The Greatness of HY

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Rabbainu spoke of the importance of contemplating the greatness of HY. This avoda is placed prominently at the beginning of the holy work Sichos Huran. In Likutay Moharan, Rabbainu states that one who has achieved any conception of the greatness of HY will scoff at the greatest temptations of the flesh, and even if he were to be presented with an opportunity to privately fulfill the most lustful cravings, he would not even consider it.

In the story of ancient times, of the son of a king and a son of a maidservant who were exchanged, the son of the king comes to a certain level of understanding of the greatness of HY when he says, on the contrary - "Just the reverse. If it is so, that Hashem Yisburach can indeed do such a thing, that they should exchange a king's son, and such things should befall him - do I turn myself to behave this way?! Is it right, what I have done? Does it befit me that I should behave thus, the way I have done?" And he began to have great anguish and strong remorse over the evil deeds he had done. 

[certainly today we can see HY's greatness, with JB et al...]

When contemplating HY one can interject every so often a technique used in hypnosis, stating in the mind or out load, double or ten times stronger.

One chasidic master upon contemplating the greatness of HY was seized with so much fear, all but two of his teeth fell out, and he referred to those teeth as the wicked ones....

Rabbainu was always shaking from fear of HY, so much so, that when he rested his hand on the table, it also shook, as did the people leaning on it.

May we merit, in merit of the holy Petek Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman

The right balance to introduce HY into your life

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Rabbainu made a big revelation in the beginning of the second volume of Likutay Moharan. The holiness of the Temple is not because HY constricted Himself to be there, rather since the temple is so beautiful and magnificent, HY extends holiness there. The difference here is extremely profound to the way we live our lives.

Man is created in the image and design of the Temple, and the big question is how he will merit to have HY preside-reign-pervade in and over his little Temple. There is one school of thought held by the scholarly, that almost rules out any real association of a person to the Divine Presence. They do not G-d forbid deny that G-d dwells in the world and that good deeds and Torah learning earn His attention and companionship, but they see this relationship as something beyond a person’s grasp to actually work on it directly, it is something that they consider a Divine consideration not something mere humans can understand, whomever or wherever HY deems worthy for reasons and considerations only He can fathom, there He will be.

The Baal Shem Tov came to dispel such despair, self-abasement, and false humility. The Baal Shem Tov crusaded to make known that even the most distant and alienated person can and should have a very intimate relationship with HY, and can very readily merit to have HY preside over his life, fully interacting with him in all his affairs.

Rabbainu revelation here cements the foundations for a person to be a Temple mamash. As long as people are mistaken to believe that the Temple held a special constriction of HY, then it is certainly out of reach, sure we must believe and do what we can to do His Will and only His Will, but we have no real connection to Him, for HY is completely above any paradigm of His creation, and according to this mistaken opinion that the Temple is a special constriction, that means that the only special connection one can have with HY, is for HY to make a special constriction for Him, and who can merit to such a thing? So this school of thought does their best to trek through life, doing the mitzvos and Torah as best as they can, hoping that they are fulfilling the Divine Desire, and that they will merit to ultimately be with HY. However, in truth, the Temple is not a special constriction of HY, for HY constricted Himself to be the very space of all creation, and the Temple exists in this space, and only because of its beauty, its special design and configuration that HY revealed in the Torah, because of this magnificence HY draws extra special holiness to preside-reign-pervade there. Knowing this a person can understand that the more he grooms himself, fixing his character and his fulfillment of the Torah and mitzvos, the more he will merit directly to draw extra special attention and holiness from HY.

May we merit, in the merit of Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman!

Nanach on the Torah Portion of Yisro - references to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

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Torah Portion of Yisro – פרשת יתרו – Yisro

19:1 בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָי: On this day they came to the Sinai Desert.

Everyday there is the Torah is received a new, one must strengthen with new will every day

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Blessings of the Morning 5:63

19:2 וַיָּבֹאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינַי וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר: And they came to the Sinai Desert and they camped in the desert.

The reason why the Torah was given specifically in the desert

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Collecting Debt from Orphans 3:8

19:2 וַיִּחַן שָׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶד הָהָר: And Israel camped there opposite the mountain.

Unity is necessary because in order to attain conception of the Divine many vessels are needed, and every person is a vessel unlike any other

If one looks at the bad in another and doesn't search for his good, there aren't vessels to contain the light

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Damages 4:11

19:8 וַיַּעֲנוּ כָל הָעָם יַחְדָּו וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה' נַעֲשֶׂה וַיָּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶת דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל ה': 9 – ט: וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָּא אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַב הֶעָנָן בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע הָעָם בְּדַבְּרִי עִמָּךְ וְגַם בְּךָ וכו' וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה אֶת דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל השם: And the entire nation responded in unison and they said, “everything which Hashem said we will do,” and Moshe relayed the words of the nation to Hashem. 9: And Hashem said to Moshe, “Behold I am coming to you in the thickness of the cloud, in order that the nation will hear when I speak with you, and also in you etc.,” and Moshe said the words of the nation to Hashem.

