Anne Frank was 15 years old when she died in a Nazi concentration camp. Yet her words outlived her body. Words scribbled in a diary from a secret attic in Amsterdam became one of the world’s most powerful mirrors.
This summer, I found myself in Amsterdam for Mindvalley U. By chance, my Airbnb was on the street next to Anne Frank’s house. Each morning, I’d step outside and see the same canals, the same cobblestones, and the same rooftops Anne may have glimpsed in stolen moments when she dared peek out from her hiding place.
A few mornings later, I opened the news and froze. The Diary of Anne Frank had just been banned in Florida schools under new book-ban laws. Imagine that. In 2025, one of the most important human documents ever written—the testimony of a teenage Jewish girl hiding from Nazi genocide—was deemed “inappropriate” for children to read.
The synchronicity hit me hard. I was standing before the building where those words were written. Words that survived Anne, even though she did not. Words that outlived war, genocide, and cruelty—only to be silenced again today by politicians who fear truth more than hatred.
And this got me thinking.
If Anne Frank were alive today, what would she say about America? About Israel & Gaza?
What I’m about to share may feel uncomfortable—but Anne’s words demand we face discomfort.
Who was Anne Frank
Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt in 1929. When the Nazis rose to power, her family fled to Amsterdam, hoping to escape persecution. In 1942, when deportations began, they went into hiding in a small annex behind her father’s office. For over two years, Anne, her sister Margot, her parents Otto and Edith, and four others lived in silence, relying on the courage of Dutch friends who smuggled them food and news.
Anne wasn’t just a symbol. She was a teenager—funny, sharp, sometimes rebellious, and always observant. She dreamed of being a journalist. She once wrote, “I want to go on living even after my death.” And, tragically, she did—not through her life, but through her words.
In August 1944, they were betrayed. The Gestapo stormed the annex. The Franks were deported to Westerbork, then Auschwitz, and finally Anne and Margot to Bergen-Belsen. In early 1945, both sisters died of typhus—just weeks before liberation. Anne was 15.
Only Otto Frank survived. After the war, Miep Gies, one of the helpers, handed him Anne’s diary. He published it, fulfilling her dream. Today, it has sold over 30 million copies and been translated into more than 70 languages.
Anne’s body was silenced. But her voice became immortal.
Anne’s words in today’s world
Anne once wrote:
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor, helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
She was describing Nazi roundups in Amsterdam.
But doesn’t that sound eerily like ICE raids in America today? Parents taken in the middle of the night. Children left crying, bewildered, abandoned. Different time, different uniforms—but the same cruelty.
Anne also wrote:
“We are chained to one spot, without rights, a thousand obligations… waiting for the inevitable end.”
That could be the voice of Gaza today. Entire families locked in. Starved. Bombed. Denied freedom of movement. Children asking, “Why must we suffer simply because of who we are?”
Her words, written 80 years ago, read like dispatches from the present. History is not past. It is a loop—unless we break it.
A hard, controversial mirror
Anne’s diary teaches us to look at cruelty honestly, no matter where it comes from. And one thing history proves: atrocities don’t start with bullets. They start with words.
Dehumanizing language always comes first.
So let’s talk about Gaza, as uncomfortable as this may seem.
Consider the echoes:
- Nazi leadership (1943): Heinrich Himmler at Posen: “I am referring here to the evacuation of the Jews, the extermination of the Jewish people….”
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (2023): On the Palestinian town of Huwara: “[Huwara] should be wiped out. I think the State of Israel should do it.”
- Hitler, Mein Kampf: Jews as “the typical parasite, a sponger who, like an infectious bacillus, keeps spreading.” Nazi propaganda routinely cast Jews as vermin.
- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2023): Announcing a siege of Gaza: “There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel… We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.”
- Nazi propaganda (Goebbels echoing Hitler): Jews blamed collectively for war, threatened with “extermination.”
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog (2023): “It is an entire nation out there that is responsible….” — words widely criticized as endorsing collective punishment.
- Nazi euphemisms: “Evacuation” as code for extermination.
- Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (2023): Suggesting a nuclear strike on Gaza was “one of the options.”
Different contexts. Different scales. But the same pattern.
