Preparation to the Lesson
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Lesson on the Topic “Pesach (Passover)”
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Zohar for All “Introduction of The Book of Zohar,” “General Explanation for all Fourteen Commandments and How They Divide Into the Seven Days of Creation,” Item 10
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Lesson on the Topic “Connecting the World in the Last Generation”
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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “What does nature require of us all?“
I received this question from one of my students after the tragic Turkey-Syria earthquake, when dozens of thousands of people got killed, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless in the freezing cold with no food.
The student asked me what did people do to deserve such a blow from nature, and what does nature want from us all?
In short, we need to stop the way we live in a rat race, to calm ourselves down, and to do as nature wants. And, indeed, what does nature require of us all?
Nature needs us to be good to each other. In other words, nature wants us to be positively connected with each other with a good and kind desire.
The law of nature is that its parts need to interconnect in a harmonious and balanced manner. We humans are the only part in nature that interferes with its balance.
How? It is our egoistic nature, which makes us want to exploit others and nature for personal gain.
We thus need to correct the way we use our desires so that we do not try to harm others and nature for personal gain, but on the contrary, that we rise above our egoistic use of people and nature and positively connect.
We need to bring ourselves to a state of positive reciprocity and mutual connection. We would then see how our desire to bring peace among each other would bring us positive feedback from nature. We would then experience harmonious and peaceful lives, and nature would no longer send us various disasters and pandemics.
Based on the video “Turkey-Syria Earthquake: What Does Nature Want from Us?” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman and Oren Levi. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.
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From My Facebook Page Michael Laitman 3/8/23
Dear Women,
On this International Women’s Day, however much I can say “Thank you” to women around the world, I cannot express the true amount of gratitude for your consistent immense contribution.
While gray clouds gather over our world with divisive forces tearing away at every sphere of human relations, it becomes increasingly clear that if the world developed according to the will of women, then we would be living in a completely different world.
The Kabbalistic sources write that it is thanks to righteous women that we succeeded in exiting Egypt. “Egypt” in this context has nothing to do with the geographical location. Rather, it means the egoistic human nature behind our divisiveness, conflicts and wars. Therefore, I sincerely hope that your desire will help humanity overcome its egoistic nature and that you could impact a major positive shift in the world.
You have the special ability to understand what it means to care about the world’s future and the next generation of children and families. For the time being, we fail to understand the full extent of the world’s dependence on you, but the more we transition to an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, the more we will see how much we all depend on you.
I thus hope that you will wish for everyone’s hearts to open up to one another until we discover how we can all live together in harmony and peace.
The most important thing is to continue, as it is said: “Do anything but leave.” This “Do not leave” applies to every moment. In the moment in which you are, do not run away, but continue the same path to the same goal. Then these moments will very quickly become stages of the path and will lead you to the goal. This is the main thing.
Here, of course the group that can pull you and take care of you is very important. We need to awaken each other all the time and advance in such a way.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/22/23, “Preparing for the opening of the heart at the Congress”
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When we discuss the topic of Passover, we don’t study the details of the holiday according to the calendar on the wall, but rather, the spiritual path and progress toward the final correction. This path is not short and it includes many stages. The very first stage is to begin to relate correctly to your will to receive, to your nature, in order to understand why this state is called exile or Egypt.
Everyone who wants to come to the land of Israel, to ascend to the upper spiritual degrees, must first go through exile in Egypt. We study spirituality in a state of exile, that is, when we are distant from spirituality.
Exile teaches and educates us and reformats us in the correct form. When we realize that it is absolutely necessary, then we will be able to come out of exile to redemption. Redemption is impossible without prior exile.
What is this exile? It is not corporeal troubles, the suffering from hunger, thirst, or hard work. Exile should be represented as an exile from spirituality. But we do not know what spirituality is yet! Yet it is precisely at the time when we are in a state of exile that we begin to feel what spirituality should be, where it exists, why we are far from it, and what we lack.
This is how we gradually begin to receive Kelim, desires for spirituality. When these desires reach a full measure, we escape from the state of exile. It really becomes unbearable for us, and we cannot stay in it.
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From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/5/23, “Pesach (Passover)”
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The path from a person of this world to the state that is equal to the Creator is divided into many degrees and states through which we need to ascend. That is, each person needs to correct his inner qualities until he turns from an ordinary person into one who is similar to the Creator. This entire path can be divided into stages, just as physical routes are divided into kilometers along the way. There are 613 commandments in the Torah, states that we need to go through. The commandments are also called advices, which must be fulfilled in order to become more and more similar to the Creator, with their help, up to complete adhesion with Him.
Commandment also means advice because in each such appeal of the Creator to us there is a preparation for attainment, which is called posterior, as well as the attainment itself, which is called face. The Creator offers us some kind of action. If we fulfill it, then in accordance with it we will receive some kind of spiritual elevation and new qualities will be revealed in us, and thus we will take a step toward the Creator.
