מִי שֶׁרַק מִתְנוֹצֵץ לוֹ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה
When Hashem Shines to a Person
One to whom Hashem merely glimmers should feel such regret and shame over even one thing done without complete wholeness of holiness, even with no trace of sin or real physical desire in it, that his soul could almost expire.
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מִי שֶׁרַק מִתְנוֹצֵץ לוֹ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, אֲפִלּוּ דָּבָר אֶחָד שֶׁלֹּא כָּרָאוּי בִּשְׁלֵמוּת (כְּלוֹמַר, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵין בְּזֶה הַדָּבָר שׁוּם נִדְנוּד עֲבֵרָה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, וְלֹא שׁוּם תַּאֲוָה גְּמוּרָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת, רַק שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹשֶׂה הַדָּבָר בְּתַכְלִית שְׁלֵמוּת הַקְּדֻשָּׁה כָּרָאוּי בֶּאֱמֶת), רָאוּי לוֹ שֶׁתִּכְלֶה נַפְשׁוֹ לְגַמְרֵי מֵעֹצֶם הַחֲרָטָה וְהַבּוּשָׁה:
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 one hundred and thirteen: the sensitivity of one who glimpses Hashem.
Rebbe Nachman speaks about a person to whom Hashem shines, even just a glimmer.
Suppose he does even one thing that is not done in complete wholeness. Not a sin, not a real physical desire, only something done less than perfectly in holiness.
For such a person, the Rebbe says, it would be fitting for his soul to almost expire from the depth of his regret and shame.
Our own reflection: the closer one is to the light, the more he feels even a small shadow. And in the very next teaching, the Rebbe reminds us that whatever can be spoiled can be repaired.
Explainer
Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and thirteen. A short teaching about how deeply a person close to Hashem feels.
Rebbe Nachman speaks about someone to whom Hashem merely glimmers; even one who has only begun to glimpse His light.
When such a person does, Heaven forbid, even one thing that is not as it should be in complete wholeness.
Not a sin, not a real physical desire; only that he did not do it with the utmost wholeness of holiness.
For such a person, it is fitting that his soul should utterly expire from the intensity of his regret and his shame.
Our explanation. This is a measure of sensitivity, not a call to despair. Just one teaching earlier the Rebbe said: if you believe you can damage, believe you can repair.
Our own reflection, not a quotation. The more light a person sees, the more he feels even a small shadow. Let it lead to care and teshuvah, not to a fall.
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— Part 1: When Hashem Shines to a Person —
Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and thirteen. A short shiur in one part: when Hashem shines to a person.
Gold is Rebbe Nachman's own words, from Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and thirteen. 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.
One to whom Hashem, may He be blessed, merely glimmers: when he does, Heaven forbid, even one thing that is not as it should be in complete wholeness,
The Rebbe explains: that is to say, even though there is no trace of sin at all in the matter, Heaven forbid, and no full desire in physical things, only that he does not do it in the utmost wholeness of holiness, truly as it should be,
And he concludes: it is fitting for him that his soul should utterly expire from the intensity of his regret and shame.
Our explanation. Even a glimmer of Hashem's light changes how a person sees his own deeds. A lack that others would not notice feels great to him, because he senses before Whom he stands. This is sensitivity, not despair: in the very next teaching the Rebbe says, if you believe you can damage, believe you can repair.
Some reflections of our own, not a quotation. The more light a person sees, the more he feels even a small shadow. Let that feeling make us serve Hashem with more care and wholeness, and let it lead to teshuvah and joy, not to a fall.
This has been Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and thirteen.
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Hebrew: Likutei Moharan Tinyana (Part II), Torah 113, edition 'Likutei Moharan Tinyana – rabenubook.com', public domain, via Sefaria — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan%2C_Part_II.113
English: our own paraphrase of the Hebrew, written for these videos. It is not copied from any published translation.
Verses and teachings of the Sages appear only as Rebbe Nachman quotes them inside this Torah.
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The Divine Name is shown as ה' and voiced as Hashem. Other Names are written in the customary form (אֱלֹקִים, קֵ-ל, קָהּ, שַׁ-דַּ-י, אֲדֹ-נָ-י, אֶקְיֶ-ה, צְבָקוֹת). No full Name is written or voiced.
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Cards labelled EXPLANATION (green), and every line marked 'our own reflection — not a quote', are our own words, not quotations.
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Part 1 — When Hashem Shines to a Person
Scene 3 · LM II:113 §1 · paragraph §1.1
מִי שֶׁרַק מִתְנוֹצֵץ לוֹ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, אֲפִלּוּ דָּבָר אֶחָד שֶׁלֹּא כָּרָאוּי בִּשְׁלֵמוּת
EN (our paraphrase): One to whom Hashem, may He be blessed, merely glimmers: when he does, Heaven forbid, even one thing that is not as it should be in complete wholeness,
Scene 4 · LM II:113 §1 · paragraph §1.1
כְּלוֹמַר, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵין בְּזֶה הַדָּבָר שׁוּם נִדְנוּד עֲבֵרָה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, וְלֹא שׁוּם תַּאֲוָה גְּמוּרָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת, רַק שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹשֶׂה הַדָּבָר בְּתַכְלִית שְׁלֵמוּת הַקְּדֻשָּׁה כָּרָאוּי בֶּאֱמֶת,
EN (our paraphrase): that is to say, even though there is no trace of sin at all in the matter, Heaven forbid, and no full desire in physical things, only that he does not do it in the utmost wholeness of holiness, truly as it should be,
Scene 5 · LM II:113 §1 · paragraph §1.1
רָאוּי לוֹ שֶׁתִּכְלֶה נַפְשׁוֹ לְגַמְרֵי מֵעֹצֶם הַחֲרָטָה וְהַבּוּשָׁה:
EN (our paraphrase): it is fitting for him that his soul should utterly expire from the intensity of his regret and shame.
Hebrew phrases in the Explainer
Scene 2 · §1.1: מִי שֶׁרַק מִתְנוֹצֵץ לוֹ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ,
Scene 3 · §1.1: כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, אֲפִלּוּ דָּבָר אֶחָד שֶׁלֹּא כָּרָאוּי בִּשְׁלֵמוּת
Scene 4 · §1.1: כְּלוֹמַר, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵין בְּזֶה הַדָּבָר שׁוּם נִדְנוּד עֲבֵרָה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, וְלֹא שׁוּם תַּאֲוָה גְּמוּרָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת,
Scene 5 · §1.1: רָאוּי לוֹ שֶׁתִּכְלֶה נַפְשׁוֹ לְגַמְרֵי מֵעֹצֶם הַחֲרָטָה וְהַבּוּשָׁה:
Scene 6 · §1.1: מֵעֹצֶם הַחֲרָטָה וְהַבּוּשָׁה:
Hebrew phrases in the 1-minute recap
Scene 2 · §1.1: מִי שֶׁרַק מִתְנוֹצֵץ לוֹ הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ,
Scene 3 · §1.1: כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, אֲפִלּוּ דָּבָר אֶחָד שֶׁלֹּא כָּרָאוּי בִּשְׁלֵמוּת
Scene 4 · §1.1: רָאוּי לוֹ שֶׁתִּכְלֶה נַפְשׁוֹ לְגַמְרֵי מֵעֹצֶם הַחֲרָטָה וְהַבּוּשָׁה: