Likutei Moharan II:124 · תּוֹרָה קכ״ד✓ watched

שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר, שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים מַגִּיעַ לָאָדָם הִרְהוּר

Don't Move From Your Place

When a thought of teshuvah or a longing for Hashem comes to a person in some place, he should strengthen it right there, with words of pleading or longing, and not wait or move away, even if the place is not set for Torah and prayer, because if he moves it may stop. Rebbe Nachman himself would stand in the middle of the house and not move until he had finished what he wanted to say.

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הַמָּקוֹר · Original text 110 words

שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר, שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים מַגִּיעַ לָאָדָם הִרְהוּר תְּשׁוּבָה וְהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּאֵיזֶה מָקוֹם, שֶׁצָּרִיךְ שָׁם בְּאוֹתוֹ הַמָּקוֹם דַּיְקָא לְהִתְחַזֵּק בְּזֶה הַהִרְהוּר תְּשׁוּבָה וְהַהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת, כְּגוֹן לְדַבֵּר שָׁם אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּרִים שֶׁל תְּחִנּוֹת וּבַקָּשׁוֹת אוֹ דִּבְרֵי הִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת בַּפֶּה וּבַלֵּב כְּפִי הָעִנְיָן, וְלֹא יַמְתִּין וְלֹא יָזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵין זֶה הַמָּקוֹם מוּכָן לְכָךְ, כְּגוֹן שֶׁלֹּא בִּמְקוֹם קְבִיעוּת לְתוֹרָה וּתְפִלָּה, רַק בְּדֶרֶךְ הִלּוּכוֹ וְכַיּוֹצֵא. כִּי כְּשֶׁיָּזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת שֶׁיִּפְסֹק.

וְכֵן מִמֶּנּוּ זַ"ל בְּעַצְמוֹ רָאִינוּ עִנְיָן כָּזֶה כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים, שֶׁלִּפְעָמִים נִשְׁאָר עוֹמֵד בְּאֶמְצַע הַבַּיִת, וְדִבֵּר עִמָּנוּ וְגִלָּה לָנוּ תּוֹרָה נִפְלָאָה וְשִׂיחָה נָאָה מְאֹד, וְגִלָּה דְּרָכִים נִפְלָאִים לַעֲבוֹדַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ וְהִתְעוֹרְרוּת גָּדוֹל וְכוּ', וְלֹא רָצָה לָזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, עַד שֶׁגָּמַר מַה שֶּׁרָצָה, וְכֵן הָיָה כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים:

Hebrew text: Likutei Moharan Tinyana - rabenubook.com via Sefaria (Public Domain) · Sefaria. Names of Hashem are written in the customary form.

Transcripts

1-minute recap

Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and twenty four: don't move from your place.

Sometimes a thought of teshuvah, a longing for Hashem, comes to you in some place. Right there, strengthen it.

Say a few words of prayer or longing, with mouth and heart. Don't wait, and don't move from your place.

Even if it is not a place set aside for Torah and prayer, even on the road. If you move, it may stop.

The Rebbe himself would stand in the middle of the house, and not move until he had finished what he wanted to say.

Our own reflection: when the heart wakes up, answer it now, wherever you are.

Explainer

Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and twenty four. What should you do when a sudden longing for Hashem comes over you? Rebbe Nachman says: hold on to it, right where you are.

Sometimes a thought of teshuvah, a longing for Hashem, comes to a person in some particular place. Right there, in that very place, he needs to strengthen that thought and that longing.

How? By saying there some words of pleading and request, or words of longing, with the mouth and the heart, as fits the moment. He should not wait, and he should not move from his place.

This is true even if the place is not prepared for it: not a place set for Torah and prayer, just somewhere along the way. Because if he moves from his place, the awakening may stop.

His followers saw this in the Rebbe himself many times. Sometimes he would stop and stand in the middle of the house, speaking with them, revealing a wonderful Torah, a beautiful talk, wonderful paths in serving Hashem and great inspiration. And he would not move from his place until he had finished what he wanted.

Some reflections of our own, not a quotation. Inspiration often comes at odd moments: on a walk, in the kitchen, at a bus stop. Don't save it for later. A few words to Hashem right there can hold it.

Full shiur

— Part 1: Don't Move From Your Place —

Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and twenty four. A short shiur in one part: when longing for Hashem comes, don't move from your place.

