Comment: To become rich and successful, one needs talent, effort, and luck. Italian scientists from the University of Catania created a computer model of 1,000 people, observed them for 40 years, and concluded that the most successful and wealthy individuals are not the smartest but the luckiest.

My Response: Of course, that is destiny. Nothing else! To control one’s destiny, one must be a Kabbalist, i.e., rise above fate to the force that governs it.

Destiny is what is predetermined for a person, and in Kabbalah, it is called the path of suffering. But one can rise above it and take control of their own fate.

Ultimately, everything that happens to you will still unfold according to the laws of nature, but how you use them depends on you. Because then you understand nature, you are connected to it, and therefore, you control your destiny.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 10/27/24

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Question: Every important leader has security that practically tests what they eat and drink.

You constantly say that we are governed by the Creator. Moreover, you agree with Him and justify Him. Watching you, I get the impression that you are not afraid that someone might attack you from around the corner. Are you really so sure that the Creator is leading you so you have no fear of what might happen to you?

Answer: Why should I be afraid? At the very least, I am not overly suspicious.

First of all, I do not consider myself great, and I say this sincerely without trying to appear humble. I am engaged in the comprehension of the great. In this way, I always feel completely dependent on the Creator, the group, and everything, and therefore am small and insignificant. That is one side of it.

On the other hand I understand the greatness of the goal and the greatness of the task before us, the greatness of the mission I have received from the Creator, and I do not hide it. There is no bravado in this. How could there be if everything is because of Him?

But I do clearly understand that I am doing important, significant work. I am by no means being falsely modest, no. The behavior of a Kabbalist is a consequence of how he perceives himself in this world, in the world of the Creator, and in the world with everyone.

Of course, there are many evil and hostile forces. But I should not fear them, or else I would have no faith in the Creator. I believe that He governs everything and not some forces lurking around the corner.

At the same time, I do have a responsibility to take care of myself; this is what is said. I must do this but within reasonable limits.

Why should I behave like certain presidents surrounded by two hundred bodyguards who check what they eat and where they will take their next step?

I am an ordinary person, and in this regard, I do not feel any sense of exceptionalism. My uniqueness is connected to the Creator and lies in my attempt to bring His idea, His will, into the world.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. An Important Person” 6/28/10

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All of a person’s work is to choose who governs them: the desire to receive or the desire to bestow. They must examine who currently rules over them and decide what they truly want.

If the desire to receive is in control, it is clear that this is not good, and they must seek ways to bring themselves under the authority of the desire to bestow. But even with the desire to bestow, there remains a question: Why do I bestow, for whom, when, and how?

The governance of bestowal can be established through the force received from the Torah. If we study the Torah with the intention of drawing from it the force of bestowal, then, step by step, we will gradually reveal this force and learn to use it more and more.

We ask the Creator to intervene and help us choose the quality of bestowal. Even before we begin studying, we must be certain that only the Creator alone governs all of existence, and our task is simply to reveal this to everyone.

Every person is born with two forces: the desire to receive and the desire to bestow. We see that the desire to receive dominates all of nature, yet nature also provides examples of bestowal. Even within a person, where egoistic desire reigns, thoughts of bestowal arise. We seek to choose the quality of bestowal because it is the attribute of the Creator. Nature itself teaches that it is worthwhile to belong to the quality of bestowal.

The force that pushes us toward bestowal comes from above, it is the force of the Creator Himself. And we see that although the force of bestowal contradicts our natural desire to receive, it holds the truth. That is why we are drawn to it, and ultimately, it becomes our new nature.

If I want to attain the quality of bestowal, I must enter an environment that has chosen this force and strives to reveal it. In this battle between the force of reception, which I was born with, and the force of bestowal, which I acquire now, I must choose with whom I want to continue.
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/15/25, Writings of Rabash, “Associating the Quality of Mercy with Judgment”

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Any person in our world executes the program of the Creator. There is not a single one who is free from it. We all work for Him.

The only difference is whether it is conscious or not. Whether you wish to go along with this program, justify it, comprehend it, and try to implement it, or whether you are disconnected from it and exist automatically; you are still executing it anyway, even without realizing it.

