לִפְעָמִים הַגָּדוֹל הוֹלֵךְ וְנוֹסֵעַ לְהַקָּטָן, וְלִפְעָמִים לְהֵפֶךְ.
When the Great Travel to the Small
Sometimes the tzaddik travels to his followers, and sometimes they come to him. When the great goes to the small it shows his greatness: his light is so strong that he must lower himself so it can be received, as Moshe, the humblest of men, did even before great men like Yehoshua and Aharon. The tzaddik lights up the small one's constricted mind into an expanded mind, with a shining face or, when needed, with hardship; his own lowering is only for a moment, while the small one is raised for good, like an extinguished candle brought close to a burning flame.
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לִפְעָמִים הַגָּדוֹל הוֹלֵךְ וְנוֹסֵעַ לְהַקָּטָן, וְלִפְעָמִים לְהֵפֶךְ. דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים הַצַּדִּיק נוֹסֵעַ עַל הַמְּדִינָה וּמֵאִיר לְהַתַּלְמִידִים, וְלִפְעָמִים הַתַּלְמִידִים בָּאִים אֶצְלוֹ.
וְדַע, שֶׁזֹּאת הַבְּחִינָה הִיא גְּדוֹלָה, דְּהַיְנוּ כְּשֶׁהַגָּדוֹל נוֹסֵעַ לְהַקָּטָן, זֹאת הַבְּחִינָה הִיא גְּדוֹלָה בְּיוֹתֵר. כִּי זֶה פָּשׁוּט שֶׁהַקָּטָן צָרִיךְ לָבוֹא לְהַגָּדוֹל, כִּי הוּא צָרִיךְ לְקַבֵּל מִמֶּנּוּ. אַךְ לִפְעָמִים אוֹרוֹ שֶׁל הַגָּדוֹל הוּא גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מְאֹד, עַד שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַקָּטָן לְקַבֵּל מִן הַגָּדוֹל בִּמְקוֹמוֹ מֵחֲמַת רִבּוּי הָאוֹר הַגָּדוֹל מְאֹד, עַל־כֵּן מֻכְרָח הַגָּדוֹל לְהוֹרִיד וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן וְלֵילֵךְ אַחֲרָיו, כְּדֵי שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יִתְמַעֵט וְיִתְגַּשֵּׁם הָאוֹר קְצָת, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל הַקָּטָן לְקַבְּלוֹ. נִמְצָא כְּשֶׁהַגָּדוֹל צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ לְהַקָּטָן, זֶהוּ מִגֹּדֶל עֹצֶם מַעֲלָתוֹ מְאֹד כַּנַּ"ל.
וּמֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, הָיָה גָּדוֹל בְּמַעֲלָה כָּל־כָּךְ, עַד שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ לִפְנֵי גְּדוֹלִים הָיָה צָרִיךְ לְהַקְטִין עַצְמוֹ וּלְהַרְאוֹת הַכְנָעָה נֶגְדָּם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (במדבר י״ב:ג׳): וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה עָנָו מְאֹד מִכָּל הָאָדָם וְכוּ'; הַיְנוּ אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁגַּם הֵם הָיוּ גְּדוֹלִים מְאֹד, כְּגוֹן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְאַהֲרֹן, עִם כָּל זֶה הָיָה מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, בְּמַעֲלָה גְּדוֹלָה וַעֲצוּמָה מְאֹד, עַד שֶׁהֻכְרַח לְהַקְטִין עַצְמוֹ וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ נֶגְדָּם, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכְלוּ לְקַבֵּל אוֹרוֹ כַּנַּ"ל. וְזֶה בְּחִינַת (מגילה לא): בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹצֵא גְּדֻלָּתוֹ, שָׁם אַתָּה מוֹצֵא עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ – שֶׁבְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ גַּדְלוּת בְּיוֹתֵר, שָׁם צָרִיךְ עֲנָוָה וְקַטְנוּת, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכְלוּ לְקַבֵּל הָאוֹר כַּנַּ"ל.
