## Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 35:1
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וּבְעִנְיַן תַּכְלִית הַיְדִיעָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא נֵדַע, סִפֵּר גַּם־כֵּן קְצָת עִמָּנוּ אֵיזֶה פְּעָמִים, אֵיךְ בְּכָל יְדִיעָה יֵשׁ זֶה הַתַּכְלִית. וְעַל־כֵּן אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁזּוֹכִים לָבוֹא לְזֶה הַתַּכְלִית אֲשֶׁר לֹא נֵדַע, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן עֲדַיִן אֵין זֶה הַתַּכְלִית הָאַחֲרוֹן, כִּי עֲדַיִן אֵין זֶה תַּכְלִית הַיְדִיעָה כִּי אִם בִּידִיעָה זוֹ וּצְרִיכִים אַחַר־כָּךְ לִטְרֹחַ לִזְכּוֹת לְתַכְלִית גָּבוֹהַּ יוֹתֵר לִזְכּוֹת לְמַדְרֵגַת הַתַּכְלִית אֲשֶׁר לֹא נֵדַע בִּידִיעָה הַגָּבוֹהַּ יוֹתֵר, וְכֵן לְעוֹלָם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe spoke to us somewhat about the concept that the true goal of knowledge is the realization of one’s “not knowing.” He said that this is true of every area of knowledge. Even though a person may attain the goal of realizing his ignorance, it may only be in one area of knowledge. He must then begin to work on a higher plane, aspiring to realize his "not knowing" at this higher level. And no matter how high one reaches, there is still the next step.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 35:2
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נִמְצָא שֶׁלְּעוֹלָם אֵין יוֹדְעִין כְּלָל, וְאַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן לֹא הִתְחִיל עֲדַיִן לְהַשִּׂיג הַתַּכְלִית. (וּכְבָר מְבֹאָר מִזֶּה קְצָת בִּדְבָרֵינוּ בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר) וְעִנְיָן זֶה עָמֹק וְנִסְתָּר מְאֹד מְאֹד. (וְעוֹד יֵשׁ בְּעִנְיָן זֶה מַה שֶּׁשָּׁמַעְנוּ פַּעַם אַחַת אַחַר פֶּסַח וְיִתְבָּאֵר בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם.)

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Therefore, we never know anything, and still do not attain the true goal. This is a very deep and mysterious concept. We heard more regarding this once after Pesach⁷⁹ #282). Although there is a misprint in the date, it can be resolved on the basis of *Tzaddik* #150. and will discuss it elsewhere (see “*His Wisdom*” #3).

footnotes:
⁷⁹ This was Pesach 5565/1805 (Tzaddik