In the News (vz.ru): “The end of ‘helicopter money,’ or rather, the use of this strategy may come faster than expected by some politicians in the US and the EU. They think that super-cheap credit – is a temporary measure. But they are wrong.

“‘Scattering money from a helicopter’ – is an idea the US and EU financiers are repeating more often. Naturally, spreading the money is meant only to provide super-cheap loans to banks. About the unemployed, social benefits, or state increases to wages of millions of workers in the West, they are not talking. …

“”Providing easy money for the banks in the United States for the activation of consumer lending is a policy that has exhausted itself. …

“For the West, there is another alternative: returning to the development of the manufacture of those goods that for decades they have imported from China and other countries.”

My Comment: But this also won’t help because the current crisis is not a crisis as happened in the past. It is the manifestation of a new stage in the development of humanity. It is caused by the program rooted in nature, not by us.

According to this program, a person has to change and to turn into a social creature, which means to change his conduct from an egoist individualist to a person who is active in society, an altruist. This is actually the model of an integral world or a small village.

A person can undergo such a transformation only under the influence of the special force in nature that can be spurred only by implementing the method of the wisdom of Kabbalah. This is the reason it is revealed today.
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New Life 762 – Europe And The Development Of Humanity
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

Greece and Rome developed barbaric Europe; their philosophy came from what they learned from the sages of Israel. They drew the power and the wisdom from Israel and when Judah fell, Rome rose. When the spiritual power that was in Israel disappeared, Rome took away the crumbs and developed Europe.

Even Christianity was born from the remnants of Judaism after the destruction and the spread of Christianity developed the Europe. The role of Europe in the development of the world was to bring spirit, religion, science, and culture. They spoke about the values of beauty, freedom, equality, brotherhood, and so forth.

But people have not really changed. Until today, Europeans have been very conservative. In general, scientific development has no relation to human development. A person can be a barbarian with an atomic bomb in his hand.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 762 – Europe And The Development Of Humanity,” 8/18/16

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In my column in Ynet: “What Is the Hidden Law of Nature?”

A butterfly fluttering its wings in Paris creates small changes in the atmosphere that can ultimately generate a tornado in Brazil.  The “butterfly effect” that operates in an integral system also has an optimistic side: a small action on our part for the benefit of society can trigger a lot more goodness on the other side of the globe.

Imagine a person who decides to retire from social life in order to live in a cave or in the mountains or on a desert island in the middle of the ocean.

He lives cut off from everything: no fast food, no Internet, no cell phone, and no people around him, only the person himself and nature that surrounds him. At first, he probably feels an amazing sense of freedom, a dream come true, but soon enough, he finds it difficult to meet his basic needs: food, protection from predators, shelter from weather changes, trouble taking care of himself in case of an injury or an illness, and no one to share his moments of sorrow and joy with.

Ironically, this person can be any one of us. Even in the global era of the 21^st century, in a society where we all are connected to each other through advanced technology, everyone retires to his own desert island, prefers to cut himself off from others, and takes care of himself instead of cooperating with his environment. By doing so, we go against nature, disrupting its global laws, and the immediate result is that our relationships are in a crisis, reaching a dead end expressed by the high rate of divorce, conflicts between neighbors and colleagues, wars between peoples and nations, as well as by poverty, hunger, and deprivation, which unfortunately are becoming the daily routine of most of mankind.

How have we reached this absurd situation in such a developed world? What can we do in order to change things for the better, and what does nature actually expect from us?

How to Survive These Days

Man is a social creature by nature. Nature has motivated man for ages to create infinite social, economic, and cultural relationships that have been woven into a tight global network thanks to which a person can get anything that he wants today by the click of a button. It may seem that nature operates randomly, without a certain purpose or direction, but the vast nature works very precisely, according to a predefined range of laws that drive every detail in harmony toward a single goal: to connect all parts of humanity into one society.

Nature could have developed in a perfect manner toward ultimate happiness, toward global unity where we could live as one big family, but this isn’t what we are seeing. So, what prevents us from connecting this way? It is our egoistic nature. A man’s heart is evil from his youth, the negative force in us that often makes us prefer our wellbeing to the wellbeing of others.

The combination of nature that pressures us from the outside by different climactic changes and places obstacles along our way so that we would unite into one society, along with the forces that operate on us from inside, the negative feelings that make us feel repulsed by each other, are leading us to an eventual clash. They disrupt the balance in our relationships and lead to the disintegration of social infrastructures and all of the troubles and disasters that we encounter.

We must spur the force of connection, the positive force, in order to overcome the ego and balance the bad relations between us. When we sit together at a roundtable and focus our conversation on the internal point that ties us together, the effort to leave the desert island and to move toward the common part, it will reveal the positive force that is concealed in the connection between us. We will be wrapped in a feeling of love and warmth. This togetherness will make us feel good and comfortable, but this is only the first step of the process. The stronger the connection between us becomes, the more connections we will create that are essentially similar to the connections that operate in nature.