Dehumanize → Justify → Destroy.
Anne Frank’s words remind us: when we hear this language, it is never “just rhetoric.” It is the runway to cruelty.
You see, cruelty always begins the same way: when leaders tell us to fear “the other.”
Fear the immigrant.
Fear the refugee.
Fear the neighbor who looks different.
Fear the people beyond your border.
That is the oldest political trick in the book. And it works—unless we refuse to buy it.
Anne Frank didn’t write her diary so we could cry in museums. She wrote it so we could recognize her suffering in others—and have the courage to stop it.
Why giving people a chance matters
This message hit me with even greater force because, while in Amsterdam, I also had a chance encounter.
I bumped into a young Syrian man who once worked for me back in 2016. At the time, he was a refugee in Malaysia. He and his friend had escaped a country torn apart by war. One had seen his home blown to rubble. The other had lost a brother when a bomb fell on the very place his brother was resting.
Both had lived through horrors most of us can barely imagine. And yet, when I met them, I didn’t just see refugees. I saw brilliant young minds. I saw hope, determination, and resilience.
That year, I had an idea for a new learning model called Quest and needed someone to build the app. These two young Syrians built it in record time. That app became the Mindvalley app—today used by millions worldwide and even featured in 200,000 Apple stores on the iPad.
Yes, our app was built by Syrians. Yes, it was built by refugees who were given a chance.
Anne never got her chance. But when we give people that chance, look what can happen.
This is why I am so adamant about this message. When politicians tell you to fear refugees, or immigrants, or minorities, they’re not just lying. They are robbing humanity of its future.
The rule we must all live by
If there’s one rule we must all live by, it’s this:
The moment a leader tells you to fear refugees, minorities, or immigrants, you are looking at a tyrant.
Do not believe them. Do not reward their fear with your silence—or your vote.
Because fear divides. And division always leads to cruelty.
What the world needs now is unity.
Unity across stripes, colors, races, and ethnicities. Unity across cultures, religions, and especially across borders.
Because the only way we solve the greatest challenges facing humanity—from climate change to war to poverty—is to remember this truth:
We are one humanity.
And kindness cannot stop at the invisible lines of race, religion, or border.
The higher vision
Anne Frank once wrote:
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
That may be the most extraordinary line ever written. She believed it while hiding from people who wanted her dead.
If Anne could believe in human goodness then, we can believe in it now.
Let’s prove her right.
Let’s choose compassion over cruelty.
Let’s stand up for one another across borders.
Let’s silence the voices of fear not by shouting back but by choosing unity again and again.
Because Anne’s diary isn’t just a warning.
It’s a torch.
And it’s in our hands now.
So here’s what we can collectively do.
Stand for unity. Across color. Across race. Across borders. Across religions.
When you hear fear, answer with love.
When you hear division, answer with solidarity.
When a politician uses scapegoating, vote the other way.
The only way to honor Anne is to prove her right—that humanity is good at heart.
And that goodness becomes real when we act.
Because history doesn’t just happen to us. It is written by our choices—and our silence.
I’d like to hear from you: Drop a comment below—let’s create a conversation around unity, compassion, and what it means to stand for humanity in our time.
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Amor y unidad por el mundo, todos somos uno
What powerful words and messages! Thank you for using your platform to pave the way for UNITY throughout the world. We are living in times of a great need for leadership that is evolving at the level of human consciousness. Humanity is waking up to the hidden agendas and political divisions created by outdated leaders who no longer represent the people in their own countries. You Vishen have demonstrated it is possible to have leadership with compassion, understanding and respect for all humanity. Gratitude and blessings for your continued efforts to UNITY!!!!!!
I also long for unity and compassionate leadership. But unity cannot come at the cost of truth. Comparing Israel to Nazis or ignoring the ideology of Hamas is not a path to peace, it is dangerous misinformation that puts Jewish lives at risk. Israelis want peace with our neighbors, but Hamas has built its mission on hate and destruction. Real leadership means calling that out while still holding on to compassion. Anything less only fuels division, not healing.
