Question: In this world, in this illusion, we are given the opportunity to connect together. By playing in connection with each other, do we thereby correct the spiritual?

Answer: In playing with unity, we call upon ourselves the surrounding light to the extent of its similarity, like children who play and thereby call upon ourselves a special force that develops them. This force exists in nature. If a child does not try to play, to do something, he or she does not develop.

The same thing happens to us according to the same principle. There is nothing supernatural here.

We are trying to unite, but we do it consciously. We know that we must call a higher power upon ourselves and we use all kinds of advice from Kabbalists for how to do this most effectively. Therefore, a group of ten people comes together with a certain intention and discusses those topics that bring us closer to the power of the light.

This is the light of reason, the light that fills us, and from which it becomes warm inside. This is how we operate.

You can call it a ritual, how the ancient priests caused some kind of phenomena, it does not matter. The main thing is that our actions should be aimed at challenging the positive force of nature, which immediately affects us and gradually, step by step, begins to purposefully change.

These actions become vital for you, because thanks to them you change, and it happens absolutely clearly. You feel how from time to time completely different realizations occur in you, an understanding of what is happening, and your relationship with other people, with the forces of nature. Moreover, you yourself begin to influence this force, attract it quite intensively, and change faster than all other people because they do not use this opportunity. This is what Kabbalah gives us.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. The World of Liars” 5/19/12

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “Where did all the antisemitism come from in the first place?“

Antisemitism lives in the foundations of human society and human nature. The human ego—the desire to enjoy at the expense of others and nature—evolves throughout history and during a person’s life. The more it grows, the more it feels an opposite force also dwelling within. That opposite force is called a “point in the heart.” Contrary to our egoistic desires that wish solely to absorb pleasures into themselves, the point in the heart is a desire that has potential to develop into a desire that loves, gives and positively connects to others.

The point in the heart is also known as the seed of the soul, as we can develop it to discover our soul—the connection that underlies those very points. The realization of the potential encased in this small point of desire is the ability to rise above the human ego, where instead of detaching from one another through our growing egoism, i.e. increasingly prioritizing self-benefit over benefiting others, we instead prioritize the benefit of others and positive human connection.

The point in the heart is the opposite of our egoistic nature. There are people who host only the negative egoistic force, and there are people who have both the negative egoistic force and the positive altruistic force. When both positive and negative forces coexist in us, then we become called “Jews” or “Israel” according to our inner essence. Likewise, if we solely host the negative egoistic force with no revelation yet of the point in the heart, then we are called “nations of the world” according to that essence.

We underwent several stages of development throughout history. The point in the heart first surfaced throughout human society in ancient Babylon. The Babylonians who felt the inner urge to seek something deeper in life beyond the earthly egoistic desires joined Abraham, who taught a method for how to nurture the point in the heart in order to rise above the ego and positively connect. Abraham organized the Babylonians who wanted to study with him into a group, and he called this group “Israel,” which is made up of the words “Yashar Kel” (“straight to God”), i.e. people who aim themselves directly at the attainment of nature’s upper force of love, bestowal and connection, which is opposed to the force existing in human beings, the force of reception.

Since Abraham’s time, the two groups—Israel and the nations of the world—have undergone much development. Some from the Israel camp left the group to pursue their natural egoistic inclinations, i.e. with an inclination to the nations of the world, while some from the nations of the world felt that they possess a special closeness and connection, which draws them to Israel. In other words, Jews are not a nationality, but they are people who host the point in the heart, which associates them with the positive force of nature, and which is opposite to the egoistic force that we are born and raised with by nature.

The source of antisemitism is in the contrast and conflict between the two opposite desires of our inborn egoism and the point in the heart that can develop our ability to rise above the human ego.

Based on the video “What Is the Essence of Antisemitism?” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “Can ChatGPT write another Bible?“

I received a similar question recently from one of my students who mentioned that people use ChatGPT to write various kinds of articles and books on a wide range of topics. As such, could ChatGPT write another Bible, the Torah or The Zohar?

Very simply, neither ChatGPT nor any kind of A.I. program could write a spiritual text.

