Question: What if I keep advancing, I reach a certain spiritual degree, and suddenly it disappears completely?

Answer: Then I begin everything anew. That is wonderful! In fact, that is the most correct way.

Question: But at that moment I feel despair.

Answer: No. Why despair?

Comment: How could I not? I have come such a long way. I have devoted so many years to it.

My Response: So what? I am like someone who has just been born. Doesn’t a child open its eyes even wider?

Comment: That is true. You often remind us of a child in that way. Sometimes something suddenly amazes you. You still have that quality.

My Response: I do not feel tired. Of course, I may look tired because of my age and the passing years. But…

Question: You do not?

Answer: No. Every day, every lesson, every morning, I am ready to begin everything anew.

Question: To be born again?

Answer: Yes.

Question: When does a person begin to feel tired? Since we have touched on the subject.

Answer: When he no longer has the excitement of new desires and new questions. Then, of course, he can no longer reveal the child within him. Then he has already become an old man.

Question: Is that already movement toward death?

Answer: Yes.

Comment: So, when you speak about eternal life, you mean these constant…

My Response: Constant renewal.

Question: When is such constant renewal possible? Under what conditions?

Answer: Always. It does not depend on the body. It is the desire, and desire does not depend on the body.

Question: So should we always begin again? Constantly renew ourselves?

Answer: Yes, and it is wonderful!

Question: And what would you say to an ordinary person who does not study Kabbalah?

Answer: Nothing. Find yourself a hobby and keep at it.

Question: And keep rejoicing in new discoveries?

Answer: Yes. Just as my teacher used to say about a stadium, that it is a place that should be respected because it brings enjoyment to so many people.

Comment: That is amazing! I was always surprised that a religious man would say that. Religious people did not go to stadiums.

My Response: It is not that he did not go there, he had never been there even once.

Comment: Yet he still respected the place.

My Response: He had never seen it, but he knew that it was a game watched by one or even two hundred thousand people at the same time.

Question: So he felt that they had become like children again?

Answer: Yes, of course. They rejoice in life. And joy comes from the Creator. Therefore, he rejoiced for them because they were receiving pleasure from the Creator. At that moment, they were not cursing Him.

Comment: Then there is no suffering.

My Response: That is why such a place should be respected.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 7/17/26

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Question from Facebook: Your stance is to proceed via the path of suffering. You say that when we are backed into a corner, we will see the Kabbalists are right. Is there another way? Can you convince us without scaring us.

Answer: If my position were to “proceed via the path suffering,” I would not say anything or giving public presentation. But I really want humanity to develop in a good way.

I am against the path of suffering. I am in favor of our path being illuminated by the upper light and it leading us forward. Please do not take my assessments as scare tactics.

I simply take a sober look at the prospects of humanity, at its “starting condition,” and see that we are in free fall. Egoism is growing within us, yet we are not compensating for this growth and we are not correcting our trajectory.

I really hope we can pull ourselves together and not sink into suffering before starting our ascent. The best thing that can happen to humanity is the timely recognition of egoism and the correct self–realization that rises above it.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 5/19/23

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Question: What is the depth of a word?

Answer: A word is a universe; a word is everything. “In the beginning was the word.”

Question: So you are saying that it contains the universe within itself?

Answer: Yes, in general, this word is “Yod‑Hey‑Vav‑Hey.”

This is the four‑letter name of the Creator, which explains the four stages through which the upper emanation descends upon His creation. That is the word, and everything else comes from it.

Question: If you say that “everything else comes from it,” does it mean this word present in every word, in every action, in absolutely everything?

Answer: In everything! Yod‑Hey‑Vav‑Hey includes absolutely everything.

Question: What kind of magic is this? What kind of secret? What are these four letters that are in everything, absolutely everything?

Answer: This is the name of the Creator. In other words, it includes the four stages of the spreading of the light from the Creator Himself to all creations.

Question: So the light exists practically in every word, in every action, and in everything?

Answer: Yes. And this word includes within itself all words; absolutely everything, everything that happens.

Question: This name of the Creator includes everything?

Answer: Yes.

Question: These are four letters. What does the first letter, “Yod – י,” mean?

