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An Ideological Revolution

From the brochure “The Only Way Out – Israel Today.”

Recently, expressions such as the “chosen people,” “people of the idea,” “spiritual people,” evoked a feeling of unease, of savagery, religious restrictions, and most importantly, a sense of not belonging to all of these phrases.

The war against Hamas has made, in fact, an ideological revolution. The media, especially social networks, were literally flooded with these kind of expressions. They come from both Jews and non-Jews. When rockets reach anywhere in the country, the position of an outside observer quickly disappears.

On one hand, there is some feeling of hopelessness; on the other hand, no one talks and writes that we should leave Israel and seek a safer place in another part of the planet.

Why? Because we all see that the planet does not want Jews. If previously we talked about anti-Semitism in some countries, today it is difficult to find a country where anti-Semitism does not exist. Literally, every day where anti-Semitism was manifested before, its activity is increasing, and where it did not exist before, it begins to grow rapidly.

Such a full-blown wave of anti-Israel, or rather anti-Semitic declarations has never been, unless, of course, we do not recall Nazi Germany. Even countries, such as El Salvador, Peru, and Argentina, joined the general mayhem and have begun to withdraw their ambassadors.

The world does not care that we provide food, energy, and medical care to those who are constantly bombarding our cities. The world is quite seriously concerned why so many terrorists are killed and why there are so few casualties among those who oppose the terrorists.
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The Essential Secret Of The Jews, Part 21

From the book: The Essential Secret of the Jews, M. Brushtein,

“Fundamental Principles of the Integral Theory”

Will There Be Socialism?

Much is said about the failure of socialism. The Dictionary of Political Science describes this in the following way:

“The domination of the totalitarian system led to an economic, political and spiritual crisis, lagging behind developed countries, isolated from world culture.” (Academic Dictionary)

Another dictionary adds:

“The authorities’ inability to control the situation led to the destruction of socialism and the Soviet Union, a drop in production, and many other serious consequences.” (Academic Dictionary)

The problem with these explanations is that they are, in essence, talking about the consequences and not the causes. What the root of the problem is these explanations cannot make clear. In addition, these and other similar interpretations appeared after the Soviet Union had collapsed. As you know, it’s easy to be wise after the event.

Yet, it is not clear. If humanity is moving steadily toward unification, why did the system, which was based on collectivist values, fail?

This might be the cause:

“If a society is not developed to the necessary extent, the collective governance would become the worst regime for it.” (HaUma http://www.kabbalah.info/rus/content/view/frame/4573)

It might sound true because this was written when the former USSR was at its peak – in 1940. However, maybe the author did not like socialism at all? It turns out that it is just the opposite.

“The socialist idea, which consists of equal and fair distribution, appears to me as the truest.” (HaUma http://www.kabbalah.info/rus/content/view/frame/4573)

“… the difficulties in Russia did not prove that the socialist idea is inherently unfair … What harms them is nothing else but their inadequate development, and, consequently, their unpreparedness for this idea.” (HaUma http://www.kabbalah.info/rus/content/view/frame/4573)

If everything is good, why is it so bad?

So people were not ready for the idea. So what? People were not ready for other ideas either. For example, religious ideas. Well, by using the carrot and the stick, religions successfully spread and took root. However, the author points out what he has in mind.

“… They did not take into account that in the end they also needed the proletariat’s mentality in order for it to work; that it was necessary to create the property of altruism, which would have brought about the realization of the slogans. And it is absolutely impossible.” (Yehuda Ashlag “The Solution,” http://www.kabbalah.info/rus/content/view/frame/3812)

So, is it a dead end?
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Practical Steps

Each of us [in Israel] has family, friends, colleagues, and army buddies. Do the names of your friends and acquaintances come to mind? Perfect! Invite them to a meeting. It can take place in your living room, in a park, or in a club, it doesn’t matter where. Sit in a circle and start to talk about the relationships between you. Talk about how to preserve the unity of the people, how to strengthen it, to maximize it, and how to keep it at the boiling point.

