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Posted on January 30th, 2026
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Today, many people want to express themselves. But they do not know how to express themselves. One walks around with a tail on their head, another with piercings, a third covered in tattoos front and back. All of this is supposedly a kind of distinguishing mark, a sign of belonging to certain trends. But it says nothing about a person’s individuality. On the contrary.
All of this is sold by those who profit from it. We are taught that this is how you will be considered special, and we follow along. But where is individuality in this?
First, I must discover my individuality. Then I must understand how it can truly be expressed. Only then can I actually reveal myself. Otherwise, I just see everyone fooling around, and I fool around too, saying, “Look how cool I am!”
But cool in what way? You’re exactly the same as everyone else.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call.Everyone should be the same” 10/1/10
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Question: In his articles about the group, Rabash writes that first it is necessary to strengthen the greatness of the Creator in the eyes of the group and only afterward to speak. Shouldn’t we think carefully before opening our mouths?
Answer: Yes, Rabash writes that first you need to think about the greatness of the Creator. But you see that not everything in life goes according to what is written; life is life. So as it turns out on our level, that is how it is, and if not, then not.
What does it mean to “think first of the greatness of the Creator”? What does it mean to think or not think? This is in my external mind. But is my heart ready for this? Is it in such a sensation, at such a level that I feel the Creator, that I think that He is in my heart, and from this level I begin to judge or not?
This is not simply to sit and think. So I am sitting and thinking, and then I close my mouth for some time, and I do not criticize anything. So what? Everything depends on the correction in the heart, on an ever higher and higher level than the one on which you are.
I do not think it is possible to advance without contradictions, without disputes. People should reveal their attitude toward the group. And of course, they need to arm themselves with the intention that without the group they are not capable of moving forward, that without it they will not succeed at anything.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lessons, 1/18/26 and 1/19/26, Rabash, “What Are Torah and Work in the Way of the Creator?”
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Question: If an ordinary person that belongs to the 99% of the population encounters some negative influence on himself, what should his first thought be? What should he remember at that moment?
Answer: Only that I received this from nature, the single source that created everything, governs everything, and advances me toward the goal. Therefore any influence on me is only so that I will direct myself toward this goal. How can I direct myself toward it even more, based on the influence I am now receiving?
First of all, one must connect oneself with the goal, and then look at what exactly I am receiving this influence upon, against what? As a rule, these influences are directed at my egoism since there is nothing else within me. But precisely which of its qualities, sides, and manifestations?
Usually, the most negative influence on egoism is an infringement of pride, an infringement of “self,” meaning I fear that I might be shamed before others; I am afraid of shame. It is the defeat of pride, the defeat of “self” that is the most important thing for a person. He is ready to die just to avoid experiencing or going through such a feeling. It nullifies the human within me, it literally destroys my “self,” and I am left with nothing but an animal body. And I cannot agree to be merely an animal. I cannot descend to that level, and therefore a person is ready for anything.
This feeling of defeat of my “self,” the threat of shame, is the strongest stimulus that we can receive from nature in order to move toward the goal. We learn from Kabbalah that practically all of creation, the entire system of worlds, emerged from this primordial feeling of shame, and therefore, for us it is the most effective.
If a person correctly feels himself, constantly awakens an analysis of “self,” the feeling of shame and the feeling of rising above it, then it becomes easy for him to perform any kind of work on his egoism.
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From a Conversation about Integral Education, 5/30/12
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Question: You say that at the meals and other events there are listeners and there are speakers. What should be the attitude of the listeners toward those who speak?
Answer: Everyone should be patient with their friends until we all mature together. How do you perceive a child? He does things that seem silly and unnecessary. You see how he makes mistakes, how he tries, how something works out and something does not. But through this, he somehow grows.
Comment: I am asking because for many people who encounter Kabbalah for the first time, this is not clear.