Performing the action itself is considered the posterior; that is, at this time we still do not understand anything and do not receive anything, but when we finish the action, we reveal some quality, the next degree, a new state of the Creator, and this is called face.
Therefore it is written in the Torah: “We shall do and we shall hear!” These are two states. When we do some actions exactly as it is written, we reveal within ourselves the ability to hear and rise to the next degree.
There are 613 such degrees in total. There are 613 preparatory degrees that take us to a new level. And there is also the side of the face when after preparation, we begin to hear and understand what is being said and to reveal something new. This is how we attain the meaning of these commandments, the meaning of these instructions.
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From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/4/23, “Introduction of The Book of Zohar“
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Question: Why were your first students Russian speakers?
Answer: I published several books in Russian first. So people came to me and literally forced me to study with them. Actually it was easier for me to read and write in Russian back then.
Besides, I did not see anyone needing it in Hebrew at the time. Thus, in the closed Russian circle I felt free and unrestricted. I was afraid to reveal myself in Hebrew. Who am I even if I am a student of a great Kabbalist? I still lacked confidence and it was not time yet.
It was 1991-1992 and I was giving talks on the radio in Russian at that time. Therefore Russian speakers came and said they wanted to study.
Question: Why did you feel the need to speak on the radio?
Answer: This need had developed in me long before. Kabbalah itself called for this and I felt a certain inner pressure. It is like childbirth when you give out what is in you, give birth, and have room for the next portion, for the next buildup and attainment of the material.
I accumulated the material, attained it, compiled it within myself and then poured it into the book. Through this I gave birth in a way. Then my inner capacity was vacant again, and it was possible to start thinking about the next topic, accumulate material, process, and study from the sources.
It was a huge incentive to develop, read, process, realize, and express everything on paper and get a reaction from people.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Laitman’s Soul Root” 6/2/12
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Question: There are a lot of articles in the media questioning where we are going. Many articles today report on what is happening in Israel and concludes that Israel is becoming a tough and cruel country as evidenced by 55,000 cases of physical violence, 32,000 of domestic violence, and mayhem on the roads.
Instances of a driver in a traffic jam getting out of his car and beating up another driver, knives instantly being pulled out in altercations, and domestic violence turning into death have been noted. There is also violence in hospitals, in ambulances, and incidents of doctors being beaten.
Tell me please, what is happening with Israel? Or maybe we haven’t seen this before?
Answer: It used to be a little different because egoism was not so big everywhere. Today it is a terrible condition and it will be even worse.
Question: Does this mean we will not be able to stop it by any earthly, ordinary measures?
Answer: No, not by any ordinary measures. Egoism is getting bigger, more merciless, and more uncontrollable by the minute. That is how it happens.
We are influenced by the egoism growing in us, which we must correct, and yet we do not correct it.
Question: So it will inevitably grow and require only correction?
Answer: Yes. And we cannot look at others to compare with others, how they are and how we are.
Question: So the correction is on us? Only?
Answer: Yes. Just turn everything into friendship, into good relations. Nothing else. If it will work, yes, and if it will not work, it will be the end of us.
Question: So you think the goal of the country is good connection and friendship between all citizens of Israel?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Just like that, in a simple way?
Answer: It is not easy and simple, but it should be like this.
Question: So you think that the laws, even the economic and political laws of the Knesset, should be brought only to this?
Answer: Of course.
Comment: They say that we simplify everything, that sentences are too simple, so simple for people! But, on the other hand, it is impossible to implement, as it turns out.
My Response: So if they can’t do them, then what does “we simplify” mean? We should only say good things to each other.
Comment: Meaning, to radiate only warmth to another.
My Response: Only!
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/8/22
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What do we need to do to make our neighborhoods the best in the world and live with our neighbors as one family?
Neighborhoods of mixed cultural values are colorful, but they present special challenges. How can we create harmony within such diversity? What happens when there are populations with different needs and little common ground?
Each prefers their own approach to life and while they may not want to impose it on others, they also don’t want to change their approach. We need to work against our rejection of each other and feel that our neighborhood is our common place. We must increase the profitability of going against our ego and see that working together is safer and better in the long run. We need to go from self-concern to social concern through psychological and social education; we need to take the needs of others into account in mutual respect and assistance. We need to elevate above the differences to something greater.
I might start when we can make common efforts to address common problems, like trash or crime. We will more easily connect when we are faced with a big common loss or a big common benefit to be achieved. We can strive to succeed and to celebrate our successes together.
In practice, we need to gradually prepare different groups for eventual mutual connection; it won’t happen immediately. We should look for opportunities to connect a little. We can lay the foundation for connection in each group separately and then mix them a bit, like inviting others to wedding celebrations for example.
Through intention and effort, love will grow in each separately and awaken together between them. The most diverse groups can be taught to love the others above their differences, for everyone’s common benefit.
This summary was written and edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman
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From KabTV’s “New Life 258 – Mixed Neighborhoods,” 11/20/13
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