Take Off - a parable

HH

There's a short video clip I just saw, may this be the last and worst of my sins, of a little bird frantically trying to fly off the rail it is perched upon, vigorously and ardently flapping its wings,  but alas apparently its legs are frozen to the bar and it can't get free. So someone cupped their hand around the little bird and blew warm air in until its feet were unfrozen from the rail, and then let the bird fly off.
So it is with our service of Hashem, we can be doing powerful good deeds and Torah learning, but if we are frozen to our place we will not be able to take off, to ascend and fly. We need to be cupped by a Hand and blown upon with His warmth, and then we will be free to fly.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman!

The big avoda of chilling out

HH

Rabbi Nachman said that it is easy for him to fire up and reach out to HY -- "ratzo", his effort is expended in the "shoav" -- coming down, and bringing into play all the newly achieved G-dliness.

It used to be that winter was the main time of need for energy, today the summer is much more exerting. The world is conforming and warming up to Rabbainu, it's finding it easier to get fired up, and harder to chill out.

We gotto really tune in to the Rebbe and follow his every nuance.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!