Answer: “Yod – י“Yod is the source of the light. ״Hey – ״ה is the expansion of the light. ״Vav – ״ו  is its descent downward. And the last ״Hey – ״ה is the clothing of the light in the lower ones that already exist.

Question: It is said that one must not pronounce the name of the Creator. What do they mean by this?

Answer: In principle, you cannot pronounce it anyway no matter how hard you might try. It is because these are merely letters, and this word, in and of itself, it is not a word. It is simply a code.

Question: Are we saying “Yod‑Hey‑Vav‑Hey” is a code?

Answer: Yes, it is a code.

Question: And when it is said that it is forbidden to pronounce the name of the Creator?

Answer: This means that one must not try to name His action. Because, in principle, it is hidden from a person. So do not try to do this. “Forbidden” here means “impossible.”
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman”

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Question: A man is inherently unstable in relation to a woman. Let’s say he meets a woman, but after a while, the initial attraction fades. Why does he want another, and another, and another?

Answer: This stems from the spiritual root because he constantly wants to fill and fill, but feels no novelty in the same state.

A woman, it is the opposite; she “sticks” to him because she receives 90% of her desires from him, and only 10% of her own. A man receives 90% of his own desires and 10% from the woman. This is how they exchange their desires through contact.

Of the ten Sefirot, nine are Zeir Anpin and one is Malchut. Therefore, for a woman, it is enough to attach herself to a man; with that, she receives both the desire and the fulfillment. But for a man, this is not enough; he needs constant renewal in Malchut so that new souls can enter her, giving him an opportunity to fill them. If Malchut does not renew, then he has nothing to do with her.

The same happens in our world. If a man does not feel novelty, change in a woman, or flirtation, he quickly loses interest. Psychologists explain our relationships exactly this way and try to help with their renewal.

In our time, when all of this is revealed and completely accessible, fulfillment is disappearing even more. On one hand, this is a common problem on the material level; on the other hand, it leads us toward the need to truly rise to the resolution of different problems.

I think our generation is going through exactly this. It is not just experiencing it, but moving forward. Gradually, it will give this a very simple place to fill its needs, and everything will move to a higher realm.

Question: But why does society condemn a man for adultery if this is a natural, innate impulse that comes from above?

Answer: In terms of global understanding, this comes from religion, particularly Christianity. But in all previous cultures, this was not the case.

On the other hand, we are not saying that salvation lies in total freedom: do whatever you want. We say that a person should “keep his head in the heavens,” and if they have needs, they should satisfy them in a normal, more or less socially accepted manner.

Question: But if a person is in spirituality, does that mean he must have one “spiritual” woman?

Answer: No, that could be even worse. He undergoes all kinds of inner upheavals and changes, and anything can happen in those states.

But that is not the main point; this is not how we evaluate a person. We evaluate him by where his head is, what his goal in life is, not by how he handles his animalistic needs.

This is the fundamental difference between a man and a woman. A woman needs only her man; she must know: he is mine. In principle, this is embedded in her by nature. This is how it descends to us from Zeir Anpin and Malchut of Atzilut.

But a man has no particular attachment here. If he does, then it is for the family, his own place, children, and a household, but this, so to speak, is general; it is not aimed specifically at a woman. This also comes from the higher structure of ZON of Atzilut.

Comment: But initially, at the first contact, a man behaves simply like a Don Juan. And then women always get offended: why are men such scoundrels?

My Response: We see this also among animals. There is nothing different here. In the animal world, the male is very beautiful. Look at lions, peacocks, and swans! They are made that way precisely to attract the female, to bring her into contact, to subjugate her. That is why the male needs such external attributes.

And here lies a contradiction, because a woman, in principle, does not need these external attributes at all. She does not see external beauty in a man; it does not interest her; she simply does not notice it.

On the contrary, she may like a man with a bit of a belly rather than some “Hercules.” She has a different perspective. She looks at a man from the standpoint of genetics; she sees in him a potential father, husband, provider; she evaluates him by completely different criteria than those by which a man wants to present himself.

All of this comes from spiritual roots.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Male betrayal” 8/28/10

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Question: How should I live my life in order to raise a true prayer that will be answered?

Answer: You must try to take your heart and open it up. You will see what prayer is inside it and how it comes out. But it really must be done this way; otherwise, it is not a prayer.