Talk about how to open the hearts of each other, about how we, all the participants of this conversation, are tightly connected with each other. Yes, talk about what will happens if we can become really close to each other.

During the conversation you need to remember one important rule: everyone complements each other. We do not argue, do not interrupt, and do not change the subject. There is no participant who is more important or less important. Everyone is equal and equally important.

Has one of us started talking? Wonderful! After he has finished, the next one starts talking, followed by the next, and so on around the circle. By doing this, you naturally feel warmth, safety, and strength. This is the strength of our unity, the basis on which we were born as a nation [Israel].

If we create circular connections between us, similar to circular connections in nature, we will feel a great inner strength. And it is this force that will create a healthy atmosphere in society, thanks to which peace, tranquility, and success will naturally come to us.

Would you like to check that it is not fantasy? Do you want to experience this force of unity? Take part in one of the circles that we hold throughout the country, or just invite us to your place, and we will gladly come.

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The Essential Secret Of The Jews, Part 20

From the book: The Essential Secret of the Jews, M. Brushtein

The Postulates Of The Theory of Integrality

The farther we advance in the historical process, the more complex the structure of society becomes. More interrelations are manifested in it.

A lack of understanding and feeling of each other has reached a critical point.

The task of forming of the human being is ahead of us.

For the last two hundred years, we have been indulging our growing egoism.

Only gradual education will change human beings and bring about positive changes in the social and national structures.
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The War

Dr. Michael LaitmanThis war in Gaza is the first ideological war, in its pure form, in the modern history of Israel. By all indicators, we are thousands of times stronger than the Hamas terrorists, but winning today is not with weapons but an idea.

First of all, the one who has an idea wins, and secondly, he whose idea is stronger wins.

The Hamas idea is simple and clear. What they want is to conquer Israel.

In 2005, Israel withdrew its troops and evacuated its settlements from Gaza. Thus, we freed them from our presence. Now, Hamas has nothing to liberate, except one – it is the turn to liberate Israel from Jews.

Therefore, they fire rockets at us, crawl through tunnels, and attack us with knives on the streets. They do not put forward any demands; they want nothing from us. They just do not want us. They raise their children with this idea. For the sake of this idea, they are ready to die and to kill anyone who will interfere with it.

We are all as one ready to fight and die for our country, but the army cannot defeat this idea. The idea can be defeated only by another idea.

Everything is clear with Hamas: they are united by the idea of the destruction of Israel. With what can oppose this? What idea do we have?
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The Essential Secret Of The Jews, Part 19

From the book: The Essential Secret of the Jews, M. Brushtein.

“Fundamental Principles of the Integral Theory”

Back To Socialism

“When the people of Israel were standing at Mount Sinai, the readiness (i.e., ability) and power to disseminate spiritual values were already inherent in their souls.” (Da’at Tevunot, Ramchal)

There Was No Socialism

We have found out that people are social beings from birth. We also see that throughout history, people do only one thing—try to unite and connect with each other. In addition, consciously or unconsciously, we appreciate those who contribute to unification, even ruthless conquerors.

A reasonable question arises: “Why are we still not united?”

Obviously, there is a reason, and the reason is serious. Perhaps, because of this reason all the “unifying” ideas fail. Previously, it was socialism; today, the European Union is on the verge of collapse.

Really, why didn’t socialism happen? After all, many people, not only the Bolsheviks, understood and accepted the socialist idea.

“If in Europe there are friends of justice, they should respectfully bow before this revolution, which for the first time in human history has tried to establish people′s power, acting in interests of the people. Born in deprivation, increased among famine and war, the Soviet government had not yet completed the design of its vast and not yet carried out a kingdom of justice. But she, at least, has laid its foundations.” (Anatole France [1844-1924] – French poet, journalist, and novelist)

Whatever happened after the Revolution, and no matter how people related to it, but even back in the mid 80-ies of the last century, nothing suggested that socialism was doomed.