A.I. is based on human intellect and emotion, our inner programming. Spiritual texts, however, are written from a higher level than human intellect and emotion. They are written from the soul’s interconnections, which computers cannot reproduce.

Based on the video “Can ChatGPT Write Another Bible?” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.

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Question: When you had been with Rabash for 12 years could you see the changes taking place in the great Kabbalist?

Answer: You can’t see this. How can a small insignificant person, some kind of bug, crawling on the ground, appreciate the cosmos? It is impossible! These are completely different dimensions.

Do the students know who I am? They don’t know at all! They may be upset as they think I can do something for them but do not. They forget that everything depends on them.

They evaluate everything based on their properties and qualities; they constantly try to judge me based on themselves or them based upon me.

Comment: But there is an inner world that forms one’s external attitude to all things, including these.

My Response: No. You won’t understand or appreciate it. You can’t, it’s impossible! Trust me!

I have seen many Kabbalists who lived in the 70s, 80s, and 90s of the last century. After all, I have been studying Kabbalah for more than 40 years. These Kabbalists were outwardly simple, ordinary people: They loved jokes, humor, sports, and physical work. The only thing is they were very stubborn.

Question: But you do remember yourself during this period of your development. What changes occurred specifically in you?

Answer: It’s impossible to convey. And why? If someone is interested, he will make a spiritual transformation himself. And those not interested, will not care anyway.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Who is He–Laitman?” 3/13/12

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Question: You say that transitions from stage to stage are adaptations for receiving the force of bestowal so that it does not feel like hell to us. Does this period of preparation give us the ability to withstand the upper light that may seem terrible to an unprepared person?

Answer: Yes, of course. It seems terrible because it is the light of bestowal, the light of love. It is very difficult to bear.

Would you not run away from too much love, even if it is egoistic? It is very difficult to bear it. It takes possession of you, puts pressure on you, obligates you, and you are not able to just be “under it,” as they say. It suffocates, conquers, and deprives you of your freedom. We prefer freedom above love. Why do we need a love that takes away our freedom?

On the contrary, in spirituality there is no freedom without love and no love without freedom. After all, by connecting with everyone in common love, interconnection, mutual assistance, and complementarity, you gain unlimited freedom in this new connection.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. All Suffering Has a Purpose” 2/11/12

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Comment: Every person has his own natural qualities. You said that if a person is prone to violence, then he can use it in the right way, for example, in becoming a butcher.

My Response: All of our qualities can be aimed in the right direction. That is why I say correct egoism, but do not to destroy it, ask the Creator to correct our bad desires into good ones. That is, the desire remains the same but its usage changes.

Question: What are other examples in our life when a negative quality is used positively?

Answer: There are no such examples in our world. It is not about examples to other people.

When a person changes his qualities, he begins to feel the next level of creation, the universe, and exits squabbles with other people. Questions emerge in him of a different, universal type, which deal with eternity, perfection, and attainment of the harmony of nature.

Completely new depths of nature are revealed to him. While in this world, he begins to feel other worlds: transparent, extended, even I would say, the main ones. And our world as the smallest.

A person begins to penetrate into this and see the whole world in the form of forces and qualities. This is such a huge, three-dimensional, holographic mural in which he himself participates, and simultaneously creates these worlds and realizes that they are all inside him. After all, there is nothing else besides him.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. From Killer to Peacemaker” 3/31/12

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “How do I activate the energy of success?“

Getting the energy to succeed depends solely on the importance of the goal.

That is, if you want to achieve something, you will have the energy to achieve it.

Most importantly, you need to understand what your goal is, and that you have to achieve it, and then the energy for achieving it will come.

You can the also increase the importance of the goal by choosing texts, media, teachers and a group of people that you surround yourself with who share the same goal.

Based on KabTV’s “Blitz of Questions and Answers” on January 6, 2023.

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Comment: Let us say that a person encounters hatred for others for the first time, ie., hatred for friends, and this blinds him.

He does not understand anything and does not know how to act. After going through this state several times, he understands that there is no need to do anything unnecessary here, and it is better to be silent and not interfere with anyone, otherwise you can cause harm.

