Articles written by Mark Zimmerman
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Kabbalah and the Current Financial Crisis
Kabbalistic theory explains the cause and solution of the current financial crisis. If the solution is implemented, then there would be no need for any future crises.
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Kabbalah on Human Egoism
Find out why the Book of Zohar stated that in this era "mothers would be eating their very own children," and how this relates to the growth of human egoism.
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Consideration for Others
By extending the field of consideration for others to encompass one global family, of which each person is a member, a better world will result.
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How to be Successful
The rules for how to be successful in today's world are different to those of yesterday. The rules of success have changed from competitive ones to cooperative ones.
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Israel's Independence Day
What really makes the Jewish nation a nation, and what will it take for Israel to finally become independent? The answer to both questions is mutual guarantee.
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Spiritual Memories
People are increasingly searching for spiritual meaning in their lives. Kabbalah tells us that we each have spiritual memories that can lead us back to our source.
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The Legacy of Newman's Own
Paul Newman's vision created a company dedicated to using its profits for the common good. Kabbalah helps us understand what the common good truly means.
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Transhumanism's Cause and Alternative
Transhumanism has been called the "world's most dangerous idea" by some. Others applaud it as mankind's hope for the future. Which one is true?
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Why Relationships Fail
When two people marry, they hope and expect that their relationship will last a lifetime. Why then do their relationships fail? The answer is in Kabbalah.
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Is Kabbalah the Cause of A-Rod's Divorce?
A-Rod's divorce is just another example of the inner emptiness people feel. Authentic Kabbalah provides the answers that pop-culture versions cannot.
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Crisis of Globalization
Humanity's growing egoism is coming into conflict with the interconnectedness of nature, resulting in the global crises we are struggling to solve today.
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July 4 Celebrations of the Illusion of Freedom
Americans are once again celebrating their freedom from British rule, but they can't yet celebrate their freedom from themselves, just like the rest of humanity
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How to Prevent War
In a time of increasing global economic turbulence, another world war is becoming a very probable reality. Kabbalah says that there is a way to prevent it.
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The Power of United Thought
Kabbalah deals with using the power of united thought to activate a new level of consciousness by revealing life's creative force (called "Light" in Kabbalah).
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Q&A with Rav Michael Laitman PhD
The following Q&A with Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, focuses on Kabbalah in today's world, and why such an incorporation is happening.
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International Kabbalah Congress
The 2008 International Kabbalah Congress aims to make unity and love beyond all differences possible, for the attendees, and later, for humanity.
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The Chosen People
The Chosen People are not a physical nation or race, but people who have been granted a special desire to unite in common love for one another beyond all boundaries.
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The Pleasure of Giving to Others
Constantly amplifying the pleasure of giving to others creates a new nature in us, through which we discover spirituality.
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If You Build It, He Will Come
If you build a desire for the Creator, He will reveal Himself in it. The wisdom of Kabbalah explains how.
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Chicago Tribune on Kabbalah
A recent Chicago Tribune article documented Kabbalah's rising popularity and controversy, and offered room for clarifying some common Kabbalah misrepresentations.
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What Is the Torah?
The Torah is the first Kabbalistic book containing instructions on how to attain perfection.
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Bans on Kabbalah
There is no ban that can stop a person who feels the desire for spirituality.
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Who Can Study Kabbalah?
Despite all the rumors, anyone can study Kabbalah.
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Interconnectedness
Attaining the sensation of humanity's interconnectedness as one collective soul is at the basis of Kabbalah's method.
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Kabbalists on the World's Problems
If a Kabbalist is someone who has achieved a perfect existence and knows exactly how nature works, then why doesn't he fix all the problems in the world?
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Conscious and Unconscious
Conscious and unconscious phases of evolution are leading us to one goal. Until today, we have evolved unconsciously, and from today onward, we can evolve consciously.
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Oneness and Purpose
The newest, biggest, never-before-seen desire to come together and connect as one human body is only just beginning to arouse us.
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Humanity and Nature
We are getting tired of barriers that we have created. Whether we are aware of it or not, all of us are yearning to return to the same source from where we came.
