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Sichot HaRan Chapter 73

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יֵשׁ צַדִּיקִים שֶׁמְּגַלִּין וְאוֹמְרִים תֵּכֶף מַה שֶּׁהֵם רוֹאִים.

Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973

There are tzaddikim who reveal what they see immediately.

וְאֵלּוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים נִשְׁמָתָם הִוא מִבְּחִינַת אוֹתִיּוֹת מַנְצַפַּ"ךְ.

Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973

These tzaddikim are in the category of MNTzPKh.¹⁰⁵, Nun, Tzadi, Pei and Khaf, which all change their form when they appear at the end of a word.

footnotes: ¹⁰⁵ The Hebrew letters Mem

וְזֶהוּ: "מַנְצַפַּ"ךְ צוֹפִים אֲמָרוּם".

Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973

The Talmud states, “MNTzPKh was stated by the seers” (Megilah 3a; Shabbat 104a).¹⁰⁶

footnotes: ¹⁰⁶ The simple meaning is that the rule that these letters change shape was stated by the later prophets.

אֵלּוּ שֶׁהֵם מִבְּחִינַת מַנְצַפַּ"ךְ, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת צִמְצוּם כַּיָּדוּעַ, מַה שֶּׁרוֹאִים וְצוֹפִים הֵם אוֹמְרִים וְאֵינָם יְכוֹלִים לְהַחֲזִיק אֶצְלָם.

Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973

Those in the category of MNTzPKh must state what they see. MNTzPKh is a category of constriction (Etz Chaim, Sha’ar Drushey HaTzelem 2), and those within it are incapable of keeping a vision to themselves.

אֲבָל יֵשׁ צַדִּיקִים שֶׁשָּׁרְשָׁם מִבְּחִינָה גָּבוֹהַּ יוֹתֵר שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת הַרְחָבָה, הֵם יְכוֹלִים לְהַחֲזִיק אֶצְלָם כָּל מַה שֶּׁרוֹאִין.

Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973

Other tzaddikim possess souls from a higher level. They are from a spacious realm, and have room to keep their vision to themselves.

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