Thank you for writing this and sharing it with your audience. While my first thought upon reading this was “well, about time, Vishen and Mindvalley!”. I moved on from MindValley in the past year because I was disappointed that given how clear and loud Mindvalley has been on other matters, I was disappointed that MindValley was silence on this matter. But as I continued reading your words, I was deeply touched by the message. So thank you!! And thank you for taking a stance on humanity and for weaving the message so delicately and cleverly, and even including with Anne Frank’s words. I hope these words you wrote reached a wide audience, near and far, and open more hearts than ever. Free Palestine. Free Humanity.
I value compassion and humanity too, but we have to be very clear here. When people say “Free Palestine” without also saying “Free Palestine from Hamas,” it becomes a slogan that erases the reality of October 7 and the ideology behind it. Hamas is not fighting for freedom. Hamas is fighting for the elimination of Jews. That is written in their charter, and they proved it through the massacre, rape, and burning of families.
If the goal is truly peace and dignity for Palestinians, the first step must be rejecting Hamas completely. Pretending this is simply about “unity” or “humanity” while ignoring the terror that drives the conflict is not compassion, it is dangerous misinformation. And when millions read those words without context, it fuels hate that puts Jewish lives at risk everywhere.
Your misinformation is dangerous and only helps to spread the terrorists’ propaganda.
When you do not know about the subject, it is better to refrain to silence that to be supporting the terrorists’ agenda. Unless you either are a supporter of antisemitism or are a supporter of terrorists…
It is quite sad to see that a person that has a company that strives for progress and wellbeing is so blind and ignorant to feel entitled to talk about a subject that you have no part and no first-hand knowledge.
It is a degradation to compare and manipulate the Anne Frank story with Hamas-Nazis Terrorists. Interestingly enough you do mention why is this happening, like the October 7th massacre.
– Where is your comparison with the October 7th worst massacre of Israelis civilians since the Holocaust, that have been murdered, women raped, people beheaded, some burned alive and 1 year old babies kidnapped and murdered with bare hands?
– Where was your concern when Arabs massacred over 400k in Yemen, or 350K in the Syria civil war or 500k in Iraq? Or you only care when Israel defends itself from terrorists that only want its extermination?
– Where is your comparison of the Jewish people being prosecuted and suffering for being Jewish, not just by Hamas but by multiple terrorist’s organizations (Hezbollah, Houties, Iran) throughout decades? What you failed to mention, is that this conflict it is NOT about land, they only want the extermination of Jews. It is on their charter.
– Where is your concern about Hamas terrorists committing war crimes, by building terror tunnels under hospitals, schools and mosques; by dressing as civilians, by using children as human shields?
– Where is your concern about Gazan children civil rights being violated, by indoctrinating and educating them with hate to kill the Jews since they are 3 years old?
There are no innocent Palestinians. Many Hamas civilians, participated in the October 7th massacre, all of them celebrated the massacre of Oct 7th, many held hostages in their homes, and despite that Israel offer 5 Millions for information about the hostages and not a single Palestinian came forward to expose where the hostages are.
If Hamas wanted peace and cared about Palestinians’ wellbeing, they would have surrendered and the hostages would already be home.
Dear Daniel,
The fact you can say there are no innocent Palestinians says it all. It shows that you do not have rational perspective. Do you know the heart of every Palestinian adult? No. And aren’t babies and children innocent? That includes Palestinian children who are dying at the hands of the Israeli government, as well as innocent Israeli babies that died at the hands of Hamas.
While some of your points are valid, your perspective in this conversation seems sadly biased. There are some parallels in what happened to Jewish people in WW2 and what is happening to Palestinian civilians right now, and that cannot be overlooked. I think every rational person can agree that all murder is wrong, no matter who is killing who. The pain Hamas has inflicted upon Israelis is evil and wrong. The pain the Israeli government are inflicting upon Palestinian civilians is likewise evil and wrong. No one is agreeing with terrorism here, we are disagreeing with the murder of innocents.
I read Anne Frank’s diary when I was thirteen years old, and her powerful story moved me. I live in Berlin – the birthplace of the holocaust.