וְהִנֵּה כְּשֶׁהַקָּטָן בָּא לִפְנֵי הַגָּדוֹל כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל מִמֶּנּוּ, וַאֲזַי הַגָּדוֹל מֵאִיר בּוֹ. וְעִקָּר הַדָּבָר לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֹּחִין דְּקַטְנוּת מֹחִין דְּגַדְלוּת, דְּהַיְנוּ לְהָאִיר בְּהַקָּטָן, לְהַגְדִּיל דַּעְתּוֹ, שֶׁיִּתְגַּדֵּל מִקַּטְנוּתוֹ וְיִהְיֶה נַעֲשֶׂה גָּדוֹל, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁיָּבוֹא לְמֹחִין דְּגַדְלוּת, שֶׁזֶּהוּ בְּחִינַת הַמְתָּקָה.
וְלִפְעָמִים מֵאִיר בּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי הֶאָרַת פָּנִים וְנֶחָמוֹת, שֶׁמֵּאִיר לוֹ פָּנָיו בְּפָנִים שׂוֹחֲקוֹת, אַנְפִּין נְהִירִין, וְלִפְעָמִים אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְקַבֵּל עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה, וְהוּא בִּבְחִינַת: אָעָא דְּלָא דָּלִיק, מְבַטְשִׁין לֵהּ, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְהָאִיר בּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי יִסּוּרִין, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְיַסְּרוֹ וּלְבַזּוֹתוֹ, כְּדֵי לְבַטֵּל אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקַבֵּל.
וְדַע, כִּי אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁהַגָּדוֹל צָרִיךְ לְהוֹרִיד עַצְמוֹ וּלְבַטֵּל עַצְמוֹ קְצָת מִגַּדְלוּתוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל הַקָּטָן לְקַבֵּל, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן אֵין נֶחֱשָׁב זֶה הַגֵּרָעוֹן וְהַהֶפְסֵד שֶׁל הַגָּדוֹל, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְבַטֵּל אוֹרוֹ לְפִי שָׁעָה, כְּנֶגֶד הַתִּקּוּן שֶׁנַּעֲשֶׂה בְּהַקָּטָן, שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנוֹ וּמַגְדִּילוֹ. כִּי בִּטּוּל וְקַטְנוּת הַגָּדוֹל הוּא רַק לְפִי שָׁעָה וְאַחַר־כָּךְ חוֹזֵר לְמַעֲלָתוֹ, וְהוּא מְתַקֵּן וּמַגְדִּיל אֶת הַקָּטָן לְגַמְרֵי כַּנַּ"ל:
וְיֵשׁ חִלּוּקִים בְּעִנְיַן קַטְנּוּת וְהַכְנָעַת הַגָּדוֹל אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן, כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל אוֹרוֹ כַּנַּ"ל, כִּי הַכֹּל לְפִי הָעִנְיָן: לִפְעָמִים הוּא בִּתְנוּעָה בְּעָלְמָא, וְלִפְעָמִים צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ וְלִנְסֹעַ אֵלָיו, וְהַכֹּל לְפִי הָעִנְיָן. כְּמוֹ נֵר שֶׁכָּבָה, כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ קְצָת אוֹר, עֲדַיִן יְכוֹלִין לְהַדְלִיקוֹ, רַק עַל־יְדֵי מַה שֶּׁמְּקָרְבִין אוֹתוֹ קְצָת לַנֵּר הַדּוֹלֵק, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁאוֹחֲזִין אוֹתוֹ לְמַטָּה אֵצֶל נֵר הַדּוֹלֵק, כַּיָּדוּעַ בְּחוּשׁ, וְזֶה מֵחֲמַת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ עֲדַיִן קְצָת אוֹר, אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאֵין בּוֹ שׁוּם אוֹר, אֵין יְכוֹלִין לְהַדְלִיקוֹ מֵרָחוֹק, כִּי אִם כְּשֶׁמְּקָרְבִין אוֹתוֹ מַמָּשׁ לְהָאוֹר אוֹ לְהֵפֶךְ וְכוּ':
Hebrew text: Likutei Moharan Tinyana - rabenubook.com via Sefaria (Public Domain) · Sefaria. Names of Hashem are written in the customary form.
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Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah thirty eight: when the great travel to the small.
Sometimes the tzaddik travels to his followers. That shows how great he is.
His light is so strong that he must lower himself, so the small one can receive it.
Like Moshe, the humblest of men: wherever you find greatness, you find humility.
