The Value Of Simplicity

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The opening of this shiur, in BRI Breslov: The Breslov Research Institute’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

[Music] there was a a breast liver elder from the previous generations he passed away in the year nineteen fifty-five his name was with Avram stern hurts this man was very special very unique passing away I think at the age of 94 the man's memory was intact he knew whole books off by heart in tomm mood in halacha in Kabbalah and especially in webinar humans teachings the man was literally a walking cetera Torah literally this man was totally totally versed in all areas of the Torah and he was recognized as one of the major elders of the breast liver community also he served as the Hassan for the breast liver gathering on Rosh Hashanah in uman for many years and then afterwards in Marin after the borders closed and he also came to the holy land in short the man was a giant and also in serving Hashem up his end he was careful to wake up every night at midnight and to go in verse early in the morning in a mikveh even if it was freezing cold and to pray early nets every morning the man was a real soldier something unique and yet an amazing story once RAV yaakov mare schechter shlita one of the breast liver leaders of today when he was younger he was once in marin praying by the grave site of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai and while he was praying there he happened to be standing next to reb avrohom Stern hurts this warrior this amazing person and he couldn't help but overhear his prayers them rubber stone at the time was involved in his voted news talking to a shaman his own words and Welsh actor could not believe his ears what he was hearing he overheard of

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1. 0:01[Music] there was a a breast liver elder from the previous generations he passed away in…
2. 0:33Kabbalah and especially in webinar humans teachings the man was literally a walking cetera Torah literally…
3. 1:05and also in serving Hashem up his end he was careful to wake up every night…
4. 1:35in marin praying by the grave site of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai and while he was…
5. 2:05other standards talking to a Shem openly and simply please Hashem let me get up