Maybe if Anne were living today, she would have agreed with what is happening to Palestinians, if she had been taught to fear and hate since childhood, as Nazi children were. You said that Palestinian children are being taught to hate Jews, but there are also accounts of dehumanisation on the Israeli side. These might be useful for reference-
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-176502/
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/what-isnt-taught-in-israeli-schools/
At the same time, there are Israelis and Palestinians who choose not to hate each other, despite both parties’ suffering, and I think this is the vision Vishen was trying to get across- one of unity.
I have Jewish ancestry.
Thank you,
Rachel
Bravo Daniel! I don’t know if you’ll ever get this message but you are EXACTLY on point. I guess this Vishen guy became so rich and disconnected to the real world that he thinks he actually knows a lot about subjects he knows nothing about. His post is actually a great ad AGAINST Mind Valley and shows that if the leader is this clueless about the situation going on, what kind of learning and enlightenment is going on here? Or critical thinking? I mean, Mind Valley training must really turn your brain to mush. I was feeling bad a couple of times that I haven’t engaged in any courses. But now I know I made a right decision because anyone who has the same views as Vishen is someone completely overtaken by propaganda and knows absolutely nothing about the situation there, yet feels entitled enough to lecture people on it. It’s scary. I’ll keep my critical thinking and curiosity with the world, thank you.
It is quite sad to see that a person that has a company that strives for progress and wellbeing is so blind and ignorant to feel entitled to talk about a subject that you have no part and no first-hand knowledge.
It is a degradation to compare and manipulate the Anne Frank story with Hamas-Nazis Terrorists. Interestingly enough you do mention why is this happening, like the October 7th massacre.
– Where is your comparison with the October 7th worst massacre of Israelis civilians since the Holocaust, that have been murdered, women raped, people beheaded, some burned alive and 1 year old babies kidnapped and murdered with bare hands?
– Where is your comparison of the Jewish people being prosecuted and suffering for being Jewish, not just by Hamas but by multiple terrorist’s organizations (Hezbollah, Houties, Iran) throughout decades? What you failed to mention, is that this conflict it is NOT about land, they only want the extermination of Jews. It is on their charter.
– Where is your concern about Hamas terrorists committing war crimes, by building terror tunnels under hospitals, schools and mosques; by dressing as civilians, by using children as human shields?
– Where is your concern about Gazan children civil rights being violated, by indoctrinating and educating them with hate to kill the Jews since they are 3 years old?
– Where was your concern when Arabs massacred over 400k in Yemen, or 350K in the Syria civil war or 500k in Iraq? Or you only care when Israel defends itself from terrorists that only want its extermination?
– Where was your concern when Palestinians were ejected from multiple Arab countries like Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt? And why do you think that not even their fellow Arabs want them?
There are no innocent Palestinians. Many Hamas civilians, participated in the October 7th massacre, all of them celebrated the massacre of Oct 7th, many held hostages in their homes, and despite that Israel offer 5 Millions for information about the hostages and not a single Palestinian came forward to expose where the hostages are.
If Hamas wanted peace and cared about Palestinians’ wellbeing, they would have surrendered and the hostages would already be home.
Your misinformation is dangerous and only helps to spread the terrorists’ propaganda.
When you do not know about the subject, it is better to refrain to silence that to be supporting the terrorists’ agenda. Unless you either are a supporter of antisemitism or are a supporter of terrorists…
I agree with all you said, Love and unity are the answer. ICE is the new Gestapo in this crazy modern world where the same mistakes are repeated. We all are equal at the end, we have the same needs, the same blood, and we all shed the same tears. Deep down in our essence we all humans are not different at all.
