Depression

HH

A few of my friends have complained of suffering from depression, and I always felt that this comes with the turf of fighting to reveal the ultimate redemption of Na Nach into the world, obviously the evil realm will do its utmost to crush them, may HY the all merciful One save us. However, Rabbainu revealed another way of understanding this, and that is almost the very opposite; the depression is not the work of the evil realm, but rather it is Hashem Yisburach revealing to the person the state and the plight of the Shechina! Rabbainu says that when a person realizes this, even though the pain may be great, he will be overcome with ecstasy in the realization that he is privileged to be privy to such a direct revelation from HY. May HY save us from such things, and may we work harder and more effectively on bringing respite to the horrible plight of general state of affairs of the world which are unfortunately very shrouded in the all types of darkness.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Galus (exile) mentality

HH it seems to me that the general feeling and attitude even amongst the most observant and pious is that the attainment of Ruach Hakodesh and the Temple is something of a special luxury, a special merit, almost the zenith or utopia that is at the very extreme limit of achievement.
That is extreme galus mentality which comes from thousands of years of disappointment and bearing of exile.
The fact of the matter is God roars - get a good image of that - great Divine roaring of tremendous anguish - even now everyday over the pitiful state of the Divine Presence and the lack of the Temple - both literally and figuratively in the correlation of the temple in each Jew which is their seat of holy intellect and Divine inspiration. Hashem is literally so to speak screaming in agony, this not just a simple lack of luxury and utopia.
Get a feeling for it, and take up the holy battle cry Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman!

Indifference and apathy

HH

Many today suffer from complete lack of will; complete indifference and apathy, they feel that G"F life is overated and can't find resolve to pursue even the truth they know to be absolute. So know this: the indifference and apathy is itself the house of the Divine Presence. If a person suffers from apathy - in today's times, chances are that he his mamash - in actuality - standing right alongside the Divine Presence!

This I learned from the first Story of Rabbi Nachman of Ancient Times - The Lost Princess, where the King slipped and said that the No Good should take his daughter, and after years of searching the second to the king found her in a very beautiful castle, which was set up with precision, and laden with all amenities. The question is why is this castle considered the place of No Good? Someone by the name of Freid explained that it is because there is no desire and will there. The viceroy had been searching ardently for years, and when he finds her in this castle, he is not moved at all, he eats and goes to sleep! From this we learn that the Divine Presence is hidden in a facade of utter apathy!

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Uman

HH
It is so incredibly amazing that Rabbainu is in Uman. Uman is a word with such holy import throughout the Torah, written and oral. The Russian language is the most impure, they don't even have a full and proper Hey and Yud (from what I'm told, but I understand there might be something). Russia in the Holy Tongue means an evil person and the most common Russian words all have terrible meanings in the Holy Tongue, e.g. 'davoy' in Hebrew is the opposite of Hod, and it means mournful. 'charasha' means deaf. 'Kiev' means pain. Not to mention all the names, places, and words which are so long and complicated it is extremely difficult for a westerner to even pronounce them. And in the heart of this appears a simple and ultra positive meaningful city 'Uman' which means faith or the Creator, amongst other things. And the name of the street by the holy tomb of Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman is called Pushkina which means here is the Divine Presence!
Mind boggling!
Fortunate is the believer in the holy petek, and regardless of one's beliefs this is absolutely phenomenal above and beyond comprehension.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman

Spiritual Orga*m

HH

The holy Torah reveals that a person binding his (/her) soul to the One Merciful G-d can have many different experiences. G-d presents Himself in the world in both a feminine and masculine attitude. The feminine presence, is the Divine Presence known as the Shechina which "rests" in the world -- the Glory of G-d, the Jewish People of Israel as a whole are a reflection of the Shechina. The masculine presence, the husband of the Shechina, is the hand and spirit of G-d emanating and projecting from Above. The Tzadik incorporates and plays the role as a chariot and vehicle for the masculine, and directly fertilizes the Shechina, cultivating her and providing her with her every need. Those who have attained such a status will not be needing to read my whimsy words.

Although the Shechina is a feminine presence, that is only with regard to the Spiritual worlds above, but with regard to the worlds underneath it, the Shechina plays a very masculine role providing and taking care of the universe as we know it. Therefore when a person binds himself to the Divine, if he is deserving he will experience the presence of the Shechina, the Shechina will be projecting to him, which means that the person will be on the receiving end, just as a female receives from a male. If the person manages not only to bind himself, but to actually achieve an encounter of complete relationship to the satisfaction of a complete devotion, there will be a spiritual orga*m. For males this will take more time and devotion to master, because men in their physical role are designed to experience the spontaneous gratification which culminates with very tangible expression, which is not going to be forthcoming spiritually. It will take them much time to even realize they have achieved a strong relationship. Whereas women, physically do not so much aim for and definitely do not depend on a dramatic clima*, but rather grow and develop their feelings with intensity, warming and getting hotter, all the while basking in the pleasure of what is being done to/with/for them. Therefore women have an outright advantage in achieving meaningful union with the Divine. They are more at home and natural to this relationship. This could be working reasoning to what our Sages revealed that Sarah's prophecy was superior to her husband's - Abraham (of course this is only with respect to the Shechina, whereas Abraham's main role would be as the tzadik, which attends to the Shechina). When a man to feel tears spurting from his eyes he will not naturally associate that with orga*m, but a woman will revel and delight even as if reacting from physical stimulation.

May the Glory of G-d be revealed to the whole world, may we merit to bask in His Presence!

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman

Experiencing G-d

HH
The Talmud (Shabbos 119a) relates how certain sages would prepare for the Shabbos saying to themselves that if they would be receiving the greats of the generation they would certainly prepare accordingly, so too they must preprare for the Shabbos.

This is good way for one to get a handle of the magnitude of experiencing G-d. Imagine that you get notice that some very powerful person will be visiting you shortly to appoint you over his whole enterprise, and then another such notification regarding another personage, etc.. Getting visited by G-d Almighty means that He who creates and runs the whole world is meeting with you.

The more a person fathoms the magnitude of G-d, this itself is the vessel which is immediately filled by G-d's Presence.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!