Question: The world is so complex that the more you try to get to know it, the more difficult it becomes to find answers, and sometimes there aren’t any that the human mind can grasp. It is a wonder how everything was created in such a contradictory manner and nothing exists without its opposite part. Why haven’t all the fields of study in our world and the teachings of the wisdom of great sages and also the eternal wars, diseases, and natural disasters taught mankind to be good? But, on the contrary, a person falls from spirituality? What will the fulfillment of materiality bring our planet to? What do the upper forces want of us? The ancient intelligent civilizations have disappeared. What is the plan? Everything is explained in the sources in a perfect manner, but in practice it all happens in a much worse way. Is there justice in our world or is it all the fruit of a very developed imagination? Does anyone need us? This is a maze of reflections and thoughts—what a heavy burden.

Answer: It is all very simple. The Creator has created everything in a direct manner, but we advance in a crooked way. Now, too, we simply have to unite and thus summon the Light of correction unto ourselves, but we do everything except this…

Question: Does every human being have an individual spiritual gene?

Answer: Absolutely!

Question: If there is suffering in my life, do I have to relate this situation to the Creator (that it is for the best),  and then I won’t feel that the situation is bad? When we approach a problem this way, it seems to disappear, but when you suffer it is very hard to remember that the sufferings come from the Creator. How can I constantly hold on to this intention that “there is none else besides Him,” since it slips away so quickly in times of trouble and instead I feel indifference, anger, rage, etc.?

Answer: Don’t leave the thought that everything comes from Him and do hold on to it all the time! If you can’t, ask Him to help you.

Question:  Do we bring the Creator contentment when we contact Him (when we begin to feel Him)?

Answer: Undoubtedly, and that is the only way.
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Question: What is the alternative offered by the wisdom of Kabbalah that is equivalent of money that exists in the world today?

Answer: Effort. Money is the equivalent of the efforts we make. So all that is needed is to balance our lives. Try to rearrange your life just a little, so that you will be able to continue to work, maintain a good relationship with the family, and be involved with everything that you are used to, but in a more balanced way. Try to live in this framework and along with this engage in studying Kabbalah. And you will see how things begin to be arranged so that everything will be enough for you. Thoughts about lack will gradually disappear; you will calm down and everything will truly be enough for you.

Question: You can buy all kinds of pleasure in this world with money. What kind of pleasure does the wisdom of Kabbalah offer if there won’t be any money and all will be on the public dole?

Answer: Kabbalah offers the most tremendous, the most eternal, unchangeable fulfillment and pleasure, which no amount of money can buy. Kabbalah elevates a person to the level of eternity and perfection, above death. This method called Kabbalah is designed so that the Upper Light fills us and we don’t need anything more. In that way we reach our natural root fulfillment.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 4/3/16

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In the News (BBC): “The notion that we have entered a new geological age is real and should be formally recognised, according to an international report.

“The verdict comes from a panel set up to judge the merits of adding an Anthropocene (‘Age of Humans’) time segment to the history of the Earth. …

“It now needs to identify a suitable marker in the environment that epitomises the start of the new phase.

“Colin Waters from the British Geological Survey is secretary to the Anthropocene Work Group (AWG). He presented the progress report to the 35th International Geological Congress in South Africa. …

“And it would likely be an ‘epoch’, said Dr Waters, meaning the current phase of Earth history known as the Holocene has terminated. We would, however, remain within the Quaternary Period and the Cenozoic Era, which are higher rankings in the division of time. …

“Ten members of the 35-strong working group believe the best spike will probably be plutonium fallout from bomb tests in the 1950s, to be found in marine or lake sediments, ice layers or perhaps even speleothems (stalagmites and stalactites).

“Others on the panel, however, think there could be better spikes than the radionuclide. Counter-proposals include remnant plastics or some kind of carbon signature that signifies the rapid rise in CO2 emissions.

“Nonetheless, a clear majority of group members (28 of them) accept that whichever marker is chosen, it should reflect events on Earth around the 1950s.

“This is the beginning of what is often referred to as the ‘great acceleration’, when human impacts on our planet suddenly intensified and became global in extent.”

My Comment: The current age is a time of transition from the level of our world, the development of the inanimate, vegetative, and animate nature, to the next level of development, which is Man or Adam, from the Hebrew word “Adameh” (similar), meaning similar to the Creator.

Just as the world had a different form and different dimensions before mankind appeared on Earth, so will our material world begin to gradually disappear as it ascends to the evolutionary level of Man, until it transcends to the next level, to the quality of total bestowal and harmony.
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In the News (European Jewish Press): “Former French Defense Minister Hervé Morin said France should be inspired by Israel in the fight against terrorism.

“He told daily newspaper Le Figaro the country needs to take new measures to adapt to the ‘turbulent times’.

“His statements came a day after a terrorist attack against the church of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray in which a priest was killed by Islamist terrorists.

“A centrist politician, Morin heads the regional council of Normandy.

“’France has lived in peace for decades. It now lives in a great turmoil period that will last. Do not hesitate to learn from what was done in the countries hardly hit by terrorism – I refer specifically to Israel. We need to Israelize our security,’’ the former minister under President Sarkozy said.

“He expressed his determination to fight against jihadism, arguing that in his region there are probably ‘around 80 people’ classified as radicalized.

‘’’We must make criminally responsible social networks such as Facebook and others which leave jihadist propaganda flowing and we need to ensure that legal proceedings be initiated against all individuals who visit these sites and those who return from the land of jihad.’’’