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What's Wrong?
If everything was okay, then I wouldn't need to roll my eyes from left-to-right, line after line, to fulfill whatever need I need to fulfill, no matter how small or big.
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All as One
We are understanding our common human oneness more and more at the same time as we are feeling it less and less. Why? What can we do about it?
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Door of Perception
The door of perception into deeper layers of reality is found in Kabbalah. Using Kabbalah, we can open this door of perception and start exploring the complete reality.
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Neverending White Light
Call it "neverending white light," "eternity," "perfection," "tranquility,"... Kabbalists say that Upper Light is all that exists, and we have a chance to discover it.
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Terrorism in the 21st Century
Terrorism is used as an example of how we can approach problems at their source, and discover one quality responsible for all problems we experience: self-centeredness.
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What Is Death?
The temporary feeling of life we receive through our five senses is called "death" and the eternal feeling of life we can achieve through spiritual work is called "life."
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Why Is Life So Difficult?
We have difficult lives because we are unaware of what our nature is: that we use everyone and everything purely for self-benefit, and that we need to rise above this.
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Who Possesses Complete Knowledge?
This article discusses the limitations inherent in human senses that make people incapable of acquiring complete knowledge.
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Eradication of Poverty
A popular belief these days is that if we eradicate poverty through all sorts of means, we can create equality on both local and global scales. Kabbalah says try again.
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Kabbalah and Other Worldviews
The uniqueness of the perception in Kabbalah is discussed in relation to the goal of Kabbalah studies, and introduces how Kabbalah approaches time and movement.
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How Do We Perceive Reality?
This article gives a taste on how the reality we perceive is inside us, using a well-known example from the film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?"
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Difference Between Mind and Soul
An article in response to an e-mailed question: "What is 'mind'? What is 'soul'? Is there a greater 'mind' out there, and where is reincarnation in all this?"
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Who Am I? What Am I?
I want to eat; I want a new car; I want a bigger house; I want to close the mortgage; I want sex; I want sleep; I want to laugh; I... I... What is this thing called "I"?
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The Law of Love
Deep down, everybody wants to feel love, but are we willing to give it without reward or hope of return? Is altruism possible?
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The World Doesn't Change
World change won't come through politicians, protests, natural disasters etc. The world is our perception of it, and only there can we make a change.
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Choosing a Supportive Environment
Free Will finally explains, after a heated argument, that the environment is where Free Jim can exercise his free will.
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How Free Will Works
Free Will explains the Four Factors of Free Will to Free Jim, who freaks out when he starts realizing he's got no free will.
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Society's Effect on Our Choices
Free Jim and Free Will enter into a discussion about free will in relation to society and one's environment.
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We Have No Free Will
Free Will - who adds the question "Why?" to everything Free Jim says - starts agitating Free Jim, so Free Jim asks, "Why do you have to keep asking 'Why?'"
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No Pain, No Gain
Free Jim and Free Will talk more about pleasure and pain, exploring the motives behind peoples' actions.
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What Is Freedom?
Free Will starts making Free Jim dig further into free will - in search of a definition. Here they introduce the issue of pleasure and pain in relation to free will.
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A Story about Free Will
Free Jim wants to be free, but his friend Free Will is making it hard for him, making Free Jim question what it really means to be free, and where we have free will.
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Enjoying Life
Is "Let's Just Enjoy!" an answer for our dissatisfaction with established frameworks of behavior, or is it our final destination of realizing that we can't "just enjoy"?
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Ervin Laszlo & Michael Laitman
Crisisologist Professor Ervin Laszlo and Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD present the global crisis and its solution.
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Loneliness and Depression
When you discover the reason for loneliness and depression, your life turns upside down...
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What is Polytheism?
Whether we are influenced by many forces or by one force has been the topic of much discussion and dispute.
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Who's right?
Are any of our opinions truly right? This article generalizes what all of our opinions are based upon, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah.
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Why have we evolved?
We are made of desires and they are the only thing that has evolved throughout our history. This evolution process is leading us to the greatest thing ever.
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