Question: All professions have developed out of egoism; everyone earns from others. You offer a different way. What will humanity look like on a different plane?

Answer: The fact is that eventually humanity will join us, and will want to learn and understand a little. We will organize an educational network: a virtual, global, world university that will teach people the correct integration with each other. In it, they will immediately feel a completely different state.

Humanity will feel how it comes into harmony with nature and suddenly everything is implemented, resolved, and everything around is glowing.

People will follow those who have Kabbalistic knowledge because they will be the lights of the world, the sources of a global integral ideology and a new society. A world council of sages will be created.

But today we cannot position ourselves that way. Of course, the world’s conscience will be with those who are already at the next higher degree of development. But the question is, when will it be?

In the meantime, people need advice that will help them to feel better, to be healthier, to have more fun, and to have everything they need. Therefore when we are offering it, we must pass our understanding of a brighter future to social media.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Money of the Future” 7/16/11

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Question: Two personal companions have been with us since ancient times: the cat and the dog. By their nature they cannot get along with each other, but living next to a person they do get along. What do they represent?

Answer: I think that the dog belongs more to the right line, although in principle it is considered an unclean animal, and the cat belongs to the left.

Dogs have been domesticated for a long time, 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, and a person keeps them because he needs them.

Cats were known in ancient Egypt as a model of worship. The Egyptians considered them wise creatures and carriers of special knowledge.

I think that in general these animals manifest themselves in the following way in our world. The dog can be corrected. It can be your friend on the right line, to protect and guard you.

But the cat cannot; it protects and guards only itself and is all about its needs. But it is necessary for a person to protect the house from rodents. The dog guards the house from the enemy. It is like a detector of everything foreign.

And although I have not found information about these animals in Kabbalistic sources, I can imagine where their roots are because they constantly accompany a person and supplement him, so to say.

For many years, dogs and cats have been neglected. It was believed that they could not be kept at home. Previously, a cow and a goat could be kept at home, and dogs and cats only in the yard, next to the house. But in our time something suddenly happened because man himself descended to the same animal level.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Cat and Dog” 7/30/11

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Question: From a letter: “In Tarkovsky’s film The Sacrifice, there is a nuclear war. The main character, in order to save his family and the whole world, as if agrees to make a deal with the Creator. He makes a sacrifice: he burns down his beautiful house, renounces his family, refuses to communicate with people, and takes a vow of silence. In return, the Creator allegedly turns reality backward, and the war does not happen. What sacrifice does each individual need to make now to change the reality of humanity? Is it necessary to give up yourself and everything that fulfills you for this? To what extent should we give it up, if at all?”

Answer: We must give up receiving pleasure for our own sake so, a person does not enjoy what his body wants. Obviously, this does not mean just some kind of animalistic pleasure. Instead, a person should enjoy the fact that he lives in harmony with others.

Question: Does such a revolution need to take place in a person? I live by receiving pleasure only for my own sake. To give it up means to live for the sake of others. If I receive pleasure from the fact that someone else receives pleasure, is this a normal formulation for an explanation or not?

Answer: This is the condition of my pleasure: if others receive pleasure at the same time. It is important to me that they receive pleasure.

Question: When we say pleasure, what kind of pleasure do you mean?

Answer: Absolutely any, no matter what kind of pleasure.

Question: That is, I am happy when others are happy, I am happy when someone else is happy. Is this a victorious formula?

Answer: Basically, yes.

Question: What did I give up in this case?

Answer: Receiving pleasure for my own sake.

Question: Is this when I am the only one who receives pleasure, and I do not care about others? That is, they all exist to serve me.

Answer: Yes, even more than that! This is how the world is today.

Question: Now the most difficult question is: how can you give it up?

Answer: There is no way.

Question: On one hand you say that we have to come to this. On the other hand you say that it is not in our power. What is in our power, after all?

Answer: It is to create a society in which you can receive pleasure, but in the same measure as others.

Question: Not more than others?

Answer: Yes.

Question: A society of equal pleasures? There were such utopias in their time. How do you differ from these utopias, from everything that was built there?

Answer: I am a supporter of the doctrine that says this is impossible.

Question: If I realize that this is impossible, is this a good point?

Answer: This is a good point, and it will lead you to a solution.

Comment: So, you say this: it is impossible to give up receiving pleasure for one’s own sake, it is impossible to love one’s neighbor, it is impossible to give to another. Impossible!

My Response: Yes.

Question: If a person comes to such an understanding, which is very sharp, bitter, and inside himself, are you saying that this is good?

Answer: This is the recognition of the evil of your nature! From here you should say: but there is a need for me to rise above it, above this nature. What do I need to do for this? Where can I find such a medicine?