A Relationship of Give and Take

At the roundtable we will learn about the force of nature that operates in order to connect us. There are only two laws: giving and receiving. The law of receiving obliges every individual in society to receive the basic necessities for himself so that he can care for his own wellbeing and prosperity. The law of giving, on the other hand, obliges every individual to care for the prosperity of society and its wellbeing. The law of receiving is embedded in us just like the law of gravity. We keep it naturally since if we don’t, we will be “punished.” A person who stops working, for example, soon will face economic problems. Life itself forces us to keep the law of receiving.

The fulfillment of the law of giving is much more complicated. Our contribution to the development of society does not always bear immediate fruit, and sometimes it takes time until this goodness returns to us. Therefore, we don’t have a strong desire and a natural urge to obey the law of giving and to care about the prosperity of the society. When we don’t obey this law, the punishment arrives very soon. As Baal HaSulam, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, writes in his article “The Peace.”

“Thus, humanity is being fried in a heinous turmoil, and strife and famine and their consequences have not ceased thus far. And the wonder about it is that nature, like a skillful judge, punishes us according to our development. For we can see that to the extent that humankind develops, the pains and torments surrounding our sustenance and existence also multiply.

“Thus you have a scientific, empirical basis that His Providence has commanded us to keep with all our might the Mitzva of bestowal upon others in utter precision, in such a way that no member from among us would work any less than the measure required to secure the happiness of society and its success. And as long as we are idle performing it to the fullest, nature will not stop punishing us and take its revenge.”

The law of giving is intentionally concealed from us since it is thanks to this concealment that we have a chance to develop independently in order to acquire the great wisdom that is concealed in nature. A butterfly fluttering its wings in Paris creates small changes in the atmosphere that can ultimately generate a tornado in Brazil.  The “butterfly effect” that operates in an integral system also has an optimistic side: a small action on our part for the benefit of society can trigger a lot more goodness on the other side of the globe.This goodness sooner or later will return to us. Nature is stronger than all of our forces and will continue to “beat” us until we join it and fulfill the law of giving. Then, we will pave the safe way to happiness.

Based on the “Necessity to Practice Caution with the Laws of Nature” from the article “The Peace,” by Rav Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam).
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From Ynet article 6/2/16

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In the News (CONT.ws): “Right now in the world economy the ideal conditions for a large collapse have been created, large injections into the economy and negative rates work against all the rules. Only one question remains, when…

“There are two options, everything will blow away slowly or abruptly and painfully.

“In the first case the markets will slowly slide down, and investors will lose their savings. …

“But for the sharp decline, there are reasons galore. …

“The the threat of the collapse of the European Union has dramatically increased. It is worth monitoring the elections in France and again in Italy. For there have recently become more popular proponents of exit from the EU. …

“Currency war is another danger for the modern economy. China is slowly and surely devalue the yuan, thus exporting deflation.

“In fact, China is currently the main threat for the United States. … Therefore, it is important for America to reduce China’s economic role. The output of production has already begun. In the long term it can be a real trade war. It can also impose sanctions against China. …

“Do not forget about the various military conflicts.

“Initially under the economy laid a time bomb, it is negative interest rates, and sooner or later it will explode.

“In a very interesting and challenging times we live in! Change is inevitable, and it is only a matter of time.

My Comment: There are two ways to balance the system: the bad way and the good. In any case, the world must take on the form of one system that resembles all of nature. The development of the system will bring the world to mutual cooperation whether by force or willingly by the recognition of the need to develop integrally.

We are at the point of decision—which way will the world continue to develop to its full purpose of unity.

The law of nature is relentless, but man can make itself a reasonable component of its implementation- and thus achieve the inevitable future state in a good way.
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Question: The European crisis suggests that the era of the great European civilization is over and a new time has begun. How do you see the state of the future Europe and its place in the world?

Answer: I don’t see a genuine development toward freedom, equality, and all these beautiful slogans of the French Revolution in Europe. Of course, we can’t deny the contribution of European civilization to the development of the world. However, we must understand that all these achievements were purely material, within the framework of this world and based on human egoism.

Therefore, beautiful gilding on our egoism, the fashion for democracy and freedom, in fact has changed nothing in a person. Proof of this is how Hitler was able to turn civilized Europeans into savages in an instant.

If he acted smarter, instead of conquering countries, joined them to his idea, he would have turned all of Europe into his ally. Also, it was very easy for him to conquer Europe, almost without resistance. This shows that the image of the “enlightened European,” famous for its special high culture, compared to the rest of the world is only the external sign for which there is no internal content.