My Comment: That is how life teaches itself, on itself. Previously they didn’t agree in any way with the preventative measures used by Israel. Hatred toward Israel will only intensify, because the worse it becomes for the West, the subconscious feeling will become more tangible that the Jews are to blame for the security problems, not the Arabs. This is because the Jews must show the entire world an example of connection and unity, and this is the only this way the world will come to peace and tranquility.
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New Life 620 – Holidays and Festivals: Selichot
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Tal Mandelbaum ben Moshe

What are the laws of nature that are represented by the Selichot (Atonements) of the month of Elul? How is it possible to discover these laws and what forces will be revealed among our people if we begin to try connect among us?

What are the laws of nature that are represented by the Selichot (Atonements) of the month of Elul? How is it possible to discover these laws and what forces will be revealed among our people if we begin to try connect among us?

The Selichot indicate the process that we must go through a process of transcending our egoistic nature. This is not a matter of asking for forgiveness from someone. What assures that in the next moment I will behave better?

It is impossible to understand what the Selichot are through looking at the popular practices, but only in the truth that is latent in them. The Israeli customs point to the hidden laws of nature. The customs provide a preparation, until we approach the truth, to the revelation of the concealed laws of nature. There are several layers in nature, laws of nature, they are the inner layer pointed to by the customs of Israel. To discover them, one must become familiar with the general formula of the system of nature we live in.

The law of Selichot says that we must examine our nature well; it is entirely egoistic. These days we can recognize the highest level to which we must climb, the “Speaking level.” On this level all of us are connected in complete harmony. But our present nature is its opposite!

Elul = “Ani Ledodi VeDodi Li” (“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – Song of Songs 6:3). If I need help to love others, the upper force will come to help me.

That he should ask for forgiveness, is to not take advantage of this opportunity we had to connect. How does the mechanism of this amendment?

We should ask for forgiveness for not taking advantage of the opportunity we had to connect. That for which it is worthwhile to ask forgiveness is not having used the opportunity that we had to connect. How do we activate this mechanism of correction? Kabbalah deals with this method of connection.

Israel has a great obligation toward the world; we must lead everyone toward connection and love. The work of connecting between one another leads to the upper force that is revealed in the connections between us. It is specifically through division and hatred that we can advance toward connection, “…as far as light excelleth darkness” (Ecclesiastes 2:13).
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From KabTV’s “New Life 620 – Holidays and Festivals: Selichot,” 9/1/16

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Preparation for the Lesson

Writings of Rabash, “Rungs of the Ladder,” Article 31

Talmud Eser Sefirot, Vol. 6, Part 16, Item 193

Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to the Study of the Ten Sefirot,” Item 17 

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The first of September is considered to be a light holiday and indeed it should be because on this day we send our kids to the capable hands of educators and teachers.

The difference between educating and teaching is very big. An educator sculpts a human being out of a small child while a teacher teaches him and provides him with knowledge.

Unfortunately schools today don’t educate at all. Teachers provide children with very limited set of necessary human knowledge, information he can acquire by himself in half a year instead of in 10 to 12 years of school.

I would transform the time children spend at school from a training process into an educational process in many areas, introducing compulsory subjects like the right way for people to interact with each other, the use of study materials on the Internet, and the training for any profession on the Internet.

A person should be flexible, and learn self-instruction. He should understand where he can apply his knowledge. But all this is secondary, the primary part is educational, during which a child is taught how to properly connect to others into one unique system like nature.  And with that, he assures himself a bright future.

Question: What would you recommend to learn about nature: science, biology, or geography?

Answer: Children should study a little about all these subjects. They should review the same material each time on a higher level. But all in order to show us that we exist in one integral system, which affects us, operates us, and leads us to resemble it. That’s the main thing.

A person needs to understand that at the level of society, one must also establish an integrated, properly interacting single system, like overall nature. Only then can he expect to be successful in every aspect of life. Otherwise anything a person does will be egoistic and thus will cause harm to himself and to others. This is the reason that a person must first be given the right basic direction and then be given the chance to study whatever he wants to.

Question: Would you let a small child choose by himself?

Answer: Today you can do anything on the Internet! Today’s children are totally different compared to children in the past. They grow up very fast and grow wise very early in life. Therefore, this is actually what I would teach them because school doesn’t give a person the right push, and then he chooses an occupation according to the labor market, etc. We must first teach him the right connection between people and give him the tools for studying independently. He has to engage in it during the whole period of his maturation.

At the same time schools should teach essential subjects, of course, such as geography, history, mathematics, and physics. Everything adds together. But the main thing is to teach children the process of interacting with others and how to study independently on the Internet. Then the first of September will truly be a holiday in which we prepare our children for a bright and secure future.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 8/31/16

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Question: Which amulets (red strings, holy water, and the like) are most useful for material well-being?

Answer: Charms and amulets do not lead to personal gain. Tricks and talismans don’t provide anything other than psychological support. He feels it, kisses the amulet, and feels calmer, as a result of feeling calmer, he may benefit.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 4/3/16

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In the News (vestifinance.ru): “Globalization of the world economy has faced a number of difficulties since the global financial crisis in 2008, until recently it was dominated by the idea that a company should be able to do business in different continents without taking into account national specificities and circumstances, but now is receiving less support from authorities.

“…in recent years the growth of the world economy began to slow, and increasing in popularity is the idea of protection of national markets by transnational ‘sharks.’ This has a negative impact on the political mood required for transactions worldwide. First and foremost, it is evident in transatlantic trade and partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

“All this is very reminiscent of the slow death of globalization, which, apparently, is only gaining momentum.”

My Comment: Everything is permeated with unwillingness to work together, but for each to grab as much as possible for itself now. Moreover, the intentions of the Americans are transparent: through Trans-Atlantic trade and investment agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership to bind Europe and to choke it according to the principle, “you will die today, and tomorrow me.”

But it was clear from the start that the European Union wouldn’t have future education of its members in the spirit of a united Europe. Farewell Europe!
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