What does the word “life” mean according to the wisdom of Kabbalah? • What is the importance of the word “alive” (“Chai”) in Hebrew? • What is the meaning of the blessing in Hebrew, “L’Chaim” (“to life”) ? • What is the difference between the soul and the body according to the wisdom of Kabbalah? • What is the purpose of something eternal, like the soul, giving life to something mortal like the body?

Today, as never before in history, we experience internal pressure to fulfill our growing desires. We are never content, always trying to outdo others, which leads to great stress and dissatisfaction. Although we have unprecedented abundance, the experience of satisfaction disappears as soon as our desires are met and only emptiness remains. According to the wisdom of Kabbalah we can find fulfillment only if we connect to each other and nourish each other. We need to learn together how to receive pleasure through fulfilling the desires of others, to connect to others so that the more we give the more we are filled. If we can think about others and not about ourselves, we will feel emotionally balanced, tranquil, and internally elated.

Personal happiness depends on the happiness and well-being of the whole world. We must change our egoistic attitudes toward one another and learn how to create a sense of mutual connection between us. Changing our attitudes will reduce excessive consumption, improve human health, and heal ecological systems. Each one needs to place the value of connection above his own personal value so that we can become as one. Religion and morality teach restraint of the ego, which won’t work because it opposes the trend of human development. Integral education is the only method through which we can achieve this change and attain the higher power through our efforts to connect.