So far people have not found it. They have already stopped even hoping, on one hand. But, on the other hand, they gradually, slowly understand more and more that if there is no such medicine, then there is no happiness, there is no good, and no future.

Comment: That is, here we have such a pitchfork: I understand that it is impossible to live like this, that I am like this, my nature is like this, and at the same time I understand that I cannot move on.

My Response: In no way.

Question: I am at such a point; I can move neither backward nor forward. What should I do in this case?

Answer: When we reach such a state, then we begin to understand that if such a task is really set before us by nature, then, obviously, there is a solution to it in nature itself.

Question: This is logical. That is, there is no solution around us, but there is one in nature itself. Do I gradually begin to communicate with nature in this way?

Answer: Yes. This is communication with nature.

Question: Do I say: “There is a solution within you. Give me this solution!”?

Answer: Yes. This should reach a state that will force a person to really turn to nature in this way.

Question: At what point will nature respond and give answers?

Answer: When a person is in complete despair when he really needs only this.

Comment: In this case, a person will be able to give up only with the help of nature, when he desperately, badly needs it.

My Response: Yes.

Question: If we summarize all this, are we being led to this state right now? Will we not get around this point and pass it in any way?

Answer: No way.

Question: Do you have a clear feeling that this is what we are being led to?

Answer: Yes, we need to understand and feel that an internal inversion is based on this point, and it is necessary.

Question: Is it because this is the future and it will necessarily happen? Is there nowhere to escape from it?

Answer: No. Otherwise, you will not pass into another existence.

Question: Tell me, if a person heard you, what are his actions at this moment? Even if he begins to mechanically communicate with nature, as with the Creator.

Answer: He needs to strengthen himself in this paradigm.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 6/5/23

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “What are some lesser known facts about Alfred Nobel?“

After Alfred Nobel’s passing in San Remo on December 10, 1896, the unexpected establishment of a special peace prize under his name sparked immense interest. Alfred Nobel rewrote his will to donate more than 90 percent of his life earnings to create the symbol of respect and honor for those who have made contributions to peace and the betterment of mankind, the symbol that is now known as the Nobel Peace Prize.

Meanwhile, Alfred Nobel’s reputation was closely tied to massive destruction—inventions designed for warfare, the most well-known of which was dynamite. In fact, in addition to developing rockets, cannons, and progressive powder, he wanted to create a machine so powerful that it would render war impossible due to its devastating effects. He believed that the destructive power of weapons could potentially end war faster than making peace.

Nobel did not live long enough to witness World Wars I and II, where his theories were disproved quite radically. Yet one cannot help but wonder what could have happened at the end of his life to cause him to invest so greatly in a peace-related cause.

Some argue that Nobel’s extensive correspondence over many years with Austrian peace advocate Bertha von Suttner, renowned for her anti-war novel Lay Down Your Arms, allowed Nobel to delve into his thoughts regarding war and peace, shaping his beliefs and influencing the establishment of the peace prize that bore his name. Others, like Albert Einstein, asserted that Nobel wanted to clear his name and alleviate his guilt by establishing the Nobel Peace Prize. In fact, Nobel rewrote his will directly after his brother Ludvig died in 1888, and a French newspaper accidentally published an obituary for Nobel that referred to him as the “merchant of death who made a fortune by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before.”

While we can only speculate about his motives, we see how public opinion can easily be bought in our world. Today, most people know Alfred Nobel only for his contributions to peace, and the darkness of his past is largely overlooked. Unfortunately, money speaks, and if one can afford to pay a few million dollars, public opinion can change for the better. In much the same way, mass media is bought as well.

I remember how in 2006, I spoke at the World Spirit Forum in Arosa, where some of the greatest peacemakers from around the world gathered in hope of creating positive change. I expressed then that public opinion has the power to dictate everything. If we create a public opinion that honors only those who engage in giving back to society and doing good deeds, the world will slowly begin to change. Everyone listened attentively and agreed. At that time, I still had hope that the world could change, but today these words seem naïve.

Since then, the world has further deteriorated. Humanity has become consumed by the massive overblown human ego. We are headed quickly to a dead end. The problems will continue to escalate. Will we have to face such terrible crises where we lose everything we have, even our children and grandchildren, for us to look for another way?

It is up to us.

People must realize the need for serious change. The change will still come from above our reasoning and intellect, but only when we are ready for it. When we see the dead end approaching and reach the decision to change our egoistic ways, salvation will come. I still hope that it can happen quickly and smoothly, and it is one of the key reasons why I invest so much into teaching and spreading the wisdom of connection. If Alfred Nobel had such a change of heart, others can too.

Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.
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Question: When in history did the persecution of Jews begin?

