We are all parts of a single spiritual system and we each approach this system from our own unique points of our perception. Perception of this oneness is different for everyone. For instance, there are some who do not yet…
We live in one big system. Even merely on a physical level, when we interact and talk to each other, we influence this system. The issue is that most of our connections are often harmful, destructive and selfish. Instead of…
A man walks through the market, and a dealer in fighting roosters shouts out at him: “Buy my rooster! It fights to the death!” “Why do I need a rooster that fights to death? I need one that fights to…
There is a parable about three brothers who saw Happiness sitting in a pit. One came and asked Happiness for money, and he received it. Another asked for a beautiful wife and received one too. The third bent over the…
“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.” – Isaac Newton This is a normal phenomenon precisely because Newton explored and felt the world, so he considered himself a…
We should strive to discover and understand the meaning of life, to see that life’s meaning is for life itself to reveal to us: what it is for, and to which destination it leads and pulls us. Our lives, as…
It is a great rule in the Torah that “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (“Veahavta Lereacha Kamocha”). It is significant that this command is written in the singular, “Veahavta” and not plural “Veahavtem” as it emphasizes the need…
A sage once said, “A person must acquire both knowledge and wisdom.” When he was asked about the difference, he replied: “Knowledge is achieved by reading books, and wisdom is achieved by reading the book that you yourself are.” What…
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…
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,…