The main test of bechira (free choice) especially by the tzadik is in the correct decision making

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 190

19:15 הֱיוּ נְכֹנִים לִשְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים: Be prepared for three days (from now).

The preparation for Matan (the giving of the) Torah was to constrict the great light, which is the essential task of man in the lower world, to constrict the light of Ain Sof (the No Limit – the Infinite One B”H) through the Torah and receive it cumulatively

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha (afternoon) 7:35

19:18 וְהַר סִינַי עָשַׁן כֻּלּוֹ וגומר: And all of Mount Sinai was smoking.

The fire and sounding of the shofar was in order to burn the klipos (husks – external forces) of evil by means of the fire of mishpat (justice/judgment)

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Converts 3

19:21 פֶּן יֶהֶרְסוּ: Lest they break through.

The warning “lest they break through” is because too much light is destruction

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Nedarim (vows) 3

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Even though they might be truthful it is necessary to know that there is an enormous difference between them and the true tzaddik

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interest 3

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It is necessary to be proficient in returning (down from a high) not to break the boundaries

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessings on Fruit 5:20

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Not to break through and enter the border of a friend, not on the way up/in nor on the way out

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Shabbos 7:74

19:24 וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן: And you shall ascend, you and Aaron.

It is impossible to enter the company/arena of the tzadik and understand his ways

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interest 5:38

20:8 זָכוֹר אֶת יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת לְקַדְּשׁוֹ: Remember the day of Shabbos to sanctify it.

The main holiness of Israel is the holiness of Shabbos

All the ways to happiness are very radiant on Shabbos

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Boundaries 6

20:9 שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וְעָשִׂיתָ כָּל מְלַאכְתֶּךָ: Six days you shall work and you shall do all you work.

Specifically through the six days of work there is Shabbos, specifically through the existence of falsehood which needs to be culled to glean the truth from the falsehood

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Hiring Workers 5:1

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Likutay Halachos, Laws of Oaths 2:7

20:10 וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת וגומר: And the seventh day is Shabbos etc..

Explanation of how Shabbos in the aspect of Malchus (Kingdom – usually the lowest attribute) is higher than the weekdays

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Circumcision 4:13

20:10 וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לה' אֱלֹקיךָ: And the seventh day is Shabbos of Hashem your G-d.

Shabbos is unrestrained from the evil realm

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 139

20:10 וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לַהשם אֱלֹקיךָ לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כָל מְלָאכָה וגומר: And the seventh day is Shabbos of Hashem your G-d do not do any work etc..

The prohibition against work on Shabbos is because on Shabbos there is no culling of holy sparks

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Synagogue 5:32

20:12 כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ: Honor your father and your mother so that  you lengthen your days.

Even though it would have been better not coming into the world it is very well worth it even for the most slightest achievement of the lowest of the low

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Oaths 2:8

20:17 וּבַעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה יִרְאָתוֹ עַל פְּנֵיכֶם לְבִלְתִּי תֶחֱטָאוּ: And in order that His fear (/awe) should be upon your faces so that you don't sin.

At the very least raise the fallen fear to the fear of G-d and raise your fear of G-d to awe of his lofty grandeur

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Kosher Animal 4:5

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One must be abashed before HY, even still one must not be deterred by shame from asking forgiveness after sinning however severely

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Loans 3:4

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Abashment before Hashem to the extent that one's face turns colors

Sichos (Words of) Rabbi Nachman 168

20:18 וַיַּעֲמֹד הָעָם מֵרָחֹק וּמֹשֶׁה נִגַּשׁ אֶל הָעֲרָפֶל וגומר: And the nation stood at a distance and Moshe approached the thick cloud etc..

There is a thick cloud which prevents a person from drawing close to HY, however it is necessary to enter there because also there Hashem is found

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 115

20:21 בְּכָל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת שְׁמִי אָבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ: Wherever I (permit) mention (of) My Name, I will come to you and bless you.

When one remembers and believes that Hashem Yisburach is found in every place and everything, then one is blessed and protected from all evil

Laws of a Renter 3

 Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Anticipate God

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Everyone has what they look forward to, whether it's making money, watching a movie, or whatever. The point is that one should make his main anticipation connecting with Hashem Yisburach. Even if it is only going to be for a few moments, that should be his highlight and what he craves and looks forward to. The coffee, tea, or whatever else it is that helps make him alert and more cognizant, should be only to prepare for this encounter. When reviewing one's day and evaluating how it went, the major factor weighing in should primarily be just this - how well did he connect today with HY, was it stronger than previously, the same or Gf less? What new technique did he learn, what new understanding of HY did he gain? How is he going to connect stronger next time, and in between...

Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman