Opinion (From inosmi.ru): “Oil prices continue to decline. Key mining projects have been put on hold, and the oil industry is poised for a wave of bankruptcies. To return to equilibrium in the world markets will take several years. It’s too long to immerse themselves in the crises of Russia or Saudi Arabia’s economy and with the challenges faced in the United States and Iran; the interests of the powers coincide: they want war and a rise in prices, and this is a concern. …

“Russia, which has incorporated in their budget the average price of $50 per barrel, gradually eats its financial reserves. Before the 2013 fall of the ‘black gold’ prices, their volume was roughly 500 billion, and in December 2015 this figure dropped to 350 billion. …

“Saudi Arabia, in its struggle in the world markets, too, can not withstand such a long period of market stabilization. In October 2015 the International Monetary Fund estimated that if the costs of the country remain the same, huge financial reserves of the kingdom will be exhausted after five years. … It was stressed that balancing their budget could only be provided with the price of oil at $ 100 per barrel. …  Iran needs money. … However, for sustained increase in exports, he [Iran] will need huge amounts of money to invest in the oil sector. In addition, investments require almost all other segments of the economy. Iran, which has been for many years cut off from technological innovations, must quickly catch up. Low oil prices are not conducive to capital increase.

“The American shale revolution needs an infusion. The United States also experienced difficulties associated with low oil prices. The volume of oil shale in Texas and North Dakota fell sharply. Due to the complicated production process (need for a method of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing), such projects are profitable with the price at the level of $ 50-60 per barrel. … Moreover, they have canceled the 70’s ban on the export of oil and are going to conquer foreign markets. … The alarming convergence of interests: oil powers need war Each of these powers, as can be seen from the above facts, it is interested in an outbreak of the conflict, which would quickly raise the price of oil to a reasonable, in their opinion, level. Can these goals be used by growing Iranian-Saudi confrontation? I think this is quite likely since the oil interests of the two countries, the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, are involved as well as the religious aspect is present.”

My Comment: War is always needed by someone in the world. But today war helps to cut the knot of conflict; to many that is how it seems. After a fistfight, it is easier to talk.

It is possible to avoid war only by attracting the good force of Ohr Makif (Surrounding Light) into the world. Only those who study the wisdom of Kabbalah are prepared to attract it through their unity. Since it becomes possible for them to manipulate and maneuver the higher force of goodness, they stimulate its increased influence on our world to the degree that they resemble it.
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New Life #642 – Youth and Violence on the Internet
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

Summary

Why are children and adolescents readily attracted to negativity in culture? Why? Because it is compatible with their nature. Children of today are quite indifferent to their parents and have a mother and father within the Internet, in online games.

We are the ones that built this kind of world for them, so why complain to them? Incitement on the Internet works more strongly on youth than adults because adolescents are easily influenced. If the child is taught that the purpose of life is to kill Jews and reach heaven, then that’s what he’ll do. We may see children aged six on their bicycle taking out a gun and shooting Jews.

Incitement to violence by the Arabs will also lead to incitement to violence on the part of Jews. The world of tomorrow will be much more violent and can be seen in the changing attitude toward immigrants in Europe.

The wisdom of Kabbalah suggests a solution: The correction of evil in human nature among the Jews will calm the world. We are speaking here of a special system for changing man’s nature. This is not moralizing, but in order to correct the source of evil. Let’s think of the kind of future we are preparing for our children and don’t allow this deterioration to continue.
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From KabTV’s “New Life #642 – Youth and Violence on the Internet,” 11/1/15

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New Life #652 – The Solution to Terrorism in Europe
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazuz

Summary

What is the to overcome terrorism; how is it possible to achieve a true European Union, and how can each one of us contribute to the process of healing Europe?

Europe has filled itself with Muslim immigrants. It is too late now to stop the decline. Europe is old and tired, and not prepared to stand against the young and stirring Islamic spirit.

Only connection with each other can help them. Then, the power of connection will stop the forces of evil. No power except the power of connection can neutralize the religious wars that will be building in the world.

The European Union was not made from “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18), but from the consideration of monetary interests. We need to begin to learn to connect within each and every nation first of all, and after that, it will expand.

It is worthwhile to do connection exercises: smile, be considerate, feel small and learn from others, and feel big and provide an example. The daily study of connection must be implemented by each and every person in educational institutions, at work, on television, and on the Internet.

Why will the improvement of relationships between people stop terrorism? It is because connection is stronger than separation.

The highest power in nature from which life is derived is the power of connection and life. This is what created everything.
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From the KabTV’s “New Life #652 — The Solution To Terrorism In Europe,” 11/17/15

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Question: Why have all the old values been devalued and the world been turned upside down?

Answer: The world had to change, and it began in the early 19^th century. In the 20^th century, its transformation came in fulll force, and we have reached the point where almost everyone in the world notices it.

