Two questions I received on Kabbalah books: Question: At the Blackpool Congress you recommended for everyone to have the book Kabbalah for the Student in Hebrew. Why? My Answer: Experience shows that our permanent students end up learning the original language of Kabbalah - Hebrew, because it is impossible to convey all of the information in a different language, using different symbols. However, this only applies to our permanent students. For example, right now I am in St Louis. The local group, who are Christian Americans, study Hebrew twice a week. They understand it and listen to the lessons with almost no translation. Question: In one of your recent lessons you said that the texts on a computer screen give less Light than a book. What difference does it make how the text is displayed? My Answer: It makes a difference, especially for a beginner, who can open a book anywhere, anytime. However, for the new generation, the monitor screen is closer. Related Material: Laitman.com Post: “Kabbalah for the Student” – A New Book Laitman.com Post: The Power of Kabbalistic Texts Kabbalah Books in English Kabbalah Books in Hebrew Share This Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Creating and editing video can be a lot of fun. Pinnacle sent me a handful of their hardware so that I could share it with you, and pass along coupons for you to use. Let's take a look at some of what's available. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

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http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - When I was a Senior in high school, I decided to write down a few thoughts. Before I knew it, a simple poem had turned into a novel. A few years later, I did my best to adapt that novel into a screenplay. I couldn't find an easy way of creating that screenplay. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - One of the most frequent questions asked in my community is 'what do you do?!'. When they stop by to see the live video feed, they see me doing various and sundry things in my office. I do many different things. I couldn't tell you how much time I spend on any one application, without assistance. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - We've all had phone calls where we prayed for the call to drop. And we've all been in social situations where the other party just wouldn't shut up and go away. Wouldn't it be nice if a friend would call you at a time when you knew you'd be faced with a situation like that? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Are you following me on Twitter yet? I know about 20,000 of you are! That's a lot of people. I'm happy with what Twitter has given me: an easy way to keep up-to-date with others. It's had its share of ups and downs, and many other sites have tried to compete. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - If you Google weight loss tips, my blog post full of tips will be one of the first results. When I exercise on my Gazelle in the mornings, I tend to zone out by playing my Xbox. I also, of course, count calories. But how do you stay motivated when you're trying to lose weight? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Please stop buying and installing desktop software if there's a better alternative that exists on the Web. Sure, you may have a photo editing software package. But I guarantee that it doesn't have the amount of templates and effects as what you can find over at Big Huge Labs. http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

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http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Recording audio can be fun! You may be doing your own podcast, or you're in a band. If I were to ask you for an open-source solution that will help me edit audio, you would probably recommend Audacity. I just don't like it, though. What other alternatives are out there? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - It's super-easy to do things on a computer. If you're mobile, and don't have access to the Web... how do you manage to do what you need online? You could always call a friend, but then you'd have to give out your usernames and passwords. Do you really want to go to that kind of hassle? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

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http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - You may think that words of the same language are pronounced the same, no matter what country you may be in. This isn't always the case. There can be many different dialects. What do you do if you are going to travel, and want to be sure you're pronouncing important words correctly? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul. Less

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Two questions I received on the spiritual advancement of children: Question: If there are still 232 years left until the full correction, then why do we call our children “the children of the last generation”? My Answer: Because the “last generation” starts from our generation on – it’s the generation of egoism’s correction and ascension to the Creator. Question: Do children and youth go through the same degrees on the spiritual path as adults? If a child expresses worry about evil, what’s the right way to deal with this? My Answer: The soul is ageless, and this is why Kabbalah can be taught to anyone and at any age. One must go through all the states. This is determined by the emergence of the Reshimot (the chain of informational data about each state). It’s because the soul must go through the same states it went through during its descent from above downward, but now it must go through them in the reverse order, ascending from below upwards. However, the rate of one’s advancement through every state depends on the environment (the group), and can be virtually instant. The best remedy for all the “problems” along the way is communication with friends and watching our materials. Related Materials: Laitman.com Post: Interview with the Future Laitman.com Post: To Be Born a Kabbalist Laitman.com Post: Advice to Students: Study, Connect, Disseminate Share This Less

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A question I received: Peace to you. Michael, you are a living sage, though for now you only exist in the virtual world for me. But of course you exist in the real physical plane as well. One of my goals is to affirm Faith in the physical world. How can we join efforts in doing this? I can tell you a little about myself. My Spiritual Birth happened at the age of 27, and there is a stamp on my right hand attesting to this. As I understand it, our plans and goals are the same. I’ve already passed all the main milestones of this path, but I am still driven by the desire to help fulfill the mission of the Upper Light and praise the Almighty. The information that you obtain from various sources, through studying and disseminating the teaching of Kabbalah, has been revealed to me from above without any intermediaries, and I obtain my knowledge directly from the Holy Grail. Nonetheless, our knowledge coincides in many ways, and we have a lot to share for the benefit of humanity. Write to me if you’re interested in my offer and want to collaborate. You know that there are no coincidences. My Answer: I receive many offers like this. The thing they all have in common is a lot of inner confusion. My advice to you is to bring your inner world in order. The best way to do this is by reading Baal HaSulam’s articles. This will put everything in its place and remove everything that’s unnecessary (Faith, Spiritual Birth, the Holy Grail, and so on). After that I invite you to collaborate! Related Material: Book: Attaining The Worlds Beyond Share This Less