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		<title>Celebrating Independence and Declaring Our Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.kabbalahblog.info/2008/07/celebrating-independence-and-declaring-freedom/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Daily Lessons &#8211; In following video, Rav Michael Laitman, PhD talks about freedom: what it is, what it isn&#8217;t, and where freedom can be found. He deals with the question &#8220;What does it mean to be free?&#8221; asking &#8220;What is free in you?&#8221; and explains how to attain a different kind of nature, [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>From the Daily Lessons</strong> &#8211; In following video, Rav Michael Laitman, PhD talks about freedom: what it is, what it isn&#8217;t, and where freedom can be found. He deals with the question &#8220;What does it mean to be free?&#8221; asking &#8220;What is free in you?&#8221; and explains how to attain a different kind of nature, and acquire the ability to exercise freedom against everything constraining us.</p>
<p><strong>Video: Where Can True Freedom be Found Today?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Download this Lesson:</strong> <a href="http://files.kab.co.il/files/eng_t_rav_bs-maamar-herut-1_2008-06-30_shiur_bb.wmv ">wmv video</a> | <a href="http://files.kab.co.il/audio/eng_t_rav_bs-maamar-herut-1_2008-06-30_shiur_bb.mp3">mp3 audio</a> [54:02]  </p>
<p><i>Additional Sources:</i><br />
<strong>Videos</strong><br />
*<a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah-video-clips/where-is-our-freedom"><strong>Where Is Our Freedom?</strong></a><br />
*<a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah-video-clips/who-are-all-the-people-around-me-you><br />
<strong>Who Are All the People Around Me?</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Articles and Blog posts:</strong><br />
*<a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/2373?/eng/&#038;main"><strong>Upbringing</strong></a> &#8211; an article by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD</p>
<p>*<a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/full/44934"><strong>Society’s Approval is the Greatest Reward</strong></a> &#8211; An Interview between Michael Laitman and TV anchor Lev Novozhenov<br />
*<a href="http://www.laitman.com/2008/04/influence-of-the-environment"><strong>Influence of the Environment</strong></a> &#8211; a post on <a href="http://www.laitman.com">Laitman.com &#8211; Michael Laitman&#8217;s Personal Blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Three Sources for True Freedom You Don&#8217;t Want to Miss Out On</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our modern idea of freedom is embedded in remoteness, individualism and isolation. The true idea of what freedom means has been inverted and long forgotten. Here are three sources of information on what true freedom is and how it can be attained in our world today. 1. Video: The Freedom Prison In this excerpt from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Our modern idea of freedom is embedded in remoteness, individualism and isolation.</strong> The true idea of what freedom means has been inverted and long forgotten. Here are three sources of information on what true freedom is and how it can be attained in our world today.</p>
<p><strong>1. Video: The Freedom Prison</strong><br />
In this excerpt from a morning lesson Rav Michael Laitman, PhD provides a definition of freedom that is completely opposite to society’s idea of freedom, but is more natural than anything else.</p>
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<p><strong>Download this Lesson:</strong> <a href="http://files.kabbalahmedia.info/video/eng_t_rav_rb-shamati-190-kol-peula_2008-04-03_shiur_bb.wmv">wmv video</a> | <a href="http://files.kabbalahmedia.info/audio/eng_t_rav_rb-shamati-190-kol-peula_2008-04-03_shiur_bb.mp3">mp3 audio</a> [66:42]<br />
<em>Shamati</em> Article #190 “<a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/full/32072">Every Act Leaves an Imprint</a>” (the article on which the above video&#8217;s lesson is based) </p>
<p><strong>2. <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/11555?/eng/content/view/full/11555&#038;main">Freedom of Will</a> (An article by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD)</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/full/31386">The Freedom</a> (An article by Baal haSulam)</strong></p>
<p><i>Related Material:</i><br />
<strong>Newspaper Articles: </strong><br />
* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6479">Kabbalah Today Article: The Freedom Blues</a><br />
* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6478">Kabbalah Today Article: A Kabbalist, a Geneticist and the Meaning of Life</a><br />
<strong>Short Clips:</strong><br />
* <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah-video-clips/free-will ">Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined</a><br />
* <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah-video-clips/kabbalah-revealed-free-will-part-1">&#8220;Kabbalah Revealed&#8221; Episode 10: Free Will, Part 1</a><br />
