Playing is a natural part of our development that we can exercise in order to attain the reality of what we imagine while we play. When we are kids, we can take a rope, place it over another kid’s shoulder,…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
From the Blind Leading the Blind to the Sighted Leading the Blind
Two students looked at a waving flag. One said: “The flag is moving.” The other replied: “No, the wind is moving, which makes the flag move.” Their teacher came and said: “You are both wrong. It is a thought that…
Is the universe indifferent to our suffering?
It is not that the universe is indifferent. There is an law of interconnection and interdependence that exists in the universe, and if we do not realize its positive use, we will destroy each other, and the universe has nothing…
How can I make confident and correct decisions?
We can make confident and correct decisions if we have absolute knowledge of their outcome in advance, placing ourselves into it like observing the present from the future. We thus have to anticipate and foresee the result. That is what…
The Night Strength Met Intelligence: Alexander the Great’s Meeting with Shimon HaTzadik That Saved Jerusalem
It is written in the Talmud about a significant historical encounter between Alexander the Great and the high priest Shimon HaTzadik. Alexander, having conquered half the world, marched on Jerusalem. The Talmud recounts the moment when, under torchlight, Shimon HaTzadik,…
How can I overcome manipulations?
I received the following message on social media from Dimitriy that expresses pain in how politicians and propagandists know how to manipulate societies who follow them, often to slaughterhouses… I have been enraged lately. Why do we succumb to politicians…
Does Attitude Shape Behavior?
There is an allegory of a sage who sat at the city gates as a man passed by. The man turned to the sage and asked: “Tell me, what kinds of people live in this city, good or bad?” The…
What is beauty?
Beauty is a state of wholeness. We live in a single, perfect system of nature, and beauty is the completion of all positive and negative qualities existing harmonious together in nature. We perceive this beauty, this wholeness, when we sense…
Seeing Beyond Sight: The Paradox of a Blind Astronomer
There is a tale of an old blind man who was sitting in the shadow of the temple when a passerby asked him, “Forgive me for my question, but how did you become blind?” “I have been blind since birth,”…
Traffic Lights, Traffic Police and the Higher Power Inbox
Before the invention of traffic lights that regulate the movement of vehicles, there were traffic police directing traffic at the intersections. Many people were angry and full of complaints at the police. Sometimes people asked them for favors…
Shining Light on Shadows: Embrace a New Understanding of Jewish Identity in My Latest Book, “Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within”
Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within explores a rarely discussed yet widely felt phenomenon: self-hatred among Jews. From the depths of our history to the present day, this book delves into the complex reasons behind this pervasive phenomenon and its impact on…
Can everyone heal others?
There is a phenomenon that when we are close to someone we care about, our breathing and heartbeat can synchronize. For instance, when someone we care about is feeling unwell, we can hold their hand and it will alleviate their…