Chasidut · Breslov
Likutei Moharan 52:3/ליקוטי מוהר"ן נ״ב:ג׳
אאַךְ לִזְכּוֹת לָזֶה לְהִכָּלֵל בְּשָׁרְשׁוֹ, דְּהַיְנוּ לַחֲזֹר וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּאַחְדוּת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, שֶׁהוּא מְחֻיַּב הַמְּצִיאוּת, זֶה אִי אֶפְשָׁר לִזְכּוֹת, כִּי־אִם עַל־יְדֵי בִּטּוּל, שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל עַצְמוֹ לְגַמְרֵי, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה נִכְלָל בְּאַחְדוּתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ.
13. However to merit this, to be encompassed in one’s Source—i.e., to return and be encompassed in the oneness of God, Who is a necessary reality—is possible only through bitul (self-negation, transparency). A person has to make himself totally transparent, until he is encompassed in the oneness of God.
בוְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לָבוֹא לִידֵי בִּטּוּל, כִּי־אִם עַל־יְדֵי הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת, כִּי עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁמִּתְבּוֹדֵד וּמְפָרֵשׁ שִׂיחָתוֹ בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה הוּא זוֹכֶה לְבַטֵּל כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְהַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת, עַד שֶׁזּוֹכֶה לְבַטֵּל כָּל גַּשְׁמִיּוּתוֹ, וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּשָׁרְשׁוֹ.
2And the only way to attain bitul is through hitbodedut. By secluding himself and speaking at length with his Master, through this a person merits negating all his physical desires and bad character traits to the point where he merits negating all his corporeality and is encompassed in his Source.
גאַךְ עִקַּר הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הוּא בַּלַּיְלָה, בְּעֵת שֶׁהָעוֹלָם פָּנוּי מִטִּרְדַּת הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה. כִּי בַּיּוֹם, עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁרוֹדְפִין הָעוֹלָם אַחַר הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, הוּא מְבַטֵּל וּמְבַלְבֵּל אֶת הָאָדָם מִלְּהִתְדַּבֵּק וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ. וַאֲפִלּוּ אִם הוּא בְּעַצְמוֹ אֵינוֹ טָרוּד, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן מֵאַחַר שֶׁהָעוֹלָם טְרוּדִים אָז וְרוֹדְפִים אָז אַחַר הַבְלֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה קָשֶׁה אָז לָבוֹא לִידֵי בִּטּוּל:
3But the main [time] for hitbodedut is at night, when people are free of the preoccupations of this world. For during the day, because people chase after the things of this world, this disturbs a person and prevents him from cleaving and being encompassed in God. Even if he himself is not preoccupied, still, since most people are preoccupied then and are chasing after the vanities of this world, as a result it is difficult to attain bitul then.
דוְגַם צְרִיכִין שֶׁיִּהְיֶה הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת בְּמָקוֹם מְיֻחָד, דְּהַיְנוּ חוּץ מֵהָעִיר בְּדֶרֶךְ יְחִידִי, בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין הוֹלְכִים שָׁם בְּנֵי אָדָם, כִּי בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁהוֹלְכִים שָׁם בְּנֵי אָדָם בַּיּוֹם, הָרוֹדְפִים אַחַר הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁכָּעֵת אֵינָם הוֹלְכִים שָׁם, הוּא מְבַלְבֵּל גַּם כֵּן הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת, וְאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהִתְבַּטֵּל וּלְהִכָּלֵל בּוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ. עַל־כֵּן צָרִיךְ שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ לְבַדּוֹ בַּלַּיְלָה, בְּדֶרֶךְ יְחִידִי, בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין שָׁם אָדָם, וְשָׁם יֵלֵךְ וְיִתְבּוֹדֵד, וִיפַנֶּה לִבּוֹ וְדַעְתּוֹ מִכָּל עִסְקֵי עוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וִיבַטֵּל הַכֹּל, עַד שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לִבְחִינַת בִּטּוּל בֶּאֱמֶת.
4In addition, the hitbodedut should take place in a special place—i.e., away from the city, on a secluded road, in a place not frequented by people. For a place frequented during the day by people who chase after this world, even if at present they are not there, nonetheless disturbs the hitbodedut and he is unable to attain bitul and be encompassed in God. Therefore a person has to go alone at night on a secluded road, in a place where no one else is, and there engage in hitbodedut, emptying his heart and mind of all worldly matters. He should negate everything, until he truly merits the aspect of bitul .