Gold is Rebbe Nachman's own words, from Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and twenty four. 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.

I heard in his name that he said: sometimes a thought of teshuvah and a longing for Hashem comes to a person in some place. Then he must strengthen himself in that thought of teshuvah and that longing there, in that very place,

He continues: for example, by saying there some words of pleading and request, or words of longing, with the mouth and the heart, as fits the matter. He should not wait and not move from his place, even if the place is not prepared for it, for example not a place set aside for Torah and prayer, but only along his way and the like. For when he moves from his place, it may be that it will stop.

Our explanation. An awakening of the heart is tied to the moment and the place where it came. Speaking even a few words to Hashem right there gives it a body and holds it. Waiting for a better place can let it slip away.

And we saw something like this from him himself several times. Sometimes he would remain standing in the middle of the house, and speak with us, and reveal to us a wonderful Torah and a very beautiful talk, and reveal wonderful paths in serving Hashem and great inspiration, and so on. And he did not want to move from his place until he finished what he wanted. And so it was several times.

Some reflections of our own, not a quotation. Inspiration comes at unexpected moments. Don't postpone it to a better place. Speak to Hashem right where you stand.

This has been Likutey Moharan Tinyana, Torah one hundred and twenty four.

Sources for this Torah

Texts used

Hebrew: Likutei Moharan Tinyana (Part II), Torah 124, edition 'Likutei Moharan Tinyana – rabenubook.com', public domain, via Sefaria — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan%2C_Part_II.124

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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Long paragraphs are shown in consecutive pieces. Every Hebrew word on screen is from the edition above; nothing is reworded.

Cards labelled EXPLANATION (green), and every line marked 'our own reflection — not a quote', are our own words, not quotations.

Every on-screen quotation in the full shiur, by part

Part 1 — Don't Move From Your Place

Scene 3 · LM II:124 §1 · paragraph §1.1

EN (our paraphrase): I heard in his name that he said: sometimes a thought of teshuvah and a longing for Hashem comes to a person in some place. Then he must strengthen himself in that thought of teshuvah and that longing there, in that very place,

Scene 4 · LM II:124 §1 · paragraph §1.1

כְּגוֹן לְדַבֵּר שָׁם אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּרִים שֶׁל תְּחִנּוֹת וּבַקָּשׁוֹת אוֹ דִּבְרֵי הִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת בַּפֶּה וּבַלֵּב כְּפִי הָעִנְיָן, וְלֹא יַמְתִּין וְלֹא יָזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵין זֶה הַמָּקוֹם מוּכָן לְכָךְ, כְּגוֹן שֶׁלֹּא בִּמְקוֹם קְבִיעוּת לְתוֹרָה וּתְפִלָּה, רַק בְּדֶרֶךְ הִלּוּכוֹ וְכַיּוֹצֵא. כִּי כְּשֶׁיָּזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת שֶׁיִּפְסֹק.

EN (our paraphrase): for example, by saying there some words of pleading and request, or words of longing, with the mouth and the heart, as fits the matter. He should not wait and not move from his place, even if the place is not prepared for it, for example not a place set aside for Torah and prayer, but only along his way and the like. For when he moves from his place, it may be that it will stop.

Scene 6 · LM II:124 §1 · paragraph §1.2

EN (our paraphrase): And we saw something like this from him himself several times. Sometimes he would remain standing in the middle of the house, and speak with us, and reveal to us a wonderful Torah and a very beautiful talk, and reveal wonderful paths in serving Hashem and great inspiration, and so on. And he did not want to move from his place until he finished what he wanted. And so it was several times.

Hebrew phrases in the Explainer

Scene 2 · §1.1: שֶׁצָּרִיךְ שָׁם בְּאוֹתוֹ הַמָּקוֹם דַּיְקָא לְהִתְחַזֵּק בְּזֶה הַהִרְהוּר תְּשׁוּבָה וְהַהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת,

Scene 3 · §1.1: וְלֹא יַמְתִּין וְלֹא יָזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ,

Scene 4 · §1.1: כִּי כְּשֶׁיָּזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת שֶׁיִּפְסֹק.

Scene 5 · §1.2: וְלֹא רָצָה לָזוּז מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, עַד שֶׁגָּמַר מַה שֶּׁרָצָה,

Hebrew phrases in the 1-minute recap