Question from Facebook: Where did you come up with the notion that a person sees in people only his own flaws? In killers too?

Answer: Yes. In everybody and in everything we see ourselves, our reflection. Why? Because we perceive everything in the mirror of our egoism. This is how our perception is structured: we cannot see what is not in us. The picture of the world is drawn inside.

In fact, in front of me there is white Light—the perfect property of bestowal and love. And on this background, I “draw” my own properties. Therefore, whatever is projected onto the screen of my consciousness, it all comes from within. The external evil I see is my uncorrected nature.

And in the end, having corrected all the flaws in myself, I will reveal that same white Light, the original love. In this way, the Creator leads us to Himself—through a gradual realization of the illusory nature of the external world as it seems to us today. This is Kabbalistic psychology.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 2/13/18

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New Life 25 – Principles For Building Good Relationships
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi, Nitzah Mazoz and Orit Dolev

Happiness depends on good relationships with others. But how do we connect correctly with partners, neighbors, and coworkers? We need to learn how to implement the principle of “Love covers all transgressions” by making concessions, smiling, studying the wisdom of Kabbalah, setting a personal example, and choosing a good environment in which to grow. A perfect relationship requires sensitivity, softness, and constant mutual movement, like an enjoyable dance.
From KabTV’s “New Life 25 – Principles For Building Good Relationships,” 6/27/12

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He who makes #peace above will make peace among us.

Differences can’t be annulled on the level of our world.
They descend from above.
The branch of the upper root is in our world,
We’re like Don Quixote fighting windmills.
We must change our behavior in the upper root,
The result will descend.

What differentiates love for oneself from egoism?
Love for oneself isn’t egoism. It’s love for your goal, which you can attain in your life now only through connection with others.
How should my love for myself be expressed?
Through love for others as yourself.
#LOVE #Motivation

#Reality_ML
The root of fear encompasses lack of sensation of the Creator, light, which is meant to fill my desire but for whatever reason doesn’t fill it yet. Then my empty desire feels fear. So fear is the sensation of lack of fulfillment that I am meant to have.

Creator is revealed—fear disappears,
I’m absolutely confident, absolutely fulfilled!
But now that fear is sorely missing…

The world is in despair:
It will gain reason and strength
Only by uniting…
#Motivation #quotesoftheday”
From Twitter, 4/27/18

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Question: How do I justify the Creator? I didn’t ask to be created in order to receive pleasured in such a dreadful way, through enormous suffering. Let’s say I already agree with everything—I don’t exist! There are no thoughts, no desires, no actions. So what does He want from me if I don’t exist?!

Answer: I understand you perfectly. You cannot justify the Creator until you see the full picture of the world and of yourself in it. Justification will be partial, to the extent to which the world is being revealed to you.

Question: What should be done with this cry of the soul?

Answer: Be grateful for it because it is precisely as a result of this outcry that a person arrives at the truth.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian, 1/7/18

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We must understand that for now, we are still acting from the will to receive. It might be unpleasant, but this is the truth; by understanding this, I advance, attracting the reforming Light. The Light is attracted by me being opposite to it. Acknowledging that I am within my ego helps me establish connection to the upper Light; therefore, it is written that “The Torah was given to the sinners.”
From the 3^rd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/25/18, Writings of Rabash, Vol. 2, Article 38 What Is, “A Cup of Blessing Must Be Full,” in the Work?

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New Life 24 – Building A Relationship
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi, Nitzah Mazoz and Orit Dolev, psychologist and couples therapist

What is the source of the difficulty in the two partners committing to a relationship?

Marriage for some men implies a sense of loss of freedom forever. In a sense, a man remains like a child; therefore, the woman should give her husband a sensation that despite the marriage, he will remain free.

Within each woman exists a natural sensation that feels that a particular man is suitable for her in all areas; but in modern society this sensation is blurred because of artificial and confusing influences. Camping in nature for a prolonged period combined with the correct education can renew this sensation within her, help her find the partner appropriate for her and invite the right attitude from him.
From KabTV’s “New Life 24 – Building A Relationship,” 6/27/12

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Lesson Preparation

Lesson on the Topic: “Connecting the Whole World to a Single Ten” (Preparation for the Convention “All As One” in New Jersey 2018)

Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part 3,  Histaklut Pnimit, Chapter 7, Item 1

Writings of Baal HaSulam, “The Giving of the Torah,” Item 15

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Question: How do Kabbalists treat enemies? Or for them there are no enemies and they see in everything only good?

Answer: A Kabbalist treats enemies on two levels: on the level of this world and on the level of the spiritual world.

On the spiritual level, enemies help. On the material level, we need to treat them according to the laws of our world. Therefore, if someone “runs into” us, we bring him to court. And we sort out the rest on our spiritual levels.

But I understand what drives my enemy because all this is done by the Creator so that I correctly react to the enemy on both levels.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 1/7/18

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