There was a Jewish man in Shushan, the capital. Why was his name “Jewish,” since he was a Benjamite? It is because he unified the name of the Creator before all the people in the world. And because he unified the name of the Creator, he was called Yehudi [Jewish] – Yechidi [unique] (Megilat Esther) .

“Yichud” means one, the only, the one. This word was used by the Jews of that time because they believed in a single Creator and that only the quality of bestowal should prevail in the world. Not only Mordecai was in such a realization, but also a whole nation.

In a rage, Haman decides to destroy not only Mordechai—the desire not to receive for himself—but all Jews, that is, the forces striving for unity.

Haman said to King Ahasuerus: There is a certain people, scattered and dispersed among the other peoples in all the provinces of your realm, whose laws are different from those of any other people and who do not obey the king’s laws; and it is not in Your Majesty’s interest to tolerate them.

The Jews did not want to obey Haman and Ahasuerus because the laws that reigned in this empire and in general on Earth were egoistic.

Question: Aren’t the laws of Ahasuerus laws of the Creator?

Answer: No. This is a two-faced king. Sometimes he is like the Creator and sometimes he is the opposite. It is unclear whether he is with Mordechai or Haman. That is the whole problem. What do we see in the world? The triumph of egoism. Whoever has more of it in all the qualities of a person is stronger, smarter, and luckier.

Therefore, it is said that everyone living in the capital of Shushan is perplexed: “So where is the Creator? Where is His strength? How does He manifest?”

Here, the action of Purim arises (Purim from the word “Pur, lot”), lots are cast. Otherwise, I cannot collect myself and find out who is in charge of this world: the Creator, the great, the whole, or the evil forces of nature. One of two things.

Evil forces of nature appear in front of me all the time. How do I know that there are good forces behind them? How can we reveal them? Megilat Esther gradually tells about this. After all, “Megila” is from the word “Gilui, revelation.” And “Ester” is concealment. Meaning, the revelation of concealment.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 3/15/22

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Michael Laitman, On The Times of Israel: “Israel Is Only the Beginning”

A few days ago, Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Israel’s prime minister, Naftali Bennett, and the de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, held a confidential meeting in Egypt. The three met to discuss possible repercussions of the new nuclear pact with Iran. I think there is good reason for concern. While the Iranian people are not inherently hostile to Israel, the extremist regime of the Ayatollahs seeks world domination, and wiping Israel off the map is part of their plan to rule the world.

A nuclear agreement will not prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. On the contrary, it will lift sanctions, release seized funds, and enable the fanatic regime to develop whatever it wants. This should be of great concern not only for Israel, but for every country in the world, and first and foremost for the countries in the region. This is why the leaders of countries that are threatened by the nuclear ambitions of Iran’s leadership met, and the unlikely alliance should send a warning signal for everyone.

The war in Ukraine and the looming nuclear pact signal to all of us that we must make a thorough revision of everything. We need to carefully examine what we want with ourselves, what we expect from life, from humanity, what future we are preparing for our children, if any, and what future we would like to build for them.

At the current levels of belligerence around the world, there is only one direction where the world can go: destruction. As Russia’s foreign minister has warned, if we end up in another world war, it will be a nuclear one. At the end of the war, we will still have to rethink everything, just as I am suggesting now, so why not do it while we are still here, instead of leaving it to the tormented few who will survive a global nuclear extinction?

I think we should all realize that from here on, things will only deteriorate until everything collapses. If we understand this, we will be able to agree to sit down and contemplate how we can prevent the impending catastrophe. We will succeed only if everyone agrees and cooperates. Since today, every country can set off a world war, all the countries must convene and jointly resolve to reform their connections.

There will be no affinity among the countries, no warmth or sympathy. However, it will buy us time to start building a new spirit.

Then, when we understand that no one succeeds unless we all succeed, we will be able to build a common world society where nations are not inherently hostile to each other, and even respect each other’s contribution to the world society. In such a state, we will be able to resolve differences without violence.
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Question: What is this concept of judging the Creator? How can one ever judge the Creator?

Answer: We always judge the Creator by judging our life, ourselves, everything He has created, what He has done to us, and how He governs us.

In order to objectively judge the Creator, you must first reach the level of independence in order to rise above your nature and be independent of both yourself and the Creator.

Therefore, until a person is freed from his egoistic intentions, he cannot objectively judge the actions of the Creator in relation to him and others.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 1/11/22

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Question: Jews not only head to Israel, but they also disperse all over the world. Where can Jews find a quiet, warm place?

Answer: I think that they will not find such a place anywhere. Of course they can find temporary shelter here or there. But in principle the entire globe is already beginning to turn brown: South America, North America, and Asia are on the way. Together, fascism and pan-Arabism will make life unbearable for Jews everywhere.

Question: Why are we driven from everywhere? Why have we been treated like this since Roman times?

