2Likutey Moharan 66 – Para. 1-2 – Analogy of the Crazed Horse – The Four Elements and the Four Rivers of Eden

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2Likutey Moharan 66 -Analogy of the Crazed Horse – The Four Elements and the Four Rivers of Eden – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon (Lesson 441, recorded on 1986-05-11).
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 1. Analogy of a crazed horse – beating the horse only makes it behave worse. This is compared to the People of Israel when they are punished. The mitigating role of the tzaddik in this process.
15:00 – The four fundamental elements of creation are also present in the nature of every human being: fire, air, water, and earth. “Tzaddik yisod olam” – “The righteous one is the foundation of the world” (Mishlei/Proverbs 10). The Zohar HaKadosh about the tzaddik having mastery over the Four Rivers of Eden that sustain the four elements.
24:00 – Return to the Likutey Moharan text, end of PARAGRAPH 1. The four elements and the Four Rivers of Eden.
29:00 – PARAGRAPH 2. “Your eyes should see your teacher.”
PARAGRAPH 3 is here: LM2 – Torah 66 – Paragraph 3 – Why Motzei Yom Kippur is Called “Shem Hashem”