What Is the Difference Between Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory?While we are alive here in this world, i.e., this form of existence of protein-based matter, there is an immense number of tiny grains of egoism, which are corrupted desires to enjoy for self-benefit alone that were created by the Creator—the single force of love and bestowal that created and sustains reality.These tiny grains of egoism undergo a process of development to their ultimate destination and purpose, and that developmental process includes three distinct phases: purification, correction, and connection.Hell is the feeling and realization of our egoistic nature, i.e., that our nature is a lowly desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone, and that we wish to enjoy ourselves often on account of others.Purgatory is when we try to correct and cleanse our egoistic nature, where we aim, work, and request to invert our intention from self-benefit to the benefit of others and nature.Heaven is when our egoistic nature becomes inverted and thus operates at the service and benefit of other people.We must go through these three stages throughout our lives in this world until we reach the final third stage. Therefore, if we understand that hell, purgatory, and heaven mean attaining awareness of our egoistic nature, its correction, and then its correct use, everything will be fine. We must try.Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on April 20, 2026

Do Many People Feel Like They Aren’t Really Living but Only Existing?Life is nothing more than a moment. We tend to think of life as a long journey stretching across years and decades, but in reality, all we ever possess is the present moment. The question is not how many moments we have been given, but whether we are indeed living the one that is before us now.To live a moment correctly does not mean to simply pass through it. It rather means to attain it, to try understand what this moment is, who governs it, why it was given to us, and what it requires of us. We should want to absorb life completely, to draw every sensation, insight, and opportunity contained in the moment into ourselves, to fully experience it.Doing so demands ongoing inner work. At every instant, we can ask ourselves, “Why was this moment given to me? What am I meant to understand from it? What am I supposed to do in it? Have I fulfilled its purpose, or have I missed something essential?” Such questions transform life from a sequence of passing events into a conscious process of discovery.Most people do not live this way. We move from one day to the next on autopilot, occupied with practical concerns and daily routines. Yet the capacity to live differently already exists within us. It is part of human nature. Deep inside, we each carry a desire to understand life’s meaning, even if that desire remains dormant for years.According to Kabbalah, the Creator, which is the upper force of love, bestowal, and connection, deliberately hides the full depth of life’s questions from us. If we constantly felt the enormity of questions such as “Why do I exist?” or “Who governs reality?” we would be overwhelmed by them. Instead, we are allowed to develop gradually, awakening to these questions step by step.The purpose of life is not merely to receive answers that someone else has already discovered. It is not enough to read about truth in a book or hear it from another person. Each individual must uncover it for themselves. We must dig into life, into our own inner world, and into our relationship with the Creator. The search itself is part of the purpose.This search is what can indeed be called life. Without it, we might exist, but we do not fully live. When we begin to seek the mystery hidden within reality, every experience assumes a new significance. Every encounter, challenge, success, and disappointment becomes part of a larger process of revelation.No one can know exactly where this path will lead another person. Each individual has a unique role and root within creation. Every soul carries a distinct task that belongs to it alone.We are constantly being guided toward this purpose, whether consciously or unconsciously. Yet the outcome is not something that can be predicted. The journey remains open, filled with possibilities. The Creator alone governs the process, while allowing each person the freedom to participate in it.This is why prayer and inner appeal have a special place in spiritual development. A person can turn to the Creator and ask for guidance, asking not for wealth, success, or comfort, but for the ability to live correctly, to understand the purpose of life, and to move toward it with their full participation.Based on KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on March 18, 2026.