But the difference between these states is that when you comprehend the program, you reveal its Creator, you become like Him in greatness, in understanding, in perception, in His very status!

You begin to flow in the same stream of immense information, feelings, and decisions. You are alive! Instead of merely existing like a little kitten, you exist like God!
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. There is no Absoluteness” 6/26/10

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Question: A British movie called Before We Disappear dynamically changes scenes and storylines based on audience feedback. It uses technology to analyze audience reactions and adapts the story depending on the viewers emotional engagement.

If we could program the storyline of our own lives the way we want instead of being dictated by circumstances, could there be an interesting development of events?

Answer: Only a very egoistic person would think about controlling the world in this way. After all, I live in a world where billions of other people also exist. If I want to change myself, my existence, my life path, I inevitably would influence the destinies of everyone else. I cannot act solely based on what I want without affecting others.

Thinking about it is, of course, possible, but it is absolutely unrealistic and will never work! What could work is this: If I wish well for everyone, always think and act in ways that benefit everyone and I know what “good” truly means without making mistakes, then I can positively influence the world.

Question: What if it is not just one person but everyone who wants to do good so that everyone benefits?

Answer: For that to happen, we need to reveal the bigger picture—the fact that we are all interconnected, part of one network, and there is no escaping from each other!

If even in my thoughts I wish something negative for others, even just a little, I am already distorting the entire system of our connections. The system then turns back to me, the one who caused this distortion, and forces me to correct it. It bends me back into place. That is why we are all so unhappy.

We all try to bend each other to our will, but the system works differently, it bends us because each of us creates faulty connections.

Question: What percentage of people would need to desire to develop a caring scenario for this system to change?

Answer: It depends, are we talking about a specific country or the world as a whole? But, in principle, it is possible. Even in a particular region or group of people if they truly desire it. However, this requires changing the individual. And a person can only be changed through education. Without a serious educational system and a thoughtful approach to people, it will not happen.

How can you even approach people with this? First, they need the desire for it. Today, such desires are slowly forming.

Only then can you approach people and share what you have. And what do I have? I have the key to happiness, not just any happiness, but eternal, perfect happiness! At this point, people become bewildered: “What eternal, perfect happiness? I do not even want to open my eyes in the morning.”

Question: Can a person desire this on their own?

Answer: To do so they would need to go through very serious trials.

Comment: This leads to a very pessimistic scenario.

My Response: I am not pessimistic because the program of nature exists and it will lead us to this outcome. I only wish to soften its course. That is all! I have no pessimism whatsoever. I act, I believe, to the fullest extent possible.

Comment: It is a life’s work. When people dedicate themselves to their life’s work, they draw inexhaustible motivation from the process itself.

My Response: You might think that a Kabbalist has endless energy, that their inner volcano is constantly bubbling and erupting with steam through its summit.

Question: So what is the constant driving force for a Kabbalist?

Answer: Only one thing—direct connection with the Creator who governs everything and with whom you must constantly feel mutual action, a partnership.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 6/8/18

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Question: What do you do when plans fall apart? Many people have their plans fall apart, and today many have failed. Can a person react differently, calmer somehow?

Answer: It depends on his readiness. If he is prepared in advance for the fact that all his plans will fail and he will have to change them to the plans of the Creator, then he will survive it calmly.

Question: So I plan, but it will happen how the Creator wants it?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Is it right to start the sentence with: “I plan”?

Answer: You have to, a person does plan. But he must convince himself that the plans of the Creator and not his will come true.

Question: So I do my thing, but it will happen as the Creator commands?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Is this how one should live? Is this the right message?

Answer: Yes, You always add: “If the Creator wills.”
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 9/1/24

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Question: Is it possible to live without plans?

Answer: It is possible to live without plans if you throw your plans aside and accept the plans of the next, higher level.

Question: What plans are these? What plan do I live by then?

Answer: You live by the plan of the upper nature, the Creator. This means that all you can imagine is that you want only one thing—to be in close contact with Him.

You only want to achieve this, and what will happen is unimportant. The main thing is that you want only these plans to come true inside you.

Question: Do you not even find out what the Creator’s plans are? Do you just surrender completely?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Can a person live that way at all?

