Likutei Moharan 57:10/ליקוטי מוהר"ן נ״ז:י׳

110. {Rebbe Nachman, of blessed memory, omitted a few words here that appeared in the version he penned with his holy hand. When he handed me this lesson to transcribe, he intentionally crossed out a fair number of words that he had written with his holy hand so that I should not copy them. I could see that this was with definite intention. He did this a number of times, in a number of lessons; when handing me his lesson for transcription, he would very meticulously cross out any number of words [although] they were essential to the text. Yet he would omit some material from the middle because he did not want these words to be revealed. Anyone who studies these passages well can understand that something is missing in the middle of the text. In this lesson, too, it is possible to see this somewhat, for he writes: “When it falls by means of the aspects I have brought,” though this is not the way he would usually express himself. Despite having had all this splendidly recorded and clearly explained, he assiduously omitted some material from the middle, for all his holy words were thoroughly measured and weighed concerning what to reveal and what not to reveal. He was meticulous regarding even one extra word, that it should neither be said nor transcribed.

2See what is written in the adjacent lesson, Lesson #58: “The greatness of the devout of the generation is the aspect of the vehicle for renewal of the Torah, in the aspect of. These are etc.” There, it is obvious that something is missing. So now, in light of what is mentioned above, you will understand the matter. For some words have been crossed out there, in the middle of the lesson. Also earlier in that same lesson, Lesson #58, he crossed out any number of words and topics in other places that are less obvious. Then afterwards, in section 5 of Lesson #59, he again crossed out, following “This is the explanation: ‘A house and riches etc .,’ for the patriarchs would convert people, etc.” Any number of words have been erased there, as in other places in that lesson. This is likewise true of a fair number of lessons that he gave over for transcription, as mentioned above. The matter is beyond us.}