A candle that has gone out must be brought right up to the flame to catch again.
Our own reflection: true greatness bends down, so that others can rise.
Explainer
Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah thirty eight: sometimes the great one travels to the small one, and sometimes the reverse.
Sometimes the tzaddik travels through the land and shines his light on his followers; sometimes they come to him. Rebbe Nachman says that the first is greater.
It is natural for the small to come to the great, to receive. But sometimes the great one's light is so strong that the small one cannot receive it in its place. So the great one must lower himself and go to him, so the light becomes a little smaller, a little more physical, and can be received.
Moshe Rabbeinu was so great that he had to make himself small even before great men like Yehoshua and Aharon, so they could receive his light. The man Moshe was very humble. As the Sages say: wherever you find His greatness, there you find His humility.
What does the great one do for the small? He turns a narrow, constricted mind into an expanded one. That is a sweetening.
Sometimes with a shining face, a smile, words of comfort. And sometimes the small one cannot receive that way, like wood that will not catch fire and has to be split. Then the light comes through hardship and humbling, to break him so he can receive.
The great one's loss, lowering himself, is nothing compared with the repair of the small one. His lowering is only for a moment, and then he returns to his place; but the small one is repaired and raised for good.
How much lowering is needed depends. Sometimes a gesture is enough; sometimes he must travel. Like a candle that went out: if it still glows a little, hold it near the flame and it catches. If there is no light left at all, it must be brought right up to the flame.
Some reflections of our own, not a quotation. True greatness bends down. A good teacher, a good parent, comes close to where the other person is. And if your own light feels out, don't stay far away: come close to the flame.
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— Part 1: When the Great Travel to the Small —
Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah thirty eight. A shiur in one part: when the great one travels to the small, humility, and the candle brought close to the flame.
Gold is Rebbe Nachman's own words, from Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah thirty eight. Grey is a verse or teaching he quotes. Green is our own explanation. The Hebrew is the public-domain text from Sefaria; the English is our own paraphrase.
Sometimes the great one goes and travels to the small one, and sometimes the reverse: sometimes the tzaddik travels through the land and shines on his students, and sometimes the students come to him.
And know that this way is great: when the great one travels to the small one, this way is greater still. For it is simple that the small one must come to the great one, since he needs to receive from him.
But sometimes the great one's light is so very great that the small one cannot receive from him in his place, because of the abundance of that great light. So the great one must lower and humble himself before the small one and go after him, so that the light is lessened and becomes a little more physical, and the small one can receive it. So when the great one must go to the small one, it is from his very great level.
Our explanation. Too much light blinds instead of lighting. So the great one dims his light by coming close, in humility. That humility is itself a gift to the one who receives.
And Moshe Rabbeinu, peace be upon him, was so great that even before great men he had to make himself small and show humility toward them, as it is written: 'and the man Moshe was very humble, more than any man'. Though they too were very great, like Yehoshua and Aharon, Moshe was on so mighty a level that he had to lessen and humble himself before them, so they could receive his light.
Wherever you find His greatness, there you find His humility: wherever there is more greatness, there humility and smallness are needed, so the light can be received.
Now when the small one comes before the great one to receive, the great one shines into him. And the main thing is to make expanded mind from constricted mind: to shine into the small one, to broaden his understanding, so he grows out of his smallness and becomes great, coming to expanded mind; and that is a sweetening.
Sometimes he shines into him with a bright face and comfort, showing him a smiling, shining face. And sometimes he cannot receive that way: as the saying goes, wood that will not catch fire is split. Then he must shine into him through hardship, chastening him and humbling him, to break him down so he can receive.
And know that though the great one must lower himself and set aside a little of his greatness so the small one can receive, this lack and loss of the great one, who must dim his light for a while, is nothing compared to the repair done in the small one, who is repaired and raised. For the great one's lowering is only for a while, and afterwards he returns to his level, while he repairs and raises the small one completely.
Section two. There are differences in the great one's lowering and humbling before the small one, so he can receive his light; it all depends: sometimes it is a mere gesture, and sometimes he must go and travel to him.
Like a candle that went out: when it still has a little light, it can be lit just by bringing it near the burning candle, holding it below, near the burning flame, as anyone can see, because there is still a little light in it. But when it has no light at all, it cannot be lit from afar, only by bringing it right to the light, or the reverse.