The cultural image and good manners didn’t prevent Germans from killing people and descending to the animal level. From this it is clear that people will remain forever barbarians in their egoism. The more they develop in it, the worse they will become, but they will learn to hide their egoistic intentions and be hypocrites, the way good politicians do.

If humanity doesn’t take from the people of Israel their internal idea, the wisdom of Kabbalah, about connection and unity above egoism, it won’t have any future. In the meantime, humanity has limited itself only to the outer side of this idea, perceived in a distorted form, and so it developed. Evolution, nevertheless, will push us to unity, but through suffering, and Europe will have to implement this path.

Since European egoism is very big and much more developed than in other countries and continents, Europe must first implement this method. And if it doesn’t implement it, it will suffer more than other parts of the Earth. I am not very optimistic about the future of Europe.

Kabbalah offers a method that allows to put into practice the beautiful ideals of the French Revolution that so far remain just slogans in Europe and don’t affect the inner essence of a person. Everybody dreams about unity, equality, and brotherhood; they used to talk about it in Russia and Europe, but were unable to implement it. Only the wisdom of Kabbalah offers this opportunity.

Therefore it is revealed now, to the extent that Europe immerses into despair because of its impotence and inability to realize their ideals. And this happens at a time when new, completely alien ideals of the dark times of medieval savagery come to Europe.

Therefore it is being revealed now as Europe embraces the despair of its impotence and inability to realize its ideals. And this, at a time when Europe comes to a new, completely alien ideals to the dark times of medieval savagery.

The wisdom of Kabbalah has the force to implement in practice the equality and freedom that Europeans are so proud of. After all, it knows how to attract the upper force of nature.

Question: Are we being called back to religion?

Answer: This method has nothing to do with religion. It is about the ability to use the force of unity that is hidden in nature. Kabbalah allows to reveal this force and to use it in order to unite.
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From KabTV’s “A New Life” 8/18/16

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Comment: In a meeting held between representatives of Germany, France, and Italy on the island of Ventotene in the Terranean Sea, the Italian prime Minister Matheo Ranzi asked what should be done in order to attain unity in Europe, not just superficially but for real.

He is convinced that it is possible to revive Europe if the EU were based not only on the economy, but also on ideals.

Answer: This is indeed a good question, but they don’t have the means to attain unity. I’m not referring to financial means but to the lack of knowledge and understanding of how to do it. The fact that such questions come up indicates that they require a solution, and this is already a big breakthrough because when I met with a delegate of the EU a couple of years ago and explained to him for an hour and a half how they can overcome the crisis they are in, he wrote everything down and said “no one will go for it.”

Even back then I said that sooner or later the EU would fall apart and that they must introduce an educational process for the citizens as soon as possible. Otherwise the only solution they will have regarding the issue of the EU will be Nazism, and they will choose this way unless Israel unites and teaches them a different kind of unity. There is no other way! If we don’t do it, both Nazism and fundamentalist Islam in Europe will turn first against the Jews.

These are not my ideas but the truth that the wisdom of Kabbalah brings us.  It is better if people discover it by studying Kabbalah, and God forbid, not from life.

Question: Is the lack of unity between Israel the reason for all the problems?

Answer: Certainly, the lack of unity between Israel is the only reason for all the problems in the world, not only in humanity, but also in nature as a whole. Even natural disasters are the result of the lack of unity among the nation of Israel.

We have to believe the Kabbalists and begin to study the method that they offer us. The connection between us will be clarified by the study, as the one and only picture of the world will be revealed in it. It will become clear to us that the unity depends on us and that no one but us can do it. So let’s do it!
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 8/24/16

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Question: You, of course, are not a politician. But in your view, the wisdom of Kabbalah is involved with everything, as the science about the whole world. How are nations developed?

Answer: The time of egoistic development has passed. Therefore, the time of conflicts between nations, which try to overpower each other, has also passed. All around us, a higher and integral natural network and management of the world, including the entire universe, is becoming more and more apparent.

So there will necessarily be an aspiration toward mutual benefit, which will gradually move from egoistic mutual benefit to shared mutual benefit in which the principle of exchange will cease being the goal and will become a means for unification.
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In the News (lenta.ru): “The current middle class is confused and disoriented, and his discontent is channeled in support of ideas of nationalism, xenophobia and social-populist demagogy, and in the Arab countries – and even radical Islam. The sign of the modern era – the fact that around the world people are turning to the past. …

“Today the world is faced with the fact that the deepening social inequality causes the active protest of the general population. Managing these human masses is harder, at least, the current elite is already unable to. The methods and decision-making rules, which they practice now are opaque, incomprehensible and totally unacceptable for most people.