“The developed socialism of the USSR is characterized by highly productive forces, providing a significant change in the economy towards an increasingly complete satisfaction of people’s various material and cultural needs.

“Organic integrity and dynamism of the social system, which relies on transformation of the union between the working class and the peasantry into the union of all the workers of physical and mental labor, establishes a historically new social and international community – the Soviet people.” (Academic Dictionary)

You see that even a community, unknown until then, was formed. And suddenly, as by a wave of magic wand, everything was changed. The dictionary that recently lauded socialism as a great achievement, now angrily denounces it.

“It (socialism) was monstrous even at its birth in the struggle to transform private property into public. With its expropriation of all classes of property owners – not only capitalists, but of the whole mass of owner-workers: peasants, artisans, traders, freelancers and independent workers – which include the vast majority of the population.

“Organized dominance of one class over all others, extreme centralism, terror, forced labor, total power of the state, the only party, iron discipline, control of dissent – this is not a complete list of the tools that socialism adopted to achieve its goals.” (Academic Dictionary)

I do not want to say anything about philosophers, but the very fact that these diametrically opposed wordings makes one wonder. The question is: how they can be trusted?

It is interesting to note that socialism, more than any other system, is correlated with the Jews. Most often, they are blamed for it, and it does not matter whether for the establishment of this regime or for its collapse.

“The Jews were, are, and will be blamed for everything. And all of them are to blame. Even he who is just to be born…

The Jews are to blame for establishing the Soviet power; they are also responsible for ruining the Soviet regime. The Jews who are leaving the country are to blame for their leaving, those who stay – for staying…“
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It Is Time To Act

The war in Gaza united us by one disaster, and today we are already different. Israel today is different. We all strive for mutual assistance; we open our arms towards each other; we feel that it is our children there, in Gaza.

Although we are not bound by ties of kinship with them, we are connected by other ties: a common destiny, care, and love. And there is an opportunity to strengthen this, to maximize it until real unity is reached.

How can we accomplish this? Kabbalah answers this question.

For many years, for centuries, Kabbalah was hidden in anticipation of exactly this moment when, finally, people would ask: How do we come to unity? And this question would not be asked out of curiosity.

It will be urgent, will come from the heart, from a huge desire. Then, what was written in Kabbalah many centuries ago will be heard: how, rising above egoism, to come to unity not by force, but easily and in joy.

Today, this moment has come. We already understand that we cannot escape, that we have a responsibility to our children, to the people, to the whole world.

We must become one people and pass this unity to the world. Then there will be peace and true happiness. Because the law that was revealed by Abraham, supported by our people, will be with us: the supreme law of love.
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The Essential Secret Of The Jews, Part 18

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“Fundamental Principles of the Integral Theory”

Human society is not by chance becoming more “close” and homogeneous – this is a natural programmed process. People have lost the ability to communicate with each other. Today inner heartfelt connection is needed. Humanity looks like one family, but this family is dysfunctional. We depend on each other because we live on the same planet.

It is impossible to do without understanding the overall system of connections. “Paper” agreements“ for peace and economic cooperation will not help.
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You Won’t Be Able To Hide

Dr. Michael LaitmanQuestion: Recently, anti-Semitism has grown in the entire world, but the impression is that there is a more serious problem with Jews who are against the Jews and against Israel, not just anti-Semites who are opposed to the Jews.

Answer: The Jews have no other problem but to recognize their mission and their role in the world, which they must realize in our days as the wisdom of Kabbalah says. In general, the entire crisis in the world is a problem where the Jewish people do not perform their duty to bring Light to the nations of the world by uniting with each other.

In essence, the inner problem of Israel is turning into a common problem of the entire world.

I have met many famous people who are obvious anti-Semites, and we even came to a certain understanding. After all, we seemingly have a common direction, although they did not understand the depth of the problem, but they subconsciously recognized that the Jews have a special, higher, universal, cosmic force. The problem is that this force is negative, not positive.

Currently, this force is revealed as negative, but you can reverse it and turn it into positive. So, I tell anti-Semites that I recognize the validity of their claims to the Jews and Israel. They are amazed that I agree with them, but I explain to them how the entire system is built and what really needs to be done.