My Response: It does not matter to me whether it is clear to them or not. It is impossible to explain anything for the first time. If a person has matured, if he understands that he has nowhere else to go, then he will see logic in it, something higher; he will feel deep inside that there is something here. And if he is not ready yet, why should he understand? It will be better if he leaves.
Do you think everything is decided by some clever words? No. Look how many beautiful, professional video clips you have created. And how many people come because of those clips? There are millions of views, but only a handful come. Can you explain to me what is happening here? You cannot reach their hearts. You are knocking on them, but their hearts do not yet respond to that knock.
Comment: That is exactly what I am saying. You want to disseminate as widely as possible, but people are not ready.
My Response: We try to do everything possible. I am not going to change us because of this. We are who we are, and we are gradually trying to be more open—closer, simpler, more accessible, and more understandable to others. We are doing this all over the world, here in Israel, on television, and on the Internet.
Of course, there is still much more that can be done. We try to write books and express everything that Kabbalah wants to say to people in a simpler language. But if a person is still not ready from his side, what can we do?
Today when I walk down the street or stay somewhere, I see simple people who wave to me, who greet me, who thank me that there is a Kabbalistic channel, and that they can watch it. They even say, “So far we do not understand much. But it feels so good!” There are those who feel that it gives them a sense of peace and security. Still others say, “When I am on your channel, I just get distracted and relax.”
That is, everyone hears us on their own wavelength, and I am very glad about that. And whether they understand or do not understand the inner meaning and essence of Kabbalah, they do not need it because the world is structured like a pyramid. 99% of people cannot understand Kabbalah at all. They are created by nature, by the Creator, in such a way that they can only join it, so to speak, and participate in it.
For example, how many people build our world, lay its foundation, start enterprises, banks, the foundations of society, or conduct scientific research? How many of them are there? A thousand or two in the whole world who manage everything?
Only a few hundred people in the world truly create something, and the rest implement it. This implementation is carried out by a huge number of scientists, engineers, and researchers. But the foundation, the idea is the legacy of a very small number of people. And the billions of others? These billions are under them. This is how the world is arranged.
In exactly the same way, the perfection of all souls is achieved. When everyone, individually and together, reaches a single unified structure, everyone includes themselves in everyone else, and then everyone is included in all. As a result, each feels himself as this entire system. But that happens at the end of creation, at the end of correction.
Meanwhile, I absolutely do not expect these billions of people to realize the true greatness of what is being revealed before them, the true possibility of what Kabbalah speaks about.
I know from my own experience, from the 40 years I have been engaged in Kabbalah, what stages I have gone through, what revelations I have experienced, and what still lies ahead.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Transfer of Information,” 1/23/11
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Comment: The stronger and more experienced a leader, the more actively he suppresses all quarrels, the less strife and aggression in the pack, the friendlier the atmosphere and the more cohesive the group. Suppressing quarrels can be done with quite harsh methods.
My Response: Such is the law of any community, even an animal one. Not to mention human.
Question: So should one be both hard and soft at the same time?
Answer: I do not know about being soft. But he must be very decisive, confident, and willful.
Question: So all the quarrels, all the poor attitudes, slander, suppress it all?
Answer: Of course.
Comment: Tough… He will not be loved.
My Response: They will fear him; this is most important. Therefore, they will respect and obey.
Question: Is this leadership? He has a goal ahead of him—to bring his pack…
Answer: When with wolves, do as wolves do.
Question: The chief leads the pack, leads his own out of traps, plans and begins the hunt; he is the first to rush at enemies and prey.
What does it mean to be the first at everything?
Answer: To take on all the blows, all the issues that arise in his pack.
Question: Are we talking about human society?
Answer: Yes.
Question: So he is the first to take all the blows? Is he worried about all this?
Answer: It is like his own family.
Question: You perceive the leader as a father? And society as my family?
Answer: Yes.
Question: And if, as we have now, there was a blow-up, does he take responsibility?
Answer: If he does not take responsibility, he is immediately removed. There is no such thing among animals. He has to assume responsibility.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 1/8/26
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