But at the same time, it is slipping out of his control, and he still wants to vent his aggression. There are times when the mind understands, but the feelings experience something else.

My Response: This is how you go through these states. Trust me, you will pass them and will not remember.

Question: What is the next stage of the Kabbalist’s work? After all, you implement these states somehow.

Answer: I am trying to determine errors, obstacles, and opportunities for correction in these states. This is my work: to search where I can add and not lose the desire for getting closer to the upper force. In principle, this is my concern, fear, and inner worry: how to not lose any opportunity to advance a little more.

Question: What is the feeling of a person who is on the next degree? If we take your Kabbalistic past and the layer that you have accumulated, you perceive these states completely differently.

Answer: I perceive them as states of growth without which I would not be able to be who I am now. Therefore, today I look at others as an adult looks at small children.

Question: Did you remember this force when you were in these states?

Answer: Yes. Therefore, I calmly experience all this in others. I know they have to go through this, and I am waiting patiently: another 10 years, another 15 years. Of course, they are impatient like a small child who wants to be grown up. However, I understand that it will take another 10 years to do this.

Question: How is it possible to tolerate this?

Answer: This is like communicating with children.

Comment: But many do not tolerate children in their manifestations.

My Response: It means that they are unreasonable, ill-mannered parents who were not taught philosophy or understanding of what growth means. This is a problem of education.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. When You Cannot Control Hatred” 4/10/12

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Question: When you were looking for Kabbalah, were you a rather egoistic person that counted on great attainments?

Answer: Naturally. Am I going to waste my life on the cheap stuff? I was interested in a very serious goal: what is it that is worth living for?

To be a millionaire? I’ve seen a lot of people do that. And what’s next? I realized very early—such is my character and such is my fate—that there is no purpose inside this life. Although I love all its manifestations: delicious food, watching nature, listening to music, etc., but above this, not in spite of this, but above this, there was an absolutely clear confidence that whatever is in this life, good or bad, there is no purpose in it.

So where is it?! Our very existence indicates its aimlessness. Every moment we just burn our life and that is it.

So if this is the essence of the existence of protein matter, to live a certain number of years and then turn back into inanimate matter, then go and enjoy yourself. There is nothing else to be invented here.

But what if it is still possible to figure out the meaning? After all, nature makes sense or it should, at least! It cannot be that all this greatness, such a powerful, intelligent system, has no purpose.

So look for it to the maximum, what have you got to lose? That you won’t think all the time about how to stuff yourself with some pleasures.

Allocate the time to find meaning! It is also an occupation, not at the animate level, but a little higher. Of course you will be in relative restlessness, in search. But it still ennobles and gives you a sense of your own importance.

That’s how I was looking for it. It is fate.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Who is He–Laitman?” 3/13/12

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Question: What is luck in spiritual work?

Answer: Luck, Mazal in Hebrew, is from the word “Nozel – drips.” If drops of light, photons from above, drip on you, then you are lucky.

Drops of light illuminate your path a little, ignite a spark in the darkness, and then you can at least see something. Although, drops of light give points of sparks, lights up and goes out, lights up and goes out, nevertheless, from them you get some idea, not of the picture that is around, but of how you should act in it. It is most important!

Based on this, one can begin to annul oneself in front of the group. This is the biggest problem! We hear about it, we read about it, but we are not able to internally understand it in order to begin to annul before the friends. That is why the beginning of implementation is so difficult.

And before that, you do not understand at all: “Could it not have been done at least a couple of years earlier? For ten years I was sitting and listening, but I was just listening!”

What does “heard” mean? For the first couple of years, it passed by the ear at a distance of ten centimeters, then at a distance of five, two centimeters, and, finally, it began to enter me. But by the time it came from the ear to awareness and from awareness to the heart and you realized that you need to do something, ten years have passed. It is not too long.

Question: What is this barrier? What is it?

Answer: The barrier is in the stupidity of our egoism. It does not want to hear anything! This is not ordinary egoism; the sharpness of the mind of a person and one’s special grasp will not help here. The ego will find any reason not to do it.

But this is very important information that a person receives about himself and about his qualities.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. The Body Strives for Constant Rest” 3/11/12

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