## Sichot HaRan Chapter 282

###### Sichot HaRan 282:1
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אָמַר לְאֶחָד: כְּשֶׁנִּפְרָדִין ח"ו מֵהַצַּדִּיקִים, כְּאִלּוּ עוֹבְדִין עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe said: Separating oneself from a tzaddik is like committing idolatry.


###### Sichot HaRan 282:2
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כִּי אִיתָא בַּזֹּהַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ (תִּקּוּנֵי זֹהַר כא) שֶׁהַצַּדִּיק הוּא קוּצָא דְּאוֹת ד'. וּכְשֶׁנִּפְרָדִין מִמֶּנּוּ ח"ו, אֲזַי מַפְרִידִין קוּצָא דְּאוֹת ד' דְּאֶחָד (דְּבָרִים ו) וְנַעֲשֶׂה ח"ו אַחֵר (שְׁמוֹת לד־יד) שֶׁהוּא אֵל אַחֵר כְּפִירוּת.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The only difference between the letters *Dalet* and *Resh* is a small protrusion. It is written in the holy *Zohar* that this protrusion is the tzaddik (*Tikkuney Zohar* #21, 55b, 58b). Separating oneself from a tzaddik separates the protrusion from the *Dalet*, making it into a *Resh*. The word *EChaD* (one) expresses God’s unity. Substitute a *Resh* for the *Dalet* in *echaD* and you have *acheR* (another). It is written, “You shall not bow down to *another god*” (Exodus 34:14). Remove the protrusion and the *Dalet* becomes a *Resh* – the *echaD* of God’s unity becomes the *acheR* of idolatry and atheism (see *Baal HaTurim* on Deuteronomy 6:4).


###### Sichot HaRan 282:3
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כִּי עִקַּר אֱמוּנַת הַיִּחוּד הוּא עַל יְדֵי הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים שֶׁהֵם קוּצָא דְּאוֹת ד' דְּאֶחָד וְכַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Faith in God comes through the true tzaddikim, who are the protrusion of the *Dalet* that expresses God’s unity (cf. *Likutey Moharan* I, 10:5).


###### Sichot HaRan 282:4
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וְכֵן מְבֹאָר עִנְיָן זֶה בְּכַמָּה מְקוֹמוֹת בְּדִבְרֵי רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, שֶׁעִקַּר הָאֱמוּנָה תּוֹלֶה בַּהִתְקָרְבוּת לַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים:

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
In many places, the Rebbe says that the root of faith can be attained only through closeness to the tzaddikim.