sociable

We are “installed” into this life. You find yourself in a family; you didn’t choose the family. And yet, there are all kinds of influences on you. Everything that you are, your character is shaped by the values of your mother and your father, your community, your school, your set of friends, and everything that … Continue reading »

For the matter of social unity, which can be a source of every joy and success, is practiced only between bodies, and bodily matters in people, and the separation between them is the source of every calamity and misfortune. But with matters of concepts and ideas, it is the complete opposite. That is to say, … Continue reading »

I have nothing but feeling, nothing in addition to what I understand. On the contrary, I should not believe anyone; I should not follow anyone with my eyes closed. Do not believe anyone! This is my life! I will believe assisted by something I received from the Creator. Baal HaSulam writes that a person has … Continue reading »

One must show one’s love to the friends because showing it evokes their hearts to love. Thus, each receives strength to act in love of friends, as the force of love of each friend is integrated in one’s friend, so each person will have the strength of the whole society. If they do not show … Continue reading »

How does a person today differ from a person two hundred or two thousand years ago? He differs in his level of egoism. This level of egoism constantly grows in a person, and this egoism constantly demands that we develop. Technologies, industries, and culture are all a result of egoism. This is very good. But … Continue reading »

Our common sense tells us that the cause of every evil is egoism, “the desire to receive pleasure for one’s own sake”, or simply “the desire to receive”. This passionate pursuit of one’s own well-being, called forth by “the desire to receive”, is the reason for harming one’s neighbor, because the desire to receive aspires … Continue reading »