Our explanation, step by step. A candle with a little light left catches when held near the flame. A candle with no light at all must be brought right up to it. So too the tzaddik comes as close as each person needs.
Some reflections of our own, not a quotation. True greatness bends down, so others can rise. A good teacher or parent comes to where the other person is. And if your own light feels out, come close to the flame.
This has been Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah thirty eight.
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Hebrew: Likutei Moharan Tinyana (Part II), Torah 38, edition 'Likutei Moharan Tinyana – rabenubook.com', public domain, via Sefaria — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan%2C_Part_II.38
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Part 1 — When the Great Travel to the Small
Scene 3 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.1
לִפְעָמִים הַגָּדוֹל הוֹלֵךְ וְנוֹסֵעַ לְהַקָּטָן, וְלִפְעָמִים לְהֵפֶךְ. דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים הַצַּדִּיק נוֹסֵעַ עַל הַמְּדִינָה וּמֵאִיר לְהַתַּלְמִידִים, וְלִפְעָמִים הַתַּלְמִידִים בָּאִים אֶצְלוֹ.
EN (our paraphrase): Sometimes the great one goes and travels to the small one, and sometimes the reverse: sometimes the tzaddik travels through the land and shines on his students, and sometimes the students come to him.
Scene 4 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.2
וְדַע, שֶׁזֹּאת הַבְּחִינָה הִיא גְּדוֹלָה, דְּהַיְנוּ כְּשֶׁהַגָּדוֹל נוֹסֵעַ לְהַקָּטָן, זֹאת הַבְּחִינָה הִיא גְּדוֹלָה בְּיוֹתֵר. כִּי זֶה פָּשׁוּט שֶׁהַקָּטָן צָרִיךְ לָבוֹא לְהַגָּדוֹל, כִּי הוּא צָרִיךְ לְקַבֵּל מִמֶּנּוּ.
EN (our paraphrase): And know that this way is great: when the great one travels to the small one, this way is greater still. For it is simple that the small one must come to the great one, since he needs to receive from him.
Scene 5 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.2
אַךְ לִפְעָמִים אוֹרוֹ שֶׁל הַגָּדוֹל הוּא גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מְאֹד, עַד שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַקָּטָן לְקַבֵּל מִן הַגָּדוֹל בִּמְקוֹמוֹ מֵחֲמַת רִבּוּי הָאוֹר הַגָּדוֹל מְאֹד, עַל־כֵּן מֻכְרָח הַגָּדוֹל לְהוֹרִיד וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן וְלֵילֵךְ אַחֲרָיו, כְּדֵי שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יִתְמַעֵט וְיִתְגַּשֵּׁם הָאוֹר קְצָת, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל הַקָּטָן לְקַבְּלוֹ. נִמְצָא כְּשֶׁהַגָּדוֹל צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ לְהַקָּטָן, זֶהוּ מִגֹּדֶל עֹצֶם מַעֲלָתוֹ מְאֹד כַּנַּ"ל.
EN (our paraphrase): But sometimes the great one's light is so very great that the small one cannot receive from him in his place, because of the abundance of that great light. So the great one must lower and humble himself before the small one and go after him, so that the light is lessened and becomes a little more physical, and the small one can receive it. So when the great one must go to the small one, it is from his very great level.
Scene 7 · LM II:38 §1, on Bamidbar 12:3 · paragraph §1.3
וּמֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, הָיָה גָּדוֹל בְּמַעֲלָה כָּל־כָּךְ, עַד שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ לִפְנֵי גְּדוֹלִים הָיָה צָרִיךְ לְהַקְטִין עַצְמוֹ וּלְהַרְאוֹת הַכְנָעָה נֶגְדָּם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב: וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה עָנָו מְאֹד מִכָּל הָאָדָם וְכוּ'; הַיְנוּ אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁגַּם הֵם הָיוּ גְּדוֹלִים מְאֹד, כְּגוֹן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְאַהֲרֹן, עִם כָּל זֶה הָיָה מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, בְּמַעֲלָה גְּדוֹלָה וַעֲצוּמָה מְאֹד, עַד שֶׁהֻכְרַח לְהַקְטִין עַצְמוֹ וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ נֶגְדָּם, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכְלוּ לְקַבֵּל אוֹרוֹ
EN (our paraphrase): And Moshe Rabbeinu, peace be upon him, was so great that even before great men he had to make himself small and show humility toward them, as it is written: 'and the man Moshe was very humble, more than any man'. Though they too were very great, like Yehoshua and Aharon, Moshe was on so mighty a level that he had to lessen and humble himself before them, so they could receive his light.
