when it grows,…
How Can We Make One Globe, One World, a Better World?
We need to fix human relations until we will feel ourselves as living in the same room together. That is, we will become increasingly interconnected and interdependent globally, and in order to experience such tight interdependence positively and not as…
Does the Pandemic Possess a Potential to Threaten World Peace or Whatever Is Left of It?
We saw that when we were in the period of the coronavirus pandemic, the world entered into a survival mode. During that moment, armies and terrorists of the world calmed down from their fighting stances and the coronavirus acted like…
613 Desires
Everything consists of 613 desires. Every element on all scales, inanimate, vegetative, animate and human, consists of different combinations of 613 desires. Moreover, we speak specifically in relation to the person and that we each consist of a combination of…
Can Using Your Mind be Bad for You?
The mind serves desires. If we aim our desires at striving to achieve life’s ultimate goal, which is for humanity to positively connect and reach harmonious balance with nature, then such a mind is beneficial. We should encourage its activation,…