The change takes place naturally as part of our evolution, the general development of mankind, and was embedded in nature from the start. Kabbalists foresaw this change more than a thousand years ago and indicated the end of the 20^th century as a turning point in which man’s attitude toward humanity, the world, and the wisdom of Kabbalah would change. Kabbalists said that at this point man would undergo a special transformation.

As a result, it will start understanding the need for the general formula of the development of nature in order to master the situation, not to lose control, and to develop into something that cannot be foreseen or predicted. Today, we are in this state. And the wisdom of Kabbalah is intended to help us to manage this situation correctly and teaches us how to lead this process.

Kabbalists understood the clear evolutionary formula of nature and humanity, and thus had no problem predicting what would happen and when. You don’t need to be a medium or a magician for that.

I began to notice the changes in the world in the middle of the 1970’s and have been seriously engaged in the wisdom of Kabbalah since then. I see how it actually helps understand everything that is happening.

There is nothing mystical or scary about it. On the contrary, we live in a very interesting era in which we are undergoing a change that totally negates everything of the past. This takes place in accordance with the law of negating the negation in which the previous level must die and the new level is built on top of it. This is the way it always has been through all of the stages of human development. Thus, feudalism replaced slavery, capitalism replaced feudalism, and so forth.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 12/13/15

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New Life 667 – Control Over The Map Of Life
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

How does the ego influence the system of connections between us? Why does increasing interdependence cause uncertainty about the future, and how does the wisdom of Kabbalah open us to the system of management of the world?

Unlike animals, we humans have a big ego. We want to control our lives. However, we are very much dependent upon many factors that influence us, for example, changes in the weather etc. In the past, we lived simply. Today, we are constantly chasing after the fulfillment of our desires and those of our children, and we are liable to be anxious. This makes the people of today unhappy, not relaxed, so the use of drugs is increasing in the world, while the national leaders are in great confusion and absolute uncertainty about the future.

All of this is due to the development of our ego. The wisdom of Kabbalah makes it possible for us to open the map of the world for ourselves and discover the system of management of our lives. The development of the ego is causing us to be more connected, so it is up to us to learn how to relate better with each other, to think about how there can be a good and secure future for all of us. Since we depend upon each other, if one suffers, everyone suffers.
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From KabTV’s “A New Life 667 – Control Over The Map Of Life,” 12/29/15

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New Life 668 – Money And A Good Life
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

Money symbolizes the covering force, which means that a person can take something on condition that he can pay for it. Unfortunately, we don’t regard nature this way and don’t pay for using it, so we pay a very high price later. It is the same when we treat or think about someone badly. By this, we harm him and so we must pay him compensation.

We all are living in a closed global system that is connected to all the other parts in the universe. So, if a person receives something from the world, he must pay for it; he must pay his debt and be balanced with all of mankind and with nature. A person who covers the debt of his existence in the world lives an ideal life, and no one can harm him.

Money can ensure our children a comfortable corporeal life, but not happiness; that happiness depends on our ability to acquire something eternal and stems from the recognition of the rule that manages reality. The goal of life is to break through everything that limits us and feel the whole world here and now. This balance brings a person to happiness, showing him his place in the bigger picture.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 668 — Money And A Good Life,” 12/29/15

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Comment: Such a huge amount of debris has accumulated in space that scientists believe that it can be a cause for military conflicts between countries.

Answer: The origin of the waste is not clear. Maybe it’s military facilities, running all sorts of communication interference and so on. All this shows, we have not made any progress at all towards the goal of being human.

When we conduct archeological excavations and reveal layers, and we usually say that we have reached a cultural layer that includes broken shards, skeletons, and the rest that remained of the previous states, that is, everything that man has discarded and left behind him.

This is also what we do in space. Many objects have been sent to space. They say that they have already lost contact with dozens of military satellites, and they simply float in space. Soon we will not be able to fly into space. Therefore, when we look at our planet from the side, we can surely say that we have buried ourselves under our own cultural layer.

Comment: They say that space debris nears a trillion pieces of varying sizes.

Answer: They will float there for ages. Even when the Earth, on which the so-called “civilized humanity” lives, will no longer exist, this cultural layer will be suspended in space. The next generations, if they reappear on Earth, will be able to study us by digging into this cosmic garbage, our cultural layer.

Comment: According to these fragments, one can say that we are complete egoists who don’t care about the next generation.

Answer: People cannot agree on putting an end to all this. Man leaves behind him only dirt and ecological waste materials that harm the ecology, which are not part of nature’s cycle of natural organic waste materials.

Question: Why don’t we think about the next generations?