Hi Vishen. Wow, this is such a deeply divisive issue understandably. There is so much pain, both currently and historically involved in this on all sides of the story. Israel and Palestine. So much pain and human suffering. One human being who would no doubt be able to layer all this into some tangible context would be Ken Wilber in my opinion. All I know is that the grief, suffering and tradegy in this story is hard to bear as an observer, and it must be unbearable for anyone involved in either nation. Many years ago I had the good fortune to travel to Israel and Egypt, staying with a family in Israel with their three children. The woman was an Israeli, her husband was a Palestinian. They were the most kind, caring, beautiful people you could ever wish to meet, and also quite unique. It was 1989. It was a magical trip that flowed with unexpected grace. I was able to visit Jaffa, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. I also visited Egypt and experienced Ramadan at the time, walked through the poorer areas of Egypt and stayed in a two star hotel, sat up on the top of the pyramid during the light show, and rode on horseback around the Giza Plateau. Unbelievable, and the people? Mesmerizing in both countries. Years later I visited Ann Frank’s house in Amsterdam and was very moved by her story. Some of my descendants were Jewish. Three brothers travelled from Amsterdam to go to America at the time of the gold rush in the late 1800’s. The entire family that remained in Holland, were exterminated by the Nazi regime, some in Auschwitz, the rest in Sobibor during WW2. If it wasn’t for the three brothers emigrating, my family wouldn’t exist. I understand the human need to explore, to migrate, and to want to have a safe place to call home. A country, a nation, that sacred place to which we identify as ‘ours’. The wounds of history burn deep into the collective consciousness of nations, and serve to drive them in a deep desire to have that sacred place called home. That nation. The problem is that both nations have just as much right as the other and sadly, division born from past and present fear rather than unity from common love and values, is sadly more at play. Ken Wilber, The religion of tomorrow. It’s the book I am finally reading, after it languishing upon my bookshelf for five years. In there, in his philosophy and deeper understanding of human growth and evolution, both in the spiritual processes of waking up, and the more recently discovered values of human growing up, somewhere, lies our salvation. Humanity. Human compassion. Human connection and shared value. And then, far beyond that. Our connection to ever expanded comprehension of holarcic development, our connection with the expanded universe and everything in it. All I hope and ask is for us individually and collectively to be accountable. To be searingly honest with ourselves and each other, and whilst doing so, to be kind, compassion and forgiving to ourselves and each other. Pray, meditate, be active and do our own personal shadow work. Perhaps then we can connect more deeply with each other… Sending love and hope to all.
Thank you for sharing your story and your family’s history. I connect deeply to what you said about the human need for a safe home, that longing runs through Jewish history as much as through Palestinian lives. But this is where truth matters. Both peoples deserve dignity and peace, yet it is not equal when one side’s leadership openly calls for the destruction of the other. Israel has repeatedly sought peace and coexistence, while Hamas built its mission on hate and terror, proven most brutally on October 7.
When millions of people are told this is only about “fear on both sides,” it hides the ideology that fuels genocide against Jews. That erasure is dangerous for our existence, because it makes people believe our struggle to survive is just another chapter in a cycle of suffering, instead of a targeted attempt to annihilate us. Yes, we need compassion, kindness, and honesty, but compassion without truth keeps the wound open. Real healing can only begin when hate is named for what it is, and rejected completely.
I was already a fan of Mindvalley. Then I attended MindvalleyU in Amsterdam this summer and got to see you speak on stage many times; I became a bigger fan. Today I read this post and want to thank you for using your platform to speak up about what’s right, and what’s wrong; and it was all said in a way that held compassion and didn’t shame anyone. I appreciate you 🙏
1) Israel left Gaza in 2005—fully. All 21 Jewish communities were dismantled; the IDF withdrew. No “occupation” inside Gaza since then. Hamas then won elections (2006) and seized full control (2007).
2) Hamas’s doctrine rejects Jewish self-determination and glorifies “jihad.” The 1988 Covenant frames the conflict in explicitly eliminationist, religious terms—not a standard border dispute.
3) Years of rockets and cross-border attacks preceded 10/7. Israeli border towns endured chronic bombardment and trauma; Sderot kids have sky-high PTSD rates.
4) 10/7 was mass atrocity, including sexual violence. Independent reporting and legal teams have documented rape, mutilation, and executions—facts many “unity” essays conveniently downplay.
5) Hamas systematically embeds among civilians. This is not propaganda; it’s a long-running pattern documented by governments, investigators, and even some Hamas statements—while rights groups simultaneously remind Israel it must still obey IHL. Both things can be true.
On the email’s Nazi comparisons (why they fail)
Yoav Gallant’s “complete siege / human animals” line is real—and condemnable in tone—yet it was made in the immediate aftermath of 10/7 while announcing wartime measures. That’s not the same as a regime built on a program of genocide. Context matters.
