## Sichot HaRan Chapter 177

###### Sichot HaRan 177:1
[Sichot HaRan 177:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/177:1)

חִזֵּק אֶת אֶחָד לִהְיוֹת בְּשִׂמְחָה, וְאָמַר: שֶׁרָאוּי לוֹ לִשְׂמֹחַ בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ. וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין אַתֶּם יוֹדְעִים מִגְּדֻלַּת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, רָאוּי לָכֶם לִסְמֹךְ עָלַי, כִּי אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ מִגְּדֻלָּתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe once encouraged one of his followers to be happy. He said, “You should rejoice in God. Even if you don’t realize God’s greatness, you can rely on me. For I know His greatness.”


###### Sichot HaRan 177:2
[Sichot HaRan 177:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/177:2)

וְהִזְכִּיר אָז הַפָּסוּק (תְּהִלִּים קלה): "כִּי אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי גָּדוֹל ה'" וְכוּ'. גַּם רָאוּי לָכֶם לִשְׂמֹחַ בִּי, מַה שֶּׁזְּכִיתֶם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָכֶם רַבִּי כָּזֶה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe then quoted the verse, “For I know that God is great” (Psalms 135:5; see “*His Wisdom*” #1). He said, “You should also rejoice in me, that you are worthy of having a Rebbe like me.”


###### Sichot HaRan 177:3
[Sichot HaRan 177:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/177:3)

גַּם חִזֵּק אֶת אֶחָד, שֶׁיְּשַׂמַּח אֶת עַצְמוֹ אֲפִלּוּ בְּעִסְקֵי חֹל. וְאָמַר לוֹ: "בְּוַדַּאי כֵּן הוּא, שֶׁבַּתְּחִלָּה צְרִיכִין לִשְׂמֹחַ עַצְמוֹ בְּמִלֵּי דְּעַלְמָא בְּכָל מַה שֶּׁיְּכוֹלִין, וְאַחַר כָּךְ בָּאִין לְשִׂמְחָה אֲמִתִּית".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe encouraged another of his followers to make himself happy even in his everyday affairs. He said, “This is certainly the way. First make yourself happy with matters of this world. Do this as best you can and you will eventually be worthy of true joy.”