It is rather easy to explain this to anti-Semites and come to an understanding, but it is more difficult to bring this to the Jews themselves. It is known that our people are called “stiff-necked,” in other words, very stubborn and do not want to hear anything. The Jews want to be the same as the other nations of the world, to be like everyone else. They want to hide among other nations, but they cannot do this and will never succeed in doing this!

Indeed, according to the general process that humanity and all of creation is going through, the Jews must unite with each other and set an example to the entire world as “a Light to the nations of the world.” Then, through us, the Light, the positive force, will begin to flow to all the nations of the world who will feel that the Jews who used to be the source of negative energy now have become the source of positive energy.

When I explain this to the people of the world, they agree with me, but when I say this to Jews, they refuse to listen because it makes them responsible. It is easier for the nations of the world. It does not oblige them. In fact, they are willing to invest their strength in that: to work and support. It is not for nothing that it is written in the prophets that the nations of the world will take the children of Israel on their shoulders and bring them to Jerusalem.

They are ready to help us, but, for the time being, they are helping in a negative way, pushing us through wars and anti-Semitic demonstrations. In this form, they will force us to think about our fate, our destiny, and our mission.

In the future, these forces will be manifested more strongly. Just as once Nazi Germany established special laws for the Jews, it will be so all over the world. Indeed, the prophets write that, if the people of Israel do not return to the state of being one man with one heart in time, then all the nations of the world will rise up against Israel and bring a war with them from the sea, from the land, and from the air.

So, we should not wait for anything good. No help will come because everyone, down to the smallest country, will be against Israel. If we unite, we will win by the force of our unity. Once we begin to unite, the force of unity will flow through us to the nations of the world, and they will stop fighting.

It turns out that the nations of the world must put pressure on Israel until the last moment, almost destroying it, and if, at that moment, the Jews become united, then all the nations will be recharged from us, get fulfillment, and immediately will cease fighting.
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From KabTV’s “Anti-Semitism” 7/21/14

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Dr. Michael LaitmanQuestion: The Jewish people have been through horrible trials throughout history such as the inquisition and the Holocaust. And because of this, we have the constant feeling that we will always be hated no matter what. At the same time there is the feeling that no one can defeat us and that we can go on like this for ages. How can we break down this wall of stubbornness and pride?

Answer: In the past, the Jewish people always managed to come out of the clutches of the pressure they were under. If it became dangerous in one country, they could always hide in another where they would succeed.

That’s the way it always was. But today we find ourselves in a general global crisis, when the whole world is connected globally, and so the whole world will be against the Jews as one, and there will be nowhere to hide. We have nowhere to escape to. We will feel that we are cornered and have no choice but to beg the Creator for help.

Comment: But we are living in our own state, in the state of Israel, and we have a strong army. So people don’t feel that there is no way out. The Jews have gotten used to the fact that we are hated and that we will always be hated, and so we don’t intend to change in any way.

Answer: People don’t understand that we are in a special time, in a special phase of evolution that brings us to increasingly greater unity of all the parts of creation. The whole world feels that it is connected in one bowl, and in this situation, the Israeli nation is in a very difficult position.

We could be saved when someone needed us and we moved from one place to another and thus received financial support from the authorities. We succeeded in finding a place that was more or less free of anti-Semitism.

But the modern world has become round, and we will not be able to find a quiet place anymore. On the whole, the whole process is arranged so as to drive the Jews into a corner.

Comment: When the Jews were expelled from Spain some of them fled to Turkey and the Turkish sultan then said how stupid the Spanish king was for expelling his most precious asset. Turkey accepted the Jews gladly since it understood that they gained, but today the Turks are accusing the Jews and demanding the Turkish Jew’s to condemn Israel’s actions.

Answer: It is now clear to everyone that there is nowhere to hide and it is time to fulfill our mission.
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From KabTV’s “Anti-semitism” 7/21/14

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