Amichai Eliyahu’s “nuclear option” was a fringe remark. He was publicly slapped down and suspended from cabinet meetings. Nazi policy wasn’t an undisciplined one-off—it was the state’s core program.
Isaac Herzog’s line about Gazans’ responsibility has been hotly contested, and he’s said the ICJ twisted it. Quoting an embattled president mid-war as if it were Mein Kampf is rhetoric, not analysis.
Bottom line: ugly wartime rhetoric exists—and should be called out—but equating Israel with Nazism collapses history and motive. Israel’s polity includes Arab citizens, an independent press, and courts that can and do restrain the state. Hamas’s founding text and practice target Jews as such. Those are not symmetrical systems.
Compassion is important, but compassion without truth can become very dangerous. What was written here may sound balanced, but it erases key facts- that Hamas rules Gaza with the goal of destroying Jews, that Israel left Gaza in 2005, and that October 7 was not just “wrong” but a planned massacre. When millions read messages that skip over this reality, it spreads misinformation that fuels hate against Jewish people. True compassion means standing for peace while also naming the ideology of Hamas for what it is. Without that honesty, unity will never be real.
Thank you for the beautiful reminder Vishen. You are an inspiration for unity! This is the only logical evolution of us as a species and we need to be drivers and visionaries of this beautiful dream – One Planet! One Human race! United!
Thank you Vishen, for sharing, and for showing up for humanity… makes me think how communities like Mindvalley could use today’s networks not to divide, but to synchronize us. Imagine millions pausing together for a single breath — #OneBreath for Peace. Non-political, universally human. A calm field going viral, shifting the story from conflict to coherence.
Wasn’t Steve Jobs a Syrian boy who was adopted?
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful and powerful message.
I really like what you wrote Vishen. I’m Dutch and it’s so true that we need to unite. I cannot help thinking though that the focus (and absolutely correctly) of large parts of the world on what is happening in Gaza, which is absolutely awful in my view, does also create hate. Western people protesting (and I understand why) in the streets creates antisemitism in my view and that must be so terrifying for Jews, many of whom, are totally against what is happening in Gaza right now. I understand the protests, also by the media, but what I personally don’t understand is why I don’t see these protests in favour of for example the people in Yemen. Many brutally murdered and currently starving. Genocide as well. But also the situation in Sudan, the Ukraine and, for example, in Afghanistan where women are pushed into horrified situations, dehumanised. And the list goes on. I feel we should always protest for all people suffering. Absolutely show and talk about and protest against what is happening in Gaza, but also in these other places where war is devastating lives.
Well said, if this was not sponsored or politically backed protests, we should have seen some on Afghan women situation too; but not a single country,group or those who put Jews on target protest for anywhere else than Gaza.
There is Hindu genocide happening in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and nobody speaks against them.
Even when movies (The Kashmir Files, The Bengal Files) are made to build awareness and bring the stories to masses, they are banned by and those in power or those who don’t want truth to be told or to be held responsible or avoid making hard decisions.
It’s like Germans saying they don’t want halocast story to be told, because its a GermoPhobia;
N puts them in bad light, so don’t call it out!!
But history and truth needs
I agree with you that suffering anywhere deserves attention- Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan and many more. But what makes this situation different is that Hamas is not simply another political faction. Their charter openly calls for the elimination of Jews, not coexistence. On October 7, they carried out atrocities that the world still struggles to process. Israel left Gaza in 2005 and wanted peace. Hamas took that opportunity to build terror tunnels, rockets, and an ideology of hate.
When people equate Israel’s struggle to survive with every other conflict, it blurs the truth. That blurring is dangerous, because it fuels antisemitism around the world. Jewish people are again being targeted simply for being Jewish. Protesting for human rights must never turn into excusing or minimizing a terror group whose mission is extermination. If we want true compassion and peace, we need to start with clarity about who is keeping this war alive.
I couldn’t, or rather didnt want to believe that anywhere in the world, but especially in America would ban Anne’s Diary. I double checked, and it is some version with pictures or something, but not the original. Looks like it is still on the recommended list for 6-8th grade.