Answer: Because we are egoists, we cannot think about anything except perhaps a little about our children and grandchildren. Generally, we cannot think about anything or anyone. Our ego limits us to such an extent that it makes no difference how great or talented we are. We have reached a dead end, and it is a good thing. If we realize that we have come to it, we can actually rise from the deepest descent to a great leap. The wisdom of Kabbalah calls for this and promises us this. Let’s hope that it will be so.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 1/25/16

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New Life 669 – Wired For Connection?
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Tal Mandelbaum ben Moshe

The wisdom of Kabbalah is not involved with the study of brain phenomena. Rather, it is the desire that causes the phenomena, and everything is expressed in our emotions. In competition, for example, when we compete against each other, the intensity of emotion multiplies and reaches a peak. A loss in competition produces the strongest emotional reaction because it is a direct blow to one’s pride and self-esteem.

This reaction is stronger than in victory because the basic instinct is not to be harmed. Shared loss is less painful because the injury is distributed among others, and after all, misery loves company.

It would be interesting to conduct a study among people who study the wisdom of Kabbalah regarding their attitude toward members of the group under conditions of victory or loss. Human nature is egoistic so one only enjoys someone else’s loss and one’s own betterment. These values can be changed with the environment through education; the environment influences us the most. The height of human development is the general state of love where everyone feels as if they are a single system.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 669 – Wired For Connection?” 12/31/15

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Question: An event was held at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “One Day in the Shoes of a Refugee.” This was an event organized by former refugees and NGO volunteers. They suggested that all the participants of the forum spend one hour in the shoes of a refugee and feel what it is like.

Answer: I don’t know what the participants in the forum felt in the shoes of the refugees. They aren’t really oriented emotionally toward this since money is primarily what is important to them. There are fifty-nine million refugees in the world, but I think that there are many more immigrants. The problem is not the refugees but people who are moving to other places. How many have left Russia and its neighboring countries? It is not possible to count them.

Humanity is beginning to lose connection with the earth. A person transcends his origin, his birthplace, his prior education, and his family, and gradually stops feeling a connection with the places that were close to his heart. As the world advances, people disconnect from the earth because we are in a new situation, in transition to the next level of development.

People are ready to live without a connection to a particular point on the planet or to a particular society. A virtual world exists for them. Even their perception is becoming virtual. They are ready to create completely new social and economic relationships.

We will stop pulling everything possible from nature. We will stop depleting it and begin to consume only what is necessary. Humanity will advance in its understanding, in its sensing and inner development, into the general feeling of nature.

Question: Are you optimistic?

Answer: I am always optimistic. The problem is only how the new world will be born, how we will go through the labor pains. We could be pressured so much that the next level will be born after the loss of several billion people in bloody wars, in suffering, and long labor pains.

I would like, and I know that it is possible, to do this differently, easily, practically, and well. The wisdom of Kabbalah offers this way. The next level is ready for us. There is no doubt about it, but let’s try to reach it in a good way. I hope that humanity will hear this in spite of everything.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 1/22/16

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Comment: Only 290,000 tourists visited Israel in October, a drastic decline compared to previous years. It is also reported that the current wave of terrorism not only stops tourism but also the medical tourism that has been highly developed in Israel.

Answer:  The fact is that the so-called medical tourism in Israel came mainly from Russia and the Russian-speaking regions. Now their economic situation is much more difficult.

So I think the issue is not whether it is safe here or not. Israel, compared to other regions, is a much safer place.

Medical care in Western Europe is highly developed and so very few come to Israel for medical treatment. Interestingly, citizens of neighboring Arab countries come to receive medical treatment in Israel, particularly not advertising it, including relatives of Hamas leaders. Politics and business are always more important.

The situation in the world is simply getting worse. There are more problems, diseases, poverty, overcrowding; everything is becoming more condensed. It is felt everywhere: in culture, art, and the Internet that is becoming more and more flat. Previously the Internet was a star, and today it isn’t.

The world is gradually fading. But this is natural because we have to transcend to the next level, but haven’t yet. The current level has already become obsolete; it has been exhausted.

Therefore, if we don’t change voluntarily, the problems and afflictions will force us to begin to change our world into a more universally connected world, a world in which we resemble nature, the world where we want to enjoy more sublime values rather than shallow corporeal pleasures.

I saw tourists in Western Europe and all over the world 20, 30, and 40 years ago. Even 10 years ago these were cheerful people traveling, hiking, visiting sites.

But today it is all over. Tourism has exhausted itself and has become outdated. Young people don’t need this; they see everything on the Internet; they aren’t interested in castles and cathedrals. Tourism has grown old. If there are any tourists, they are mainly the elderly. The elderly slowly die, and young couples aren’t interested.

Question: What will tourism turn into?

Answer: It will disappear. People’s demands change, and if they change, it means that the past becomes tasteless. You can give them money, but they won’t spend it on a trip. So all these luxury hotels, tourist attractions, planes, and everything related to tourism will gradually disappear. We can shut down the Ministry of Tourism without a problem.

Question: What about trips and journeys to spiritual worlds?

Answer: There will be a demand for that! Contact our tour guides, we are organizing such journeys.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 12/29/15

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