Scene 8 · LM II:38 §1, on Megillah 31a · paragraph §1.3
בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹצֵא גְּדֻלָּתוֹ, שָׁם אַתָּה מוֹצֵא עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ – שֶׁבְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ גַּדְלוּת בְּיוֹתֵר, שָׁם צָרִיךְ עֲנָוָה וְקַטְנוּת, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכְלוּ לְקַבֵּל הָאוֹר כַּנַּ"ל.
EN (our paraphrase): Wherever you find His greatness, there you find His humility: wherever there is more greatness, there humility and smallness are needed, so the light can be received.
Scene 9 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.4
וְהִנֵּה כְּשֶׁהַקָּטָן בָּא לִפְנֵי הַגָּדוֹל כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל מִמֶּנּוּ, וַאֲזַי הַגָּדוֹל מֵאִיר בּוֹ. וְעִקָּר הַדָּבָר לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֹּחִין דְּקַטְנוּת מֹחִין דְּגַדְלוּת, דְּהַיְנוּ לְהָאִיר בְּהַקָּטָן, לְהַגְדִּיל דַּעְתּוֹ, שֶׁיִּתְגַּדֵּל מִקַּטְנוּתוֹ וְיִהְיֶה נַעֲשֶׂה גָּדוֹל, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁיָּבוֹא לְמֹחִין דְּגַדְלוּת, שֶׁזֶּהוּ בְּחִינַת הַמְתָּקָה.
EN (our paraphrase): Now when the small one comes before the great one to receive, the great one shines into him. And the main thing is to make expanded mind from constricted mind: to shine into the small one, to broaden his understanding, so he grows out of his smallness and becomes great, coming to expanded mind; and that is a sweetening.
Scene 10 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.5
וְלִפְעָמִים מֵאִיר בּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי הֶאָרַת פָּנִים וְנֶחָמוֹת, שֶׁמֵּאִיר לוֹ פָּנָיו בְּפָנִים שׂוֹחֲקוֹת, אַנְפִּין נְהִירִין, וְלִפְעָמִים אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְקַבֵּל עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה, וְהוּא בִּבְחִינַת: אָעָא דְּלָא דָּלִיק, מְבַטְשִׁין לֵהּ, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְהָאִיר בּוֹ עַל־יְדֵי יִסּוּרִין, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְיַסְּרוֹ וּלְבַזּוֹתוֹ, כְּדֵי לְבַטֵּל אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקַבֵּל.
EN (our paraphrase): Sometimes he shines into him with a bright face and comfort, showing him a smiling, shining face. And sometimes he cannot receive that way: as the saying goes, wood that will not catch fire is split. Then he must shine into him through hardship, chastening him and humbling him, to break him down so he can receive.
Scene 11 · LM II:38 §1 · paragraph §1.6
וְדַע, כִּי אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁהַגָּדוֹל צָרִיךְ לְהוֹרִיד עַצְמוֹ וּלְבַטֵּל עַצְמוֹ קְצָת מִגַּדְלוּתוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל הַקָּטָן לְקַבֵּל, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן אֵין נֶחֱשָׁב זֶה הַגֵּרָעוֹן וְהַהֶפְסֵד שֶׁל הַגָּדוֹל, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְבַטֵּל אוֹרוֹ לְפִי שָׁעָה, כְּנֶגֶד הַתִּקּוּן שֶׁנַּעֲשֶׂה בְּהַקָּטָן, שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנוֹ וּמַגְדִּילוֹ. כִּי בִּטּוּל וְקַטְנוּת הַגָּדוֹל הוּא רַק לְפִי שָׁעָה וְאַחַר־כָּךְ חוֹזֵר לְמַעֲלָתוֹ, וְהוּא מְתַקֵּן וּמַגְדִּיל אֶת הַקָּטָן לְגַמְרֵי כַּנַּ"ל:
EN (our paraphrase): And know that though the great one must lower himself and set aside a little of his greatness so the small one can receive, this lack and loss of the great one, who must dim his light for a while, is nothing compared to the repair done in the small one, who is repaired and raised. For the great one's lowering is only for a while, and afterwards he returns to his level, while he repairs and raises the small one completely.