Answer: Are you going to check His plans?

Comment: I really cannot. But still, even to pronounce it may be scary for someone. What if He has such plans that…

My Response: Whatever they are, these are already the plans of the upper one.

Question: So here is my complete annulment before the upper one?

Answer: Yes.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 9/1/24

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Question: In Kabbalah, working against one’s desire is considered the most effective method. But if a person constantly goes against his desires, he may not endure the process. Either you ride the wave and flow with it, or you go against your desire. Which is more effective?

Answer: If I want to be overweight, but the environment around me obligates me to be slim, meaning they bully me and laugh at me from all sides, eventually, I will be forced to lose weight. Slimming down will become desirable for me.

The environment can change me so profoundly that I will act against my desires according to the will of the environment, and I will even take pleasure in it. The opinion of the surrounding environment will outweigh my original personal opinion. That is how we are built.

This is why a person is initially placed in an environment of their peers. If they properly organize this environment in relation to themselves so that it educates them and provides clear guidance toward the goal, then there will be no difficulty in progressing toward that goal even by limiting, compelling, or forcing themselves to do anything. They will feel perfection, power, and enjoyment in fulfilling the will of the environment.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. How to lose weight?” 4/19/10

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Comment: Scientists say that digitalization is accelerating, but the problem is that we do not know exactly where this express train is headed. We understand many processes will go faster and this will change our lives. We know nothing except the speed at which we are moving.

My Response: We have always developed this way. Has humanity ever ordered a program for its development? The Bolsheviks wanted to build communism. What came of it? Socialists with socialism, and Capitalists with capitalism. What came of it?

Humanity has never made any plans of its own and then implemented them when they voted and went to implement them and then had everything work out. It has never happened in my life or throughout history. And now we are doing the same thing. Only time is accelerating, nothing else.

Comment: If a person had the whole arsenal of tools and knew the way, would there always be some kind of error at the end?

My Response: What error? On the contrary, everything works out! The error is exactly the opposite.

Question: Why doesn’t this lead to even more destruction?

Answer: There are protective forces of nature that trip us, the foolish, and redirect the express train of history just in time. They put us on a different track so we do not plunge into the abyss altogether.

Question: So are we initially going down the wrong path?

Answer: We are still following the path nature leads us on. The fact that we agree with it or not speaks only about the comfort of this journey. You are riding in a cushioned carriage or riding on buffers between cars or riding on the roof.

Comment: At some point will fate turn you in a certain direction?

My Response: It will not turn you anywhere. It leads you where you need to go.

Comment: Researchers say many fear losing their jobs in this chaotic world when, with the development of technology, their professions will no longer be in demand.

My Response: This will happen anyway.

Comment: This fear generates dangerous trends in society, and they cannot be suppressed by force. Some experts say that people should not just be retrained and given another profession to replace the outdated one; they should be integrated into a system of continuous education throughout their lives.

My Response: That is right. This is what the science of Kabbalah has been saying for many years. We need to educate people and create huge enterprises to re-educate the masses. There will be classes in applied arts, music, dance, all kinds of games, psychology, everything.

Most importantly, they will all follow one principle: connection among people, a positive connection. That is all and nothing more is needed.

Comment: Scientists say that everyone’s inner willingness to change depends on whether we can offer people some kind of perspective.

My Response: This is the perspective. When we are connected among ourselves, in this connection, we will begin to feel new phenomena of our life, new stages of our life, a whole new life, a life that will lift us above time, above our physiological states. We will enter a completely different arena.

Comment: They also say that we need to show some perspective, but we do not know what it is.

My Response: Eternity, perfection, goodness, great achievements, attainments, and entry to a new space—all this must be given to people. They need to be shown this: what man was created for, what he should achieve, what he should begin to feel, why this is before him, and how he can achieve it—precisely through the correct connection between people.

In the connection of people, in “Love your neighbor as yourself,” when you begin to exist in good, correct contact with others, within this contact, you find the entrance to the next world.

Comment: So the world is simply collapsing from all sides.

My Response: Nothing is collapsing! On the contrary, we are entering the next degree. We are not destroying anything.

