Question: Valentin writes: “I have a strange feeling that everything around is a lie. The government lies, managers lie, the media lie. There is no truth in anything anywhere. But then how does one live? Whom can we believe? I’ve never felt it so sharply before.”

Answer: Yes, it depends on how much you have developed and feel the actual nature of the world, that egoism lies at the basis of the nature of the world. When a person begins to feel this, he really gets lost: “Where can I go?”

There are people who go to some distant islands or somewhere in a village to live quietly by themselves. They even disconnect themselves from the outside world in some way. And there are others who believe that if they accumulate wealth, for example, they will protect themselves, their future, and their successors.

Question: So how can he live with this feeling that he constantly sees that he is being deceived everywhere?

Answer: This is the nature of the world, and then—Kabbalah.

If he does not agree with the nature of our world, then he can only do one thing, go against this nature.

Question: What question should he have?

Answer: He should ask a serious question: Is it possible that the world is arranged by lies or not?

The world is designed so that we can change it. Therefore in our egoism we perceive the world in this way. If we change ourselves, the world will change.

Question: If he has such a sharp feeling that everything around him is a lie, does it mean that he needs to change?

Answer: Certainly. Otherwise he will not change the world. We think about changing the world all the time. This is the highest egoism.

Comment: This means the media cannot be destroyed, the government cannot be overthrown, the managers cannot be replaced.

My Response: Don’t do all this. We must try to show the whole world that its very nature—still, vegetative, animal, and human especially—is absolutely egoistic. And we need to correct this nature. Moreover, it is corrected from the “human” level.

Question: Therefore I always start from myself?

Answer: Start from yourself and others, with the connection between us, with the connection between people, and then nature will change at all levels. From top to bottom it will go to the animal, vegetative and still world.

Question: If I, an ordinary person, start with the connection with my loved ones, start trying to make it kind—no matter what, no matter what skirmishes and so on—will I start changing the world?

Answer: Yes, of course!

Comment: There are such rulers around in this world today that a person wants to overthrow them so much!

My Response: No, there is no need to overthrow. That would be an even bigger mess. That is all the wrong technique. It is necessary not to overthrow. It is necessary to show them how this should change.

“On them” means that, in principle, we need to explain its essence to the world. And the rulers are puppets. The hearts of the rulers are in the hands of this upper nature. And we need to understand that it is an explanation—just an explanation—that can lead people to change their attitude to themselves, to the world, and to others.

Question: And if someone who sees a solid lie around starts explaining to himself and others that this is human nature, that it is necessary to rise above it, to work with it, and to switch to good connections, what will he see instead of this lie?

Answer: Huge egoism. And we need to talk about this. Where is the method of correcting the world? It is in correcting a person. But not just in shouting and putting pressure on others. Rather, the method is in teaching, ennobling, and changing a person.

Question: If I start to change, what do I see?

Answer: If I start to change, I begin to see that this is what the world needs. And the world will change accordingly along with this. I will see more and more goodness in this world. And to the extent that I have such an impact on the world, I will see how it is changing.

This way—through our attitude to the world, and not only from me—we will bring the world into a state of correct balance.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/3/22

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Question: How long will coronavirus last?

Answer: I hope that it will not end, but will deepen and expand more and more, that it will put such barriers between us that will show us how much we hate each other and how distanced we are from each other.

Question: With what probability do you claim that it will not end?

Answer: I say what I see. I cannot measure how it will be.

Question: But this is not a 100% prediction, is it?

Answer: No, but it will probably happen in this way. If not, then it will be replaced by something more serious.

The coronavirus replaces a lot of bad events like wars for us. It distances people from each other and limits them. Therefore it is very good that it exists in this form.

I am all for the coronavirus being increased even more because it shows people at what distance they should be from each other, so their internal feelings correspond to the external ones. As long as you do not think good about a person, you will not be able to come close to him.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 12/21/21

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Question: If we act in bestowal between friends, does this mean that we work in faith above reason?

Answer: In general, yes. This is the beginning, and then you will see what will happen.

Question: Do our views about the Creator also produce the corrections necessary for the revelation of the Creator in us? In what way?

Answer: Undoubtedly! How? Under the influence of the upper light that we awaken by our striving for each other and from within us toward the Creator.

Question: Rabash writes: …he must believe above reason and imagine that he has already been rewarded with faith in the Creator that is felt in his organs, and he sees and feels that the Creator leads the entire world as the good who does good. What are these organs that he is talking about in this passage? How does one feel them?

Answer: Organs are the qualities of bestowal. In my qualities of bestowal that I cultivate in relation to my friends, I will begin to reveal the Creator.

Question: Is it possible to consider as a state of closeness to the Creator when, through our prayers, a friend who left the group returns?

Answer: Yes, it’s good. After all, it was the upper light that acted.

Question: There are always some obstacles in our world, and we try to overcome them all together through prayer. Is that enough, or is there some other advice?

Answer: That’s enough for now, and then you’ll discover other possibilities.

Question: What does it mean to believe in the faith of the sages, how does one come to this?

Answer: We must take what Kabbalists advise us, what Rabash writes in his articles, as a basis, and implement it.

Question: How can we feel the Creator with all our organs if we have only five egoistic sense organs?

Answer: You have a lot more of them, millions of sensations: taste, color, whatever! We don’t know that yet. And then you will see how many different possibilities of sensations there are in us.

Question: What is the difference between a personal Kli (vessel) in faith above reason and a ten’s Kli in faith above reason?