Scene 12 · LM II:38 §2 · paragraph §2.1
וְיֵשׁ חִלּוּקִים בְּעִנְיַן קַטְנּוּת וְהַכְנָעַת הַגָּדוֹל אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן, כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל אוֹרוֹ כַּנַּ"ל, כִּי הַכֹּל לְפִי הָעִנְיָן: לִפְעָמִים הוּא בִּתְנוּעָה בְּעָלְמָא, וְלִפְעָמִים צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ וְלִנְסֹעַ אֵלָיו,
EN (our paraphrase): There are differences in the great one's lowering and humbling before the small one, so he can receive his light; it all depends: sometimes it is a mere gesture, and sometimes he must go and travel to him.
Scene 13 · LM II:38 §2 · paragraph §2.1
כְּמוֹ נֵר שֶׁכָּבָה, כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ קְצָת אוֹר, עֲדַיִן יְכוֹלִין לְהַדְלִיקוֹ, רַק עַל־יְדֵי מַה שֶּׁמְּקָרְבִין אוֹתוֹ קְצָת לַנֵּר הַדּוֹלֵק, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁאוֹחֲזִין אוֹתוֹ לְמַטָּה אֵצֶל נֵר הַדּוֹלֵק, כַּיָּדוּעַ בְּחוּשׁ, וְזֶה מֵחֲמַת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ עֲדַיִן קְצָת אוֹר, אֲבָל כְּשֶׁאֵין בּוֹ שׁוּם אוֹר, אֵין יְכוֹלִין לְהַדְלִיקוֹ מֵרָחוֹק, כִּי אִם כְּשֶׁמְּקָרְבִין אוֹתוֹ מַמָּשׁ לְהָאוֹר אוֹ לְהֵפֶךְ וְכוּ':
EN (our paraphrase): Like a candle that went out: when it still has a little light, it can be lit just by bringing it near the burning candle, holding it below, near the burning flame, as anyone can see, because there is still a little light in it. But when it has no light at all, it cannot be lit from afar, only by bringing it right to the light, or the reverse.
Hebrew phrases in the Explainer
Scene 2 · §1.1: שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים הַצַּדִּיק נוֹסֵעַ עַל הַמְּדִינָה וּמֵאִיר לְהַתַּלְמִידִים,
Scene 3 · §1.2: מֻכְרָח הַגָּדוֹל לְהוֹרִיד וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן וְלֵילֵךְ אַחֲרָיו,
Scene 4 · §1.3: וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה עָנָו מְאֹד
Scene 5 · §1.4: וְעִקָּר הַדָּבָר לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֹּחִין דְּקַטְנוּת מֹחִין דְּגַדְלוּת,
Scene 6 · §1.5: הֶאָרַת פָּנִים וְנֶחָמוֹת,
Scene 7 · §1.6: כִּי בִּטּוּל וְקַטְנוּת הַגָּדוֹל הוּא רַק לְפִי שָׁעָה
Scene 8 · §2.1: כְּמוֹ נֵר שֶׁכָּבָה,
Hebrew phrases in the 1-minute recap
Scene 2 · §1.1: שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים הַצַּדִּיק נוֹסֵעַ עַל הַמְּדִינָה וּמֵאִיר לְהַתַּלְמִידִים,
Scene 3 · §1.2: מֻכְרָח הַגָּדוֹל לְהוֹרִיד וּלְהַכְנִיעַ עַצְמוֹ אֵצֶל הַקָּטָן וְלֵילֵךְ אַחֲרָיו,
Scene 4 · §1.3: בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹצֵא גְּדֻלָּתוֹ, שָׁם אַתָּה מוֹצֵא עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ
Scene 5 · §2.1: כְּמוֹ נֵר שֶׁכָּבָה, כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ קְצָת אוֹר, עֲדַיִן יְכוֹלִין לְהַדְלִיקוֹ,