New Life 818 – Are We Guarded From Above?
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

Where is the system called nature, in which we live, leading us, and why aren’t we aware of its effect on us? Where is our free choice in all of this?

We are in a supreme system that binds us in every way without any free choice.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 818 – Are we Guarded from Above?” 1/26/17

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New Life 817 – Restraint And Concession In Conflicts
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

In which situations is it correct to use restraint and concession, what is the method that makes it possible for us to listen to an opinion that differs from ours, and why is correct development only achieved through cooperation?

In all of nature, opposites connect and create life, while among people, connection must happen consciously.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 817 – Restraint And Concession In Conflicts,” 1/24/17

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New Life 832 – Is Life Good?
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Tal Mandelbaum ben Moshe

What makes us feel that life is good or bad?

According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, we feel life is good or bad according to our individual definition of these concepts. The Kabbalistic definition of a good life is a life that is aimed at attaining a higher level of existence.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 832 – Is Life Good?” 3/2/17

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New Life 830 – The Reason For Hatred In The World
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

The basic matter of creation is the desire to receive, which develops the levels of nature: still, vegetative, animate, and speaking.

The human ego develops since there is a spark of light in it, which means the force of bestowal that drives it. In the past, Abraham explored the hatred that erupted among the people of ancient Babylon and discovered the method of reaching love. Then he taught a group of people who wanted to attain how to ascend above the ego. Those who joined Abraham later became the nation of Israel and were internally different from everyone else.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 830 – The Reason For Hatred In The World,” 2/28/17

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New Life 829 – Religions And The Development Of Man
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

What does the return to religion today indicate? How did Abraham discover the upper force? What was the impact of this revelation on humanity and why did popular religion emerge?

There is a trend of returning to religion today as a result of the growing egoism. People are looking for meaning of life. Religion tells us that there is a force that manages us above nature, that we should believe in it and obey its commandments. We don’t need to “believe” in order to reveal the Creator; we need to work and to acquire the attribute of love of others.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 829 – Religions And The Development Of Man,” 2/14/17

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New Life 828 – Between Religions And The Wisdom Of Kabbalah
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

What does religion provide us with? How does the wisdom of Kabbalah teach us to get to know the upper force and what is the goal that people of all religions have to reach according to this wisdom?

We don’t know what we are living for, and religions offer a person something that is beyond this life. The wisdom of Kabbalah is the internality of Judaism. It is the method of revealing the Creator to man while still in this world.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 828 –  Between Religions And The Wisdom Of Kabbalah,” 2/14/17

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New Life 827 – Jewish Clothing And Appearance
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

What do the Peyot (side curls) and beard of a religious man symbolize, what does the border that the Tzitzit (fringes) symbolize, and who is spiritually defined as a “Jew”?

The origin for all the customs connected to Jewish appearance and clothing is a higher spiritual source. All Jewish customs are only external symbols indicating internal corrections that every man and woman must implement. The formula for correction is movement from love of people to love of the Creator.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 827 – Jewish Clothing And Appearance,” 2/9/17

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New Life 826 – What Does The Kippah Symbolize?
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

There is a deep internal meaning behind all the Jewish symbols that we don’t know today.

The kippah symbolizes our recognition that there is someone above us and the acceptance of the burden of the kingdom of Heaven, the upper domination. A head cover is the major symbol in Jewish clothing; it is the covering of our head, of our thoughts. We are under the domination of the Creator, there is none else besides Him, who controls every thought we have and every desire.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 826 – What Does The Kippah Symbolize?” 2/9/17

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New Life 825 – Democracy, Law And Education
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

Why does it seem that the rule of law does not protect us anymore? How can we adjust to the laws of the system of nature of which we are part, and why is it essential that we undergo a process of re-education in order to achieve that?

Only laws that stem from our understanding of nature and its goal with regard to mankind will be able to establish a good society. As long as we don’t accept the law as our internal law, we need a system of rules.

In the ideal state, everyone needs to receive all his basic necessities from society and to contribute to society as much as he can. We will ascend to a state of connection only through education, only when we feel equal, and no laws will help us do that.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 825 – Democracy, Law And Education,” 2/7/17

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New Life 824 – Democracy And The Rule Of The People
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Yael Leshed-Harel

Human nature is egoistic and everyone has his own interests, so there is no chance that we will ever reach the state in which the people rule.

States were established because strong individuals wanted to build a mechanism to help them control the people. In the past, the elite ruled directly; today they rule through the media. Everything is managed as a fixed game.

It is only by ascending above egoism that the people can become sovereign and replace its leaders and advance toward connection. In the connected state, there is no minority or majority, there are no interests, and everyone aspires to greater connection and mutual love.

Society will make sure that every individual receives all that he needs according to the rule of “love thy friends as thyself,” and everyone will contribute his share to society.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 824 – Democracy And The Rule Of The People,” 2/7/17

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