Although it is some other version of the book, it still speaks to the fact we, as Americans, who have had the opportunity to shine a light in this world of utter, not just darkness, but . . . With darkness you can just flip a switch. We have added to the atrocities of the world. Those of us who are banning together with our little flicker of a flame can’t say our flame is too small and let it be blown out.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you for speaking out about the rise of tyranny and fascism. It’s unfortunate that the New Age movement has many parallels with eugenics – but your words show that it doesn’t have to be that way.
It’s refreshing to find a leader with a voice in the spirituality movement who is willing to say what needs to be said: that fascism is on the rise, but that we are capable of changing that, of rising up and staring down the darkness once again.
I didn’t know about the origins of the Quest/Mindvalley app, but I am even more in awe of it now than I was before. And as a descendant of concentration camp survivors (both sets of grandparents), I thank you again. I will never, ever stop raising my voice against the fearful propaganda that helps hate rise.
Unfortunately you described our reality with perfection and yes I agree with you 100% it is time that people get in unity to pray to put our energy as one to vend this reality an take over in the name of the All mighty. God bless you and your family.
When I first read the paper it was a little disturbing to hear politics through mindvalley, as anyone a part of any mindvalleys programs should have an understanding to the importance of not interacting, to avoid fuiling the flame. When I continued reading the article I saw the twist and to how vishon brought this all to unity and oness. This is finding the lesson in the hardship so we can detach and move forward, but when quoting phrases the message you wrote is extremely applicable here. Whether the truth or not it is spreading hate, but we all make mistakes and we can’t erase that but what we can do is apologize and move on. If God gives us second chances constantly I believe so are we all capable in giving second chances. As long as we do not repeat the mistake but rather learn and grow from it we will be heading for better resolutions.
Comparing Israeli politicians to nazis is something not OK since there is always a second side and although we live in a time that words speak louder then actions, I think it’s important for us to remember words turn into actions – I highly believe this is where we have the issues. With nazis their words turned into destruction as they were coming from the ego. With Israeli politicians their words turned into an endless stream of healing from the core, as their words came from pain from the loss of family. through the country coming together Israel is probably one of the few countries that understand the power of unity, it’s their survival mechanism and how they survived attack after attack, while still providing for the attackers. Unlike what the media shows Israel’s oneness does not just include jews, as anyone that has visited will say. When we share a common goal of understanding we are all one, we can all live amongst each other and start to truly live life. Healing starts from within, the first step to healing others is healing one’s self. This is exactly what is happening in israel, they may have made mistakes but they realized nothi g will change if we dont first heal ourselves, and that is exactly what they are doing. Unfortunately we do live amongst evil, since that turns into the driving force that brings forth programs like mindvalley. War is never the answer but if someone held a gun to those pushing for unity we are forced and I believe it is our duty for the sake of oneness to try to get him to put down the gun but at times we are left with no choice but to protect ourselves, for many of us are brainwashed and it is not easy to stop someone acting out of brainwashed beliefs. The IDF is not like most countries soldiers, they dont fight from ego, they are a nation from oneness and go out to fight so their families can cotinue on, they fight for something way deeper then winning. In Israeli they actually don’t consider a war won if they loose even 1 soldier or if they had to take a life, to them that’s already a loss. They fight for the right to exist, and not on a personal level but on a universal level. Look at all there inventions in mental health and wellness, in high tech, in sustainability, in aggreculture. If they would stop fearing the world and work on shining their light, they are 1 of the few countries that has shown they are 100% capable of sustaining themselves, but Instead they choose to rely on other countries only for they truly believe we are one. As a healer and not wanting to beleive the news I visited israel and palastine, even got to go into gaza, and I got to see the raw footage. How the press manipulates situations, as they video the IDF shooting kids, but while standing there you very clearly saw where the shot came from as hamas chooses at times to shoot their own because they understand propaganda. Talking about walls put up, i spoke with many Palestinians, and yes some of them, talked about life before the war, but unfortunately until we get the disease we dont take care of ourselves. Same here, boundaries were crossed and the disease spread, israel had no choice but to protect themselves, and they tried walls before it turned i to an epidemic. If israel wouldnt