BRI’s NarrowBridge.Org sends out twice weekly inspiration providing a regular dose of hope, meaning and courage. These emails include small doses of Rebbe Nachman’s wisdom, enabling us to get through the week in a more spiritual way.
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| Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught… |
“Rely on nothing and on no one but G-d. This is true simplicity. Anything else means pursuing a complicated course of action.” |
| What does this mean to me? |
| Rebbe Nachman placed such a great emphasis on simplicity, but the beauty of his approach is often misunderstood in our hyper-sophisticated world. To the modern ear, simplicity is just credulity, and hardly seems to be much of a virtue. In this teaching we learn that relying on anyone or anything other than G-d is “complicated”—it veers from the simple path. When my eyes are turned toward anywhere other than the One above, I get further and further away from the only being that is orchestrating events. The further my focus is from G-d, the more complicated the course of action becomes, because I am tied up with the multiple “effects” rather than the single “Cause.” And in my personal Divine service, certainly there is only one proper focus that will help me reach my goal: on the One that I seek to serve, truly and simply, with all my heart. |
| A prayer: |
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