.............................................. 31 Evolution of the Human Desire for Pleasure ..................................39 CHAPTER 2: THE BOUNDA... ............................................. 110 CHAPTER 8: EVERYTHING IS READY (FOR LIFE’S PURPOSE) ..... 115 EVOLUTION OF THE GENERATIONS .............. ... philosophy and Kabbalah from the High Institute of Philosophy at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Mos- cow, and an MSc in bio-cybernetics from the... ...en discourse about Kabbalah and science. His extensive educational activities awarded him the title Professor of Ontology from the Russian Academy o... ...ional activities awarded him the title Professor of Ontology from the Russian Academy of Sci- About the Author 13 ences in Moscow. In recent years... ...cessarily strive to think and to act in favor of society. If we eliminate the awards we give for individual excellence, and appreciate people only ... ...t experience to understand where Nature’s evolutionary law is leading us. The picture we will gradually present to the reader is founded on principl... ...h chasing the next pleasure, we maintain our daily routines and hope for the best. While we may feel deficient and dissatisfied for not having what... ... all of which would make our lives better and happier. One of the places that best dem- onstrates that belief is Spaceship Earth, an attraction at D...

...Laitman's new book not only demonstrates with examples from science and Kabbalah that the ego stands behind all human suffering, but also shows how we can use it to our benefit. With clear analyses of the human soul and its p...

........................................ Spiritual Work 141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Bo... ...et ready to receive it), until the current generation; it was this generation for which this method was specifically developed. That is why the Zoha... ...wever, this only happens when the intent resembles the Creator’s attribute of bestowal by one’s free choice. Be- cause this attribute is not limited ... ...g the intent “for Him.” T H E T H O U G H T O F C R E AT I O N 17 Q: To the best of my understanding, there is always only one man on earth, who i... ...rule, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” In other words, first one sees a picture, and then one begins to understand it. C L O S E N E S S W I T ... ...e properly respond to the incidents that befall us if we cannot see the whole picture? We don’t know what the conse- quences of our actions are, and ... ...or the sake of giving is regarded as a reward. If giving is desired, then the award is there. Take sexual intercourse or eating as the crudest exampl... ...nt Kabbalist, hence a Zionist, and approved of establishing the first Israeli Academy of Arts “Betzalel” The Kabbalists’ attitude to the world is som... ..........................................................................205 The Award in Peace and Perfection ............................................

... the simplest meaning of the word. Any student of Kabbalah, novice or advanced, will find this book to be a wonderful companion and a great reference for a fountain of genuine knowledge....

...g all that time, Kabbalah was concealed from the public (which was not yet ready to receive it), until the current generation; it was this generation for which this method was specifically developed. That is why the Zohar, the Ari and Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the author of HaSulam (The Ladder), a commentary on the Zohar) reveal that from this time forward, the Kabb...

............................ 85 Chapter 4. Spiritual Work ...................................................................141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body and Reincarnation ......................................... 239 Chapter 7. Beliefs, Mysticism and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chap...

... THE GREATEST WISH OF ALL ..................................... 39 SPRINGBOARD FOR GROWTH ............................................................... ..................................................................47 A New Method for a New Desire ......................................................... ...hilosophy and Kabbalah from the Moscow Institute of Philosophy at the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1976, he began studying Kabbalah, and has been ... ...t degree of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris. In subsequent years he was awarded honorary PhDs in the United States, Canada, Finland, Russia, a... ...ommitment to global un- derstanding and development, he received the 2001 Goi Award, the Peace Prize of Japan. He has written seventy-two books, tra... ...were their nation’s leaders. Of all these leaders, King David is probably the best known example of a great Kabbalist who was also a great leader. T... ...hings, like getting promoted at work when we didn’t deserve it, or taking our best friend’s loved one away from them. The real news about egoism is ... ...erspective. Looking from down here, with our broken spiritual spectacles, the picture is less than ideal. For the Kli (a person), completely opposit... ...ator, and in so doing, help the unworkable desires correct themselves. We can picture the relationship between the worlds and the creature as a grou...

...as alienation, and why the biggest deterrent to achieving positive change is rooted in our own spirits.Chapters Four through Six offer a prescription for positive change. Therein, we learn how we can use our spirits to build a personally peaceful life in harmony with all of Creation.For the first time ever, the timeless principles of Kabbalah are explained f...