ההַיְנוּ, שֶׁבַּתְּחִלָּה יַרְבֶּה בִּתְפִלּוֹת וְשִׂיחוֹת בְּהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת בַּלַּיְלָה בְּדֶרֶךְ יְחִידִי כַּנַּ"ל, עַד שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לְבַטֵּל זֶה הַדָּבָר, דְּהַיְנוּ לְבַטֵּל מִדָּה וְתַאֲוָה זֹאת. וְאַחַר־כָּךְ יַרְבֶּה עוֹד בַּהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הַנַּ"ל, עַד שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל מִדָּה וְתַאֲוָה אַחֶרֶת. וְכֵן יִנְהוֹג זְמַן רַב בְּהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת, בַּזְּמַן הַנַּ"ל, וּבַמָּקוֹם הַנַּ"ל, עַד שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל הַכֹּל. וְאַחַר־כָּךְ עֲדַיִן נִשְׁאָר מִמֶּנּוּ אֵיזֶה דָּבָר וְכוּ', וְאַחַר־כָּךְ מְבַטְּלִין גַּם זֶה, עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִשְׁאָר מִמֶּנּוּ כְּלוּם.
5In other words, at the outset he should pray and speak a great deal in hitbodedut at night on a secluded road, as explained above, until he merits negating one thing—i.e., negating a particular trait or desire. Then he should again engage a great deal in the hitbodedut mentioned above until he negates a different trait or desire. And he should continue practicing hitbodedut for a long time, at the time mentioned above and in the place mentioned above, until he negates everything. After this, there is still something of him left… and afterwards he negates this as well, until there is nothing of him left.
ו[פֵּרוּשׁ, כִּי יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת אַחַר שֶׁבִּטֵּל כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וּמִדּוֹת רָעוֹת, עֲדַיִן נִשְׁאָר מִמֶּנּוּ כְּלוּם, דְּהַיְנוּ שֶׁעֲדַיִן לֹא בִּטֵּל לְגַמְרֵי הַגֵּאוּת וְהַגַּסּוּת, עַד שֶׁנֶּחֱשָׁב בְּעֵינָיו לְאֵיזֶה דָּבָר. וְעַל־כֵּן צְרִיכִין לְהִתְיַגֵּעַ וּלְהַרְבּוֹת בַּהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הַנַּ"ל, עַד שֶׁלֹּא יִשָּׁאֵר מִמֶּנּוּ כְּלוּם, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בִּבְחִינַת "מָה" בֶּאֱמֶת, עַד שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לִבְחִינַת בִּטּוּל בֶּאֱמֶת].
6{The explanation is: It is possible that after a person has negated all the physical desires and bad traits, there is still his “nothing” left—i.e., he has still not completely negated the egotism and pride, so that he considers himself to be something. A person therefore has to labor at and engage extensively in the above mentioned hitbodedut, until there is nothing of him left, so that he is truly in the aspect of naught—until he truly merits the aspect of bitul.}
זוְאַזַי, כְּשֶׁזּוֹכֶה לְבִטּוּל בֶּאֱמֶת, וַאֲזַי נִכְלָל נַפְשׁוֹ בְּשָׁרְשׁוֹ, דְּהַיְנוּ בּוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ, שֶׁהוּא מְחֻיַּב הַמְּצִיאוּת. אֲזַי נִכְלָל כָּל הָעוֹלָם עִם נַפְשׁוֹ בְּשָׁרְשׁוֹ, שֶׁהוּא מְחֻיַּב הַמְּצִיאוּת, כִּי הַכֹּל תָּלוּי בּוֹ כַּנַּ"ל, וַאֲזַי נַעֲשֶׂה כָּל הָעוֹלָם עַל יָדוֹ בִּבְחִינַת מְחֻיַּב הַמְּצִיאוּת כַּנַּ"ל:
7And then, when he truly merits the aspect of bitul, his soul is encompassed in his Source—i.e., in God, Who is a necessary reality. Then together with his soul, the entire world is encompassed in his Source, for he is a necessary reality because everything is dependent upon him, as explained above. And so through him, the entire world is in the aspect of necessary reality, as explained above.