Answer: By a personal Kli we mean a group. What other Kli could there be otherwise? You yourself are not a Kli. You yourself are just a black dot.

Question: How and in what does faith above reason differ from self-hypnosis?

Answer: Faith is higher than reason; it is a clear construction of a spiritual Kli (vessel) in accordance with what Kabbalists tell us. And here I have to follow the instructions written by Rabash, Baal HaSulam, and other Kabbalists.

Question: It is said to believe in the sages and walk the whole way with your eyes closed. What does it mean to “walk the whole way”?

Answer: The whole way means that you need to impose the quality of bestowal on all your egoistic desires when the screen (Masach) is above the egoistic desire (Aviut).
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/8/22, “Going with Faith above Reason” Lesson 5

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Question: You said that the most important thing is to reach unity, even at the smallest level. How can unity be divided into levels? Isn’t unity absolute: either we have it or we don’t?

Answer: Each level has its own measure of unity. We have a desire and against this desire we have the upper light. This is all graduated in 125 degrees and each degree has its own correction. Then there is an ascent to the next degree, the revelation of shattering and its correction, and so on. That is, everything repeats itself at each degree. However, these repetitions are completely different from each other.

Question: What is unity?

Answer: Unity is when you work toward one goal and that is what unites you.
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/6/22, “Approaching the Creator Through the Network of Connections Between Us” Lesson 1

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Question: Do we ask the Creator for different things every time or should we eventually come to one universal formula?

Answer: Practically our request is always the same. But since it comes from new conditions because our desire and intention change each time, it seems to us that we are in different circumstances all the time. Yet the request always remains the same: to unite. And its result should be the same.

In fact, the wisdom of Kabbalah is a very simple wisdom; there is nothing complicated about it. There is creation, the Creator, and a method to bring them closer to each other. But since we participate in this with our feelings and intentions, whole tragedies are played out in us. So, it will not be easy. This is the beauty of spiritual development.

Question: Do we have to constantly be in such connection with the friends and constantly search for this formula?

Answer: Constantly. We talk about it all the time and act on it.

Comment: But some of the friends periodically fall out of connection.

My Response: You must make sure that they do not fall out. Hold them all the time and each time start with a roll call: who is present, who is not present, why not, and so on. Your spiritual future depends on this.

Question: Is this the perfect prayer even without their participation?

Answer: You will not be able to do anything without them. Therefore, even egoistically, you should take care of their participation for your advancement.
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/9/22, “Asking the Creator to Fill the Place Between Us”  Lesson 7

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “How do you deal with negativity coming your way and your own feelings of negativity?“

Every one of our negative feelings is the outcome of torn positive connections that we once had. That is why we can fix anything negative in our life by correcting our connections to each other.

If we take steps toward positively connecting with each other instead of letting our divisive drives take hold of us, then our every negative feeling will flip to become positive. We will then find ourselves in a world of love, kindness and care instead of a world of increasing pain, suffering and emptiness.

Since we are different, we are stronger united and weaker divided. When we apply unity above our differences, then our differences complement each other and we function as a single whole. When we are divided, then our differences weaken us. We should thus focus not on making everyone the same, but on placing an umbrella of unity over all of our differences. By doing so, we would discover a new world filled with blossoming positive attitudes of connection and love above our divisive drives. That is the key to successfully dealing with negativity, and it ultimately leads to a harmonious and peaceful society.

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Question: What was the first thing the Creator created before the shattering? You said that before the shattering, the desire was not egoistic. So what quality did it have before the shattering?

Answer: Before the shattering, there was the quality of reception, which was completely under the control of the intention to bestow at the level of Bina. This is called that Adam was in the Garden of Eden.

Then a desire was added that belongs to the quality of Hochma, to the light of Hochma. That is why a shattering occurred when not only a part of the Kli (vessel) that belongs to receiving for the sake of bestowal, but also to bestowal for the sake of bestowal, was broken. Thus, we have to start our work from scratch.
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/6/22, “Approaching the Creator Through the Network of Connections Between Us” Lesson 1

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Question: How can we learn to be in mutual guarantee with joy? Every time I try to think about it, the body starts to find different tricks. Egoism shouts: “Anything but mutual guarantee!”

Answer: The body is correct, it does not want it. What should you do? You should be seriously concerned about this and literally try from morning to evening to be in an internal intention, in yearning for the friends, and you should ask for it. By coming closer to them, you will reveal the Creator. Otherwise, you will remain a small animal.

Question: How can we ask the Creator for what He wants to give without setting conditions for Him?

Answer: If you ask for connection from which you will be able to turn to the Creator to ask that He unite and fill you, this is the most beautiful request that He is waiting for.
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/9/22, “Asking the Creator to Fill the Place Between Us” Lesson 7

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Question: How can one determine that personal influence on the ten in mutual guarantee gives them spiritual growth? How can I evaluate my actions?

Answer: First, I must act regardless of what I see. It is not what I see that matters, but how I can actually influence my friends.

If I see the results of my influence, then maybe it would be like a reward for my efforts instead of spiritual ascent. Therefore, it is better not to see, but to act, as they say, in the dark. Do not wait for a positive reaction or for some kind of approval from above.

It is best if we make efforts purposefully in one direction. Then you will see how you begin to receive in the quality of bestowal, in the quality of faith above reason. That is, you will work and you will have even more opportunities and strength to act.
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From the International Convention “Rising Above Ourselves” 1/9/22, “Working in Mutual Responsibility” Lesson 6

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