Answer: Antagonism began when the Jews themselves fell from their spiritual level. By this, they caused their persecution.

When the Jews are on a spiritual level, they are not even noticed or touched, or the opposite, they are approved, praised, and willing to learn from them.

Question: Were they treated like monks who lived in a separate commune?

Answer: It was a people who lived in their own territory that covered even Lebanon and Transjordan, on the other side of Jordan lived two huge tribes.

Question: But they were not attacked for no reason?

Answer: For example, King David on a spiritual level, waged constant wars for forty years. He understood that it was all purely external. But what could he do? Such is the period of correction of egoism.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Hatred of the Jews” 5/14/11

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In order to tease a person and lead him to read the authentic sources and understand why he needs it, I write my books about what Kabbalah offers us.

But after that, a person has to read texts that give him or her the right direction, although this is also found in my books. Then one has to read the texts about the upper degrees one must attain, and this too is in my books.

Nevertheless, I cannot say my books replace the books of my great teachers. After all, the original source is best. I cannot compare my spiritual level with that of my teacher Rabash and even more so with his father Baal HaSulam. The more I advance, the more clearly I see what a huge difference there is between us.

I remain small precisely to serve my generation. I agree with not being elevated, although, given what I have done, maybe I could have gone higher. But then I would be more out of touch with the generation.

There is never any calculation with a person. The calculation is always general because the individual and general are equal. Therefore, if a Kabbalist can be of greater help to others by staying lower, then he will stay lower. The main thing is to serve.

Question: So it is impossible to rise to high degrees with such a psychological basis?

Answer: It is possible. It all depends on the person.

Even by reading my books you will later discover much higher levels than you can perceive today because it depends upon the individual. The inner level they are written in matters. My level is much lower than Rabash’s. And you cannot even compare it with Baal HaSulam. This is a person who has attained the entire ladder of spiritual ascent.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Hidden Power of Books” 7/9/11

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Question: Why is there such a phenomenon as right-handed and left-handed? Is there any explanation for this?

Answer: Of course, everything has its own explanation, although we see some things in nature, and some things we don’t.

The fact is that in our spiritual image, from where all the threads descend to our world and control us, there are right-handed who work more in the right line, and there are left-handed who work more in the left line. And there are those who are balanced in two lines. These are very rare people, and they really don’t care which hand to work with, even with two hands.

But mostly people are initially left-handed, they are simply converted to right-handed. If you lock your fingers together and see which thumb is on top, then you can determine who you were originally: right-handed or left-handed.

All this comes from the three lines on which our soul is built. Some people work more in the right, others in the left, and the third type in the middle line. It depends on the kind of souls, because we are all connected in one system, in one single soul. And each of us works in his own field.

Just like inside the body, different organs work in different directions and their directions do not necessarily coincide. O like in a car, pistons or other parts move in different directions; one turns forward, the other back, and as a result, the whole car goes forward. It is the same here, everyone seems to work in a versatile way, but in the end it is all balanced.

Therefore, it does not matter if one is right-handed or left-handed. All this comes from our inner state, those properties that descend into our world and are increasingly manifested in our generation because it is in this generation that we must somehow correct and implement them.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Left-handed and Right-handed” 7/30/11

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Comment: In the past, people often adopted another religion, and this was considered normal.

My Response: Because religions were decisive for man. This is all that humanity had.

Comment: But in fact, the person did not change, just the name of the faith changed.

My Response: No, at that time it was really believed that a person had become different. Let’s say the war ended, Muslims captured a city, lined up all the infidels on the square, and put them to a choice converts to Islam or we will kill you.

In those days, people were a little different. For them, faith was the most important thing in life. Many converted to another religion and remained faithful to it.

It was harder for the Jews. Under the pressure of the Inquisition, they were obliged to convert to Christianity, but they still remained Marans, and until this day there are still many. I was in Spain. Spaniards say that according to statistics, up to 30% of Jewish blood flows in them because after the baptism of Jews, Spaniards and Jews mixed up. This can be determined by surnames and other data.

I heard the same thing in Argentina in South America where people moved from Spain. Columbus, after all, was also a baptized Jew, so he began to look for a new land to take the Jews out of Spain since the threat of exile was already hanging over them. One of his tasks was to find such a place.

Comment: America as such is, in principle, a Jewish country.

My Response: Yes, it was built on the hopes of finding some land where you would not be touched. The first mayors in many American settlements were Jews, gold diggers, too, and so on.

People were looking for a place under the sun where they could be more or less protected and developed. But it all goes away. In fact, it seems to us that America is for everyone, but this is not the case. I have talked to American Jews many times; there is a certain threshold where you will be allowed, and where you will not.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Someone Else’s Faith” 7/30/11

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