Sichos HaRan - Class Trip with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Eating, Redeemed! (Class Trip With Rebbe Nachman #85 - SH 87, 88)
Jan 10, 2024
They explore how eating can become a sacred, intimate encounter with the Divine rather than a mundane act. The talk links Yamim Noraim intensity to deeper Sukkot receptivity and describes the esrog as a vessel for spiritual wisdom. Topics include marrow-rooted intellect, lulav shaking drawing wisdom into the esrog, flipping the table as a sign of speech in exile, and living with continuous emunah.
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High-Holy-Day Crying Fills The Esrog
- Rabbi Nachman links intense Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur devotion to the esrog's spiritual beauty.
- Deep crying on the High Holidays prepares Am Yisrael to receive and reflect divine wisdom in the esrog.
Mind Draws From Wisdom In The Bones
- 'Seichel' (intellect) draws life-force from the marrow ('moach sheba'atzamos') according to Rabbi Nachman.
- A man whose intellect remains 'in the bones' can be completed by a wife's pragmatic wisdom drawn from that same marrow.
Octopus Example To Explain 'Moach' Metaphor
- Yaakov Klein recounts an aquarium visit and octopus fact to illustrate different thinking modes.
- He uses the octopus example to contrast human brain-based thought with 'moach sheba'atzamos' imagery.
