In the end, we will all become one collective, “as one man with one heart,” connected in heart and soul, mutually responsible for one another in the fullest sense. This is written in ancient sources, and it has sustained us through a difficult history. The only question is what we will go through before reaching that exalted goal.

We are living in a sensitive time. The world is becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent, and any single move can cause the whole system to collapse. Everyone’s fuse is getting shorter, the human ego that wishes to receive for self-serving purposes at the expense of others is sky-high, and at the push of a button humanity could destroy itself.

Other prominent phenomena are emptiness and loneliness. Everything feels trivial and meaningless, and people cannot find what gives life to their spirit. More and more people withdraw into their phones, struggling to communicate with their surroundings or maintain relationships such as partnerships and family.

At the same time, the Earth’s resources are being depleted at an accelerated rate. Overproduction, aggressive marketing, and consumer culture are damaging the environment in the name of greed. Karl Marx once predicted that........

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