Rabbi Nachman teaches, We should pray for our friends when they are in trouble. Why our prayers for friends are effective can be understood from the story of a certain king who was angry with his son and sent him away. The prince came and placated his father, who agreed… Read More »PRAY FOR OUR FRIENDS IN TROUBLE
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Other people have tremendous power to influence a person and deter him from serving G-d and from drawing close to the true Tzaddik. The power of other people is greater even than the power of a person’s own evil urge. The power of a particular individual’s evil… Read More »BE SIMPLE AND UPRIGHT, FEAR G-D AND SHUN EVIL
Rabbi Nachman teaches, I still want and long for my friend to be a pure Jew and a Tzaddik even if I myself feel unable to achieve the same. Even when I find myself unable to serve G-d, I am happy when another Jew serves Him. I want, long and… Read More »EMBRACING THE ASPIRATION OF OTHERS
Rabbi Nachman teaches, There was once a very rich man who possessed countless wealth. He announced that anyone who needed to borrow money should come to him and he would give him a loan. Needless to say, large numbers of people were only too eager to take up his offer,… Read More »THE PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN’S LOANS: A LESSON IN GRATITUDE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
Rabbi Nachman teaches, When a person discusses devotion with a friend, it creates “direct light” and “returning light” . Sometimes the “returning light” comes before the “direct light” , as when the recipient has certain mental limits that prevent him from accepting his friend’s words. Even before the recipient receives… Read More »“DIRECT LIGT” AND ” RETURNING LIGHT”
Rabbi Nachman teaches, People should make it their business to talk to others about the purpose of life. For “He did not create (the world) to be desolate, He formed it to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18) . We all have an obligation to try to make this world a civilized… Read More »TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
Rabbi Nachman teaches, Talk over spiritual matters with your friends. Each Jew has his own unique good point. Thus when two friends have a discussion, each can benefit from the other’s good point. Sometimes your friend’s good point may shine to you during a conversation that is outwardly about mundane… Read More »A GOOD TALK
Rabbi Nachman teaches, When someone asks his friend how he is and the friend says, “Not good”, this can be an opening for trouble. Because G-d says: “You call this not good? I’ll show you what not good is!” But if when his friend asks how he is, he answers… Read More »HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
Rabbi Nachman teaches, You should be able to feel another person’s pain in your heart – all the more so when many people are suffering. It is possible to know another person’s pain and suffering yet still not feel them in your heart. When many people are suffering, you should… Read More »DEUTERONOMY 4:39 – FEEL THEIR PAIN IN YOUR HEART
Rabbi Nachman teaches, With happiness you can give another person life! There are people who suffer terrible pain but cannot express what is in their heart. They would like to speak about their suffering but they have no- one to whom they can explain what is really in their heart.… Read More »WITH HAPPINESS YOU CAN GIVE LIFE!