Question: When you say “heart,” of course you do not mean the physical organ. What do you mean by it?

Answer: I mean all your deepest desires and dreams, but more precisely, your complaints about life.

Question: That is what the “heart” is?

Answer: Yes.

Question: All these unfulfilled desires, what are they?

Answer: They are what you want to come to the Creator with and ask for Him to explain to you why He did not fulfill them.

Question: Which of my unfulfilled desires will receive a response?

Answer: Only one. If you ever desired something, did you wait for that desire to be fulfilled by the Creator? It is not about what you desired, but whether you desired that it would be the Creator who would fulfill them. That is where the fulfillment lies.

That is, you did not desire money, happiness, fame, success—no matter what or how—but you waited for it to come from the Creator because you wanted Him to fill your desires and only that would satisfy you. Nothing else is needed! Only that He would do it! And even if He fills it with just a drop, that would be enough because He did it!
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 7/19/25

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Question: What is the purpose of being born?

Answer: The purpose of being born? In principle, is unclear to a person. And so one sees neither a beginning nor an end. People perceive themselves only on an animalistic level: the birth of the physical body, the suffering of the physical body, some pleasures of the physical body, and the death of the physical body. Nothing more.

If we cannot rise above this, then we do not understand the meaning.

Question: So if we cannot rise above it, then this is the entire history of humanity: people are born, suffer, and die. But if we can or want to rise higher, then what does the history of humanity become?

Answer: Then we must detach from the physical body, rise above it, and not live by its desires and aspirations. Only then do we begin to feel what our spiritual body demands of us.

Question: So what does this formula turn into? If being born means rising above egoism, then what does suffering turn into?

Answer: It becomes separation from egoism, an ascent above it, and a perception of reality in a different way through bestowal, love, connection, and mutuality. Not through reception, as in the physical body, but through bestowal, as in the spiritual body.

Comment: It is very bitter for me that our earthly formula is “born, suffer, and die.”

My Response: And without this, there would be no other one. We would not be able to reach an eternal form through our own efforts and capabilities.

Question: So there must be an initial formula for us to realize it and want to break free from?

Answer: Yes.

Comment: But this has been going on for millennia! Millennia upon millennia we write volumes of history!

My Response: These are souls! What are history and books in comparison? They are nothing!

Question: So in the end, a person is born to live eternally. Is that right?

Answer: Of course. I believe we are gradually coming to this realization.

Comment: You seem more optimistic today. Do you really see that we…

My Response: No, my optimism comes from absolute pessimism about our world. I believe humanity will awaken and realize that this life alone is not worth living for.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 10/5/23

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Question: Is it possible to find meaning in emotional suffering?

Answer: People find great meaning in suffering. But suffering should lead a person to some result, or he will write literature, music, and so on. A lot of it is based on suffering. He will have to change himself, his attitude to the world, his philosophy of life, and so on.

Question: Do you attribute all this to suffering?

Answer: Suffering drives humanity.

Question: Can we accept it?

Answer: The majority of people accept suffering and are unable to counteract it.

But some people suppress their suffering and rise to the next degree.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 9/23/24

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Question: Is it necessary to push through toward the truth? If we do, how can I make my way to it?

Answer: We do not know what the truth is. We do not know that. Therefore, what are we going to push through toward? The fact that we do not like our current state does not mean that we know how to leave it.

Question: What do you personally call truth?

Answer: The truth is that in my eyes all people are absolutely the same.

Question: Do you mean equality, equals?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Meaning, all people are equal?

Answer: All people. But if I wish to see it this way and advance toward this, then it is considered to be the truth.

Question: Am I equal to them the same way?

Answer: Absolutely! Then we will find out what this truth is about, what it tastes like.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 9/1/24

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Comment: There are people who do nothing but create, write music, sit thoughtfully, and look at nature, and then paint various landscapes.

My Response: Of course! They should exist just like landowners or aristocrats once did who had a guaranteed income.

Question: Does the world need them? The world says: “They are idlers.”

Answer: The world cannot do without them! They give the world precisely right attitude toward life, creation, the Creator, and everything.

They behave correctly. That is, they have time for everything. A creative person should not feel pressure from outside, only from within, if there is any.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 11/26/20

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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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