Answer: For not fulfilling our historical function. We all owe. We must show people the correct existence of a nation. And in general, there is no such thing as the Jewish people because we are gathered from the 70 nations of the world.

At one time in ancient Babylon, Abraham, the religious leader of the Babylonians, began to gather like-minded people around him and teach them to unite in order to be like one person with one heart and one thought. He led a group of people who agreed with his teachings from Babylon to the land of Israel. This was the beginning of the formation of the Jewish nation, which was basically assembled from the 70 major peoples of the world.

Question: Let’s say that the Jews in all manifestations start behaving correctly and unite. Then what? There will be no governments? Will there be just one country? What will it look like?

Answer: Indeed, it will be like one country, like one nation on the entire globe. And people will understand that it is in this form that they can exist.

Question: Do you think this is possible?

Answer: This is spiritual evolution that we are participating in.

I wish all people to know the purpose of life, the purpose of human existence. This will answer all questions, including how we should live, what we should achieve, how to raise children, and where we should arrive.

Question: If humanity studies its properties, won’t the principle of unification become a dangerous weapon in the hands of vain people?

Answer: No. If the association is carried out according to the correct laws, it brings great benefit to all because it corresponds to a single integral nature.
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From KabTV’s “Meetings with Kabbalah” 1/5/22

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The most fundamental book on Kabbalah, The Study of the Ten Sefirot, begins with the question of the meaning of life. This book includes information about the entire universe from the moment of its creation to its correction and the achievement of the most complete state. It is very specific, covers everything, and is intended only for Kabbalists.

The “Preface to the Study of the Ten Sefirot” explains why a person needs Kabbalah and knowledge about all the worlds, their structure, interaction, and functioning.

From the first page, the reader is led to a very simple question. Do you wonder what the meaning of life is? What do you fill yourself with? If you are satisfied, go on living as you have lived.

But if you ask yourself this question and feel empty, if you ask about the meaning of life and do not understand what it is for and this question weakens you so much that it makes you depressed, gives you a lack of motivation to do anything, then this book is for you. It will tell you where you really are, what your purpose is, what you can really realize now, and what to achieve.

A person is offered eternity and perfection, otherwise it is not worth living.
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From KabTV’s “Close-Up, Summing Up” 4/7/10

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Question: How will work with artificial intelligence and robotics end? Is artificial intelligence better than natural? Or is it all really a conspiracy against humanity?

Answer: The machine will always be just an auxiliary part next to a person. It will never be able to manage itself, invent laws, and implement them.

Man is made of different material. It has higher matter, the property of bestowal, in addition to the property of receiving, and has the possibility of rising above itself. We still do not know these well enough and do not use them.

And I know this for sure, and therefore I say that a person can have no doubt, the machine will not take possession of him. You can, of course, create a robot that will chase people and beat them with a stick, but nothing more. A machine can trick us at ATMs or anywhere else, but it won’t be smarter than a human.

Artificial intelligence is not intelligence, but just a calculating machine. In principle, they have not gone away: the same zeros and ones are counted, only faster. And a person does not just count zeros and ones, but also has emotions. We need time to realize this. Therefore the passion for artificial intelligence will gradually pass.
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From KabTV’s “Meetings with Kabbalah” 1/5/22

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Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to the Study of the Ten Sefirot,” Item 68 

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When the situation in the city of Shushan becomes threatening, Mordechai turns to Esther, the wife of King Ahasuerus, for help. Esther asks all the people to fast for three days for her sake. Fasting means that they renounce all egoistic fulfillments. And if they really endure it, then Esther will be able to turn to the king with her request.

And then in the “Scroll of Esther” it says that the king cannot sleep and when he starts to leaf through the annals, he sees that, it turns out, there was such a case when the Jew Mordechai saved him.

He calls Haman to him and asks: “What would you do for a man who saved the life of the king?” Haman, thinking that it was about him, offered that honors be paid to this man. And then the king instructs Haman to do all this in relation to Mordechai.

This is about how it will end in our days, in our time, with all who rebel against the Creator and want to use the egoistic forces of nature to rule themselves instead of the power of the Creator, which consists only in uniting everyone up to love.

The desire to conquer others, to rule over others, just as egoism still rules over us, all this will change and truth, altruism, unity, and love will triumph.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 3/15/22

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The Scroll of Esther tells that during the feast the queen tells the king how Haman planned to destroy all the Jews. And when the king asks: “What can I do for you,” she replies that she wants to save her people.

Then the king orders Haman to be hanged on a tree. The tree (Etz Chaim or the Tree of Life) is all that is good that descends on us from heaven and descends from above down on everyone in the world except for those who have the grain of Haman in them.

The tree of life is the desire to give, to unite, to spread, and to continue the property of the Creator. Hanging Haman on this tree, meaning our selfish desires, means that they have no right to life precisely because we use them in this way. We kill them with the property of bestowal and love, we deprive them of fulfillment.

In other words, the desires themselves remain and selfish intentions are mortified.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 3/15/22

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