Question: Alexander Asmolov, Director of Humanitarian Policy at a major Russian university, says: “Our problem is that we teach people to adapt. Not to change with the world, but only to adapt to the current conditions. This hinders our readiness to face challenges that have not yet occurred.”

How can we help a person to change rather than adapt?

Answer: We have nothing to adapt to. Our world is becoming such that by constantly adapting to it, we are coming to a dead end. Then we fall with the world. But we need to separate, we need to start rising. It depends only on our good connection with each other. That is all.

Therefore, the correct result of our engagement with society, with this generation, should be that they will be able to unite among themselves and begin to feel the next level of the universe in this connection.

Comment: Scientists also say that our psyche is capable of working in constantly changing conditions, that each person has unique opportunities for reflection, critical understanding of the world, and changing stereotypes. They say the most important is that we have a tolerance for uncertainty. So It seems that people are internally ready for this new state. What will trigger it?

My Response: The way out is to reveal the science of Kabbalah to the world. Nothing else, because there is no other method that is even close to it. That is first. Second, people must reach a point where they are willing to listen.

Comment: What can we wish for a person who has his entire inner structure ready, has potential, and only needs to take a step forward?

Answer: He should clearly pursue the question: “What is the meaning of my life?”

The meaning of life is in understanding its purpose. And the goal is not within life itself. The meaning of life is above this body. This is what we need to attain.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 4/2/19

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Comment: Well-known coach and business consultant Erik Bertrand Larssen developed a methodology based on his military experience and wrote about it in his book called Hell Week: Seven Days to Be Your Best Self.

Larssen believes there are three models of highly effective cultures: the military, business, and sports. The military teaches us to push beyond our limits to discover we are capable of more. Athletes demonstrate how to set and pursue goals systematically. Sports also teaches us that victory is not achieved under the spotlight on the final stretch but through daily, painstaking training.

However, in your view, the mind merely serves the desires.

My Response: We should not go against desires. A person cannot truly change them. What I can do is split my desire into smaller parts: one becomes two, two become four, and so on. There will be a chain reaction. The only real option is to prioritize one desire over another, higher one. And that depends on the society around me.

Therefore, if I am in a group that values higher desires over my personal ones, I can easily let go of my bad desires and adopt their good ones.

Military, sports, and business, all involve self-coercion. But I do not want to coerce myself. I am weak. Why should I subject myself to such extreme states? The body does not like that.

Question: There are different approaches. What is the key to the Kabbalistic method in order to say: “Guys, you are looking in the wrong place”?

Answer: The key or secret lies entirely in the environment around you. Nothing else! If I join the right environment, and this environment knows how to motivate and influence me, tempting me with hints and exercises like with a child, it can shape me however it wants.

Kabbalah, first of all, calls for building a correct society where everyone can progress further.

Question: Can you name a few principles that such a society follows that others could take as a model?

Answer: A Kabbalistic society is very simple. It is built on the principle of gradually bringing people closer together by rising above their small, narrow, personal egos.

Members engage in specific exercises called workshops where they discuss these ideas and attempt to connect and open up to each other. This path involves rising above the natural egoism of a person despite his inherent tendencies.

A person begins to feel like they are entering a kind of elevator, lifting him beyond our nature. It is as if they detach from the Earth and enter a “cosmic elevator” that rises higher and higher, beyond our universe into an entirely different, anti-egoistic universe. In this realm, everything is based on the qualities of bestowal and love, as opposed to the qualities of reception and hatred inherent to our nature.

This gradual transformation occurs under the constant and increasingly changing influence of society.

This model is lifelong and spans all lifetimes because it elevates a person beyond life and death.

A person begins to perceive, see, and feel this! He rises above our egoistic nature and therefore transcends the level of biological life and death. He no longer identifies with his physical body, but starts perceiving himself as an energetic entity called the soul.

I am speaking about a methodology that allows a person to rise above himself and transform into something eternally existing and non-egoistic. It enables him to become acquainted with the Creator, reveal the upper world, and break free from the confines of the small, narrow space in which we exist.

If someone has not just idle curiosity, but a deep, inner yearning, it is possible to work with him.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/10/18

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