* <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah-video-clips/kabbalah-revealed-free-will-part-2">&#8220;Kabbalah Revealed&#8221; Episode 11: Free Will, Part 2 The Four Factors</a> </p>
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		<title>Happiness, Virtuality, Freedom, Evolution: 4 Kabbalistic Twists on Concepts You Always Hear About but Know Nothing About</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[* Cracking the Happiness Code &#8211; To crack the happiness code, we must start by realizing who we really are, what our nature is. more&#8230; * Better than the Virtual World!? &#8211; Our attraction to the virtual world indicates great progress in human evolution. It plays an important role in humanity&#8217;s preparation for spirituality. more&#8230; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epaper/6472"><img src='http://www.kabbalahblog.info/wp-content/uploads/kabbalah-today_issue-11.jpg' alt='Kabbalah Today - Issue 11' style="float: left;"> </a></p>
<p>* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6476">Cracking the Happiness Code</a> &#8211; To crack the happiness code, we must start by realizing who we really are, what our nature is. <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6476">more&#8230;</a></p>
<p>* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6474">Better than the Virtual World!?</a> &#8211; Our attraction to the virtual world indicates great progress in human evolution. It plays an important role in humanity&#8217;s preparation for spirituality. <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6474">more&#8230;</a></p>
<p>* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6479">The Freedom Blues</a> &#8211; When you realize that there is no freedom in this world, you&#8217;ll begin asking about the meaning of it all, and then you&#8217;re on your way to real freedom. <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6479">more&#8230;</a></p>
<p>* <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6477">The Desire Grows &#8211; Humanity Evolves</a> &#8211; Whether it is the tiniest movement of our body, or humanity&#8217;s entire evolution, all we do is motivated by one thing only &#8211; the desire for pleasure. <a href="http://www.kabtoday.com/epaper_eng/content/view/epopup/6477">more&#8230;</a></p>
<p><strong>View/Download <i>Kabbalah Today</i> Issue 11:</strong><br />
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		<title>VIDEO: Our Environment &#8211; The Collective Soul</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Environment &#8211; The Collective Soul Our true environment is one of total interconnection with others, but we don?t feel this interconnection. Why? What should we do about it? 04:07 Click here to view the video at Kabbalah TV Click Here to Sign Up for a Free Kabbalah Introductory Course &#8211; Starts Soon!]]></description>
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<b>Our Environment &#8211; The Collective Soul</b><br />
<i>Our true environment is one of total interconnection with others, but we don?t feel this interconnection. Why? What should we do about it?</i> <font size="1">04:07</font></p>
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		<title>VIDEO: The Ego&#8217;s Grip on Our Choices</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ego&#8217;s Grip on Our Choices 02:14 Everything we choose, everything we do is a result of one fundamental calculation. This clip is taken from Kabbalah Revealed episode 10: &#8220;Free Will, Part 1&#8243; Click here to view the video at Kabbalah TV Click Here to Sign Up for a Free Kabbalah Introductory Course &#8211; Starts [...]]]></description>
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<strong>The Ego&#8217;s Grip on Our Choices</strong> <font size="1">02:14</font><br />
<i>Everything we choose, everything we do is a result of one fundamental calculation.</i></p>
<p>This clip is taken from <a href="http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/kabbalah_revealed/kabbalah_revealed_10.htm">Kabbalah Revealed episode 10: &#8220;Free Will, Part 1&#8243;</a></p>
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		<title>Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined?</title>
		<link>http://www.kabbalahblog.info/2007/05/do-we-have-free-will-or-is-everything-predetermined/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 09:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined? 05:18 Free will, determinism, and predetermination are encountered by Perceiving Reality. The structure of our &#8220;I&#8221; is explained as embedded within four factors that determine our characteristics and behavior from within our genes and from our environment. Click here to view video at Kabbalah TV Click [...]]]></description>
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<b>Do We Have Free Will or Is Everything Predetermined?</b> <font size="1">05:18</font><br />
<i>Free will, determinism, and predetermination are encountered by Perceiving Reality. The structure of our &#8220;I&#8221; is explained as embedded within four factors that determine our characteristics and behavior from within our genes and from our environment.</i></p>
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