“The social and political processes within states today are becoming less manageable as are international relations. … World politics has become less predictable, as many of the motives of certain actions of individual countries often are not understood by their partners. …

“It turned out, that despite globalization and economic unity, the present world is divided mentally because it is living in different eras with different value systems. Now the government of each country is trying to show that no one can dictate their terms, since any compromise will not be understood by their own citizens and will be for a sign of weakness. In addition, there is the fear that making concessions on an issue will bring the future at risk of a more serious challenge.”

My Comment: People are disappointed by what is happening but not enough so that they will listen and decide that change is necessary in the world by changing themselves and understanding that there is no other method or any other way.

In addition to feeling disappointment, they need to feel that there is no other future. They have to actually feel the impending disaster, which means that they need to feel despair not disappointment…
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Comment: The Paralympics, the Olympics for the disabled, began right after the Olympics in Brazil. For the first time in the 56 years since these games began only 12% of the tickets were sold (BBC). The Paralympics were moved from the sports halls to open fields so that people wouldn’t have to pay. Many disabled sportsmen from different countries could not come to the games because their travel expenses were not paid.

Answer: Unfortunately, the Olympics have exhausted themselves. The sportsmen gather in order to beat each other. These aren’t Olympic games anymore; it isn’t a sports festival nor a celebration of man’s physical achievements. Politics, chemistry, and drugs have deeply penetrated the sports because the goal is now victory at any cost and not the actual cooperation and sportsmanship itself. Instead of being a festival of friendship, the Olympics have turned into a war! This is the reason that many don’t want to be involved in it anymore.

Comment: Even if we take the Paralympics as an example, the attitude toward these games has always been of compassion and mercy and people used to come to watch the games.

Answer: Today, there is no compassion or mercy. Once drugs and other additives have entered sports, they are no longer a sport but rather a competition between chemists, and this brought the end of it all.

Question: What kind of sport do you support?

Answer: I am totally for clean sports, when the sportsmen are not bought and are not paid. Sports should be for amateurs. It shouldn’t be a political event.

But humanity will not return to this sort of event in any form because it advances according to its growing egoism, and so the Olympics have exhausted themselves. The human ego will not let us hold such an event as a festival or a celebration. Fights and rough and tough competitions will not impress the audience.  Eventually every branch of sports will come to an end, even soccer, because it is impossible to win a victory in sports with money.

Comment: Your predictions are not very optimistic.

Answer: These were my predictions even 15-20 years ago and they are even more relevant today. Some are actually beginning to come true today.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 8/24/16

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Question: The European Union is “creaking” again following a referendum in Italy that is liable, as experts warn, to insert a jolt into the entire block.

Is the European Union really liable to break up as some of the experts have predicted?

Answer: The European Union already broke up a while ago; they just can’t formally allow themselves to admit this to the world. In any case, the interior is not functioning at all; nothing is left of the union!

The heads of the union are trying to do something, but the artificial formation is done with aggressive means to not allow the organization to break up and not drop Europe into the “depths,” to enter into all kinds of destructive problems.

Contrary to common sense, the Europeans are putting themselves into a big problem with refugees who are now beginning to “tear Europe to pieces,” like predatory animals who devour their prey.

So a good future is not expected for Europe. Ultimately tourism to Europe will cease, and this is the source of income and the largest basis for production in which most of its inhabitants work. The tourism industry is gradually waning. This is felt especially in France. During the past year a “dive” of 12% was measured in the tourism department; this is a significant statistic.

People have stopped traveling to these nations. A few more acts of terrorism and tourism will cease completely, just as it did in Turkey and Egypt.

And if another plane “falls” or something else happens…today this may not be a problem, but the Europeans are not yet ready psychologically to monitor and maintain their security.

Comment: It seems that the Germans are beginning to take quite strict measures.

Answer: Nothing will help. It is necessary to re-educate the population.

So I don’t expect a good future for Europe. Italy announced that as far as it seems, it will go on Brexit.

This is an absolutely natural process and after it the rest of the nations will also do this, and perhaps this will wake the Europeans up a bit. They will understand that the union is necessary; this is the direction toward which nature is pushing us. They will understand that all the peoples of Europe, including the immigrants, must achieve union.

But according to what formula will they reach union? Nobody knows. There is only one formula and it is described in the wisdom of Kabbalah: when faced with all of the problems, they can be overcome through the connection between us.

It is possible to do this only according to the method of connection described in the ancient books of Kabbalah; human nature has not changed much since then. We have reached the present situation in order to begin to use the method of connection.

Question: Even though this truth was known to everyone, “And you shall love your friend as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18)?

Answer: Yes, but until now we didn’t require it, but today we need it.

I hope that the Europeans and all of us will be able to understand this, that we will want to apply this method in every way, and that we will help in doing this.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 8/21/16

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