“There is No despair at all.”
(Ein yeiush ba olam klal). — One of their highest most well-known. Teaches that the fall is never final, and that even in the deepest darkness, the soul retains its divine spark.

1) technical and context

• AuthorRabbi Najmán of Breslov (1772-1810), a leading hasidic Ukrainian. Publication and dissemination of its work was mainly on account of his disciple Rabbi Nathan (Nosón) of Breslov.
• Composition and publication:
  • Part I: teachings 1-286, printed in life of the author in Ostrog (Ostroh), 1808.
  • Part II (Tinyaná): 125 teachings, compiled by Rabbi Nathan and printed in Moghilev, 1811after the death of the Rebbe. Joint issue in 1821.

2) Structure and method

• Two parts:
  • Likutey Moharán (I): 286 lessons, broad thematic scope, mix in biblical exegesis, midráshica and zohárica with reasons luriánicos, ethics and religious psychology.
  • Likutey Moharán Tinyaná (II): 125 lessons; edited/sorted by R. Nathan in accordance with indications of the Rebbe.
• Gender and method: derashot (speeches) that weave verses from the Tanakh, passages from the Midrash and the Zohar with a doctrine of spiritual practice (joy, faith, personal prayer, the role of the tzadik label). The series English annotated of the Breslov Research Institute documented sources and critical apparatus.

“All happiness comes from the faith, and all the sadness of your absence.”
— In the Likutey Moharán (Torah 24), explains that the faith in the providence generates joy, because you recognize that everything that happens has a spiritual purpose.

3) Nodes doctrinal main

Then, the axes taught so recurrent in the work, with lessons paradigmatic and source:

(a) Hitbodedut (personal prayer, alone, in their own language)
Rabbi Najmán is defined as a practice summit of the service of God; “a level above all levels” (LM II:25).

(b) Joy (simjá) as a transformative force
LM-24 highlights that the joy makes it possible to “go out” of stagnation spiritual and serves as the basis for fulfilling the precepts with vitality.

c) Azamrá — “Look for the good point” (LM I:282)
Lesson end of Part I: to judge others (and yourself) favorably, by identifying “good points” that rise of the blame on the merit and reactivate the service of God. Text and reception in widespread.

d) Tikkún HaKlali (General remedy) and the Ten Types of Song
In LM I:29 Rabbi Najmán presents the idea of a “general remedy” based on ten modes of singing, with the practice of ten psalms as rectification spiritual (formulated in detail by tradition breslover).

(e) The tzadik and the link to the Right
The work develops the centrality of the tzadik living as a channel of spiritual vitality and orientation (cross-cutting issue in multiple lessons; widely documented in literature, and modern commentaries).

f) Teshuva (return), fe (emuná), and providence
Return constant, the faith, practice, and trust in the divine guidance are permanent frames of the book; the critical apparatus of the BRI and the courses of study classified lessons by levels and topics, showing its range of ethical-mystical.

“The fire of the soul never dies; it just needs air to burn.”
— A symbolic image of the hitbodedutpersonal prayer that ventilates the soul and keeps it alive.

4) Sources kabbalistic and style

• Frames luriánicas and zoháricas: category Maljut/Shechinah, “types of singing”, he speaks sacred/profane, sanctification of thought and desire, are analyzed with key kabbalistic, while grounded in the practice (prayer, joy, study). Examples published in PDFs of lessons show this mixture conceptual.
• Language: high density of biblical references, symbolic images, and rhetoric exhortatory that combines mysticism and religious psychology.

5) Tickets iconic (to enter text)

• LM I:1 — opening on wisdom, prayer, and structure of this service (much-talked-of series of academic and disclosure).
• LM I:24 — joy as an engine of progress.
• LM I:282 (Azamrá) — method of “good points” (text in Hebrew available).
• LM II:25 (Hitbodedut) — the range and the practice of personal prayer.
• LM I:29 — base Tikkún HaKlali (Ten Types of Song).

“You must find the good in yourself and in others, even if it is a tiny dot.”
(Azamrá leElohai be odíLM I:282)

6) Transmission, editing, and derivative works

• Rabbi Nathan of Breslov organized, edited, and published the writings of the Rebbe (including Likutey Moharán), and composed works key to access to the doctrine:
  • Kitzur Likutey Moharán (practical summary for the lesson);
  • Likutey Etzot (tips, alphabetical order);
  • Likutey Halachot (magnum opus, the translation of the doctrine to the praxis halachic);
  • Likutey Tefilot (prayers that are based on the lessons).
• Editions/resources contemporaries:
  • Text full at Sefaria with standard numbering and publication data.
  • Translation annotated (15-16 vols.) the Breslov Research Institute (Chaim Kramer, Moshe Mykoff and equipment).

7) cross-cutting Issues and “practical theology” of the book

• Joy vs. gloom: fight the sadness and resignation through song, dance and gratitude, as levers spiritual.
• Word and music: the purification of the speech and the “types of singing” as a spiritual technology to rectify and elevate.
• Interiority and discipline: hitbodedut, regular study and examination of conscience continuous.
• Link to the tzaddik and community: receive spiritual direction and power of holiness, through the righteous of the generation (broad theme in the tradition of breslover and modern exegesis).

“When you fall, don't despair: just there you will find God.”
— One of his paradoxes more profound: the descent of the soul, is part of the process of ascent.

8) How to study Likutey Moharán

1. Map: familiarize yourself with the division I (1-286) and II (1-125). Using Sefaria to navigate and set numbering.
2. Entrance doors: begin by LM I:24 (joy), LM I:282 (Azamrá) and LM II:25 (hitbodedut).
3. Kitzur and Etzot: after each lesson, review the Kitzur and the relevant sections of Likutey Etzot to distill the practical application.
4. Comments listed (BRI): for sources talmudic-zoháricas and historical notes.
5. Guides difficulty: lists sorted lessons per level help putting together a resume is progressive.
6. Beginning of study: guidelines classics (e.g., compendiums, 18-beginning to read Likutey Moharán - in-depth) optimize understanding and practice.

9) historical Significance and reception

• Is the centerpiece of the jasidismo breslover and the only substantive part printed under the direct supervision of the Rebbe (Part I, 1808). The bibliography and auction catalogues confirm their status and chronology.
• Your contemporary influence it is remarkable: critical editions, translations to multiple languages, courses and audio files (R. Rosenfeld, R.-na'san Maimon, etc).

“The true wisdom is to rejoice in the present.”
— In his view, the divine service, genuine is not in the past or anxiety of the future, but in the fullness of the moment.

“The one who speaks with God in your own words makes you sing the universe.”
— Reflects its emphasis on spontaneous prayer and staff as a means of redemption interior.