try to live amongst the Palestinians they wouldnt have so many terrorists attacks within there own little country. So to with america the mexican wall kept their boarder safe, and since they took it down their situation talks for themselves. In the world there is good and evil, but in reality it is the same thing as its one continnum. It started as one and over life times we created this division. The good are humble so they close themselves up so they dont get influenced but that allows the evil to rise. As the cycle continues Its the evil that awakes the good and as they stand up we can reach a balance between the two. I believe we are made of one, but we also cant just knock down walls when we know there are hungry lions waiting on the other side. We must first look into why the lions are not being fed. If its because the country has no food then we must ask why is that so. In these cases it comes down to taking responsibility, they made need help but sending food teaches the exact opposite, im not responsible including for my actions and now that im broken its everyone elses responsibility to come and help. That leads to curruption and hungry lions. Instead they must be taught the simple lessons of life, what we give the universe is what we recieve. We must start to respect nature once again. Children should be having an education and that starts with having teachers that teach the importance of life and the worlds survival mechanism. We say global warming is destroying the world.. to much gases and heat – energy is destroying the ozone layer, we must wake up because in reality is the heat of conflict, hatred? Is acid rain the sky’s crying for us to wake up? Healing starts with each one of us, choosing yes to take responsibility for our actions, not the actions of others, healing our essence and as we grow we can we can become a part of the teachers. May we be able to reach these outcomes and pray all those that are brainwashed can heal. May we all find the light from within to shine, may we have the courage to love and may we merit to learn to accept one another for whom they are. May we all have the power to stand for our authentic self’s and show up on a personal communual and universal level. Creating connections forming bonds and uniting the world one link at a time. Together may we create a loving, harmonious universe we can all live on, thriving in oneness.
Well said!
Thank you for your clear reminder to us that we are all good. We need to be vigilant when people in power lie to us and create an atmosphere of fear and every nation and every person for him/herself. Yes, this present situation in the US and in Gaza is very much what Hitler (and other authoritarian regimes) created in the past. We know that history and said “Never Again!” and here we are allowing it to be repeated. We are waiting for good people to wake up and stop this insanity.
Dear Vishen,
I hope you read this as I just finished reading your email and found it really upsetting— the way you used Anne Frank’s story in connection with the current war between Israel and Hamas.
As someone whose family was annihilated by the Nazis, it hit a nerve. Anne Frank wasn’t a symbol—she was a young girl who was murdered for being Jewish. Comparing her story to a very different and deeply complex conflict is deeply disturbing. I say this with respect, but also with real concern.
I’d like to think you’re someone who values truth and does your best to understand both sides. Maybe the info you’ve been hearing is just one version of the story, and you haven’t had the chance to really look into what’s going on in Israel, or hear from Israelis themselves. So I just wanted to offer a few facts and thoughts that often get left out of the conversation:
Israel vs. Hamas is not Israel vs. Gaza. Israel is fighting Hamas—a terrorist group that hides behind civilians and has embedded itself in schools, hospitals, and homes. That makes it incredibly hard to fight them without civilians getting hurt, which I hate—but it’s also a deliberate tactic by Hamas.
The IDF actually goes to great lengths to avoid civilian deaths. They make phone calls, send text alerts, drop leaflets—telling people to evacuate areas before strikes. No other military does that. By the standards of urban warfare, the civilian-to-combatant casualty ratio is shockingly low. Not perfect—but considering the environment, it’s clear they’re trying.
The casualty numbers? Most come straight from Hamas-controlled sources. Even Western media and intelligence agencies have admitted that these numbers are often inflated or unreliable.
And October 7th was not just an attack. It was a massacre. Babies beheaded, people raped and burned alive, families slaughtered. Entire communities wiped out in a day. I’ve seen footage that I can’t unsee. Israel isn’t responding with hate—it’s responding with pain and fear and the need to make sure that never happens again.
I’m not saying everything is black and white—it’s not. War is horrible, and I deeply feel for every innocent person caught in the middle. But there’s a real difference between defending yourself and deliberately targeting civilians, and it’s important not to blur that line.
If you’re open to it, I’d love to share more—articles, videos. Even better, I’d really encourage you to visit the region some day. It changes everything when you see it up close and talk to people on the ground.
I really hope we can keep this conversation open. I know you care about truth, and this is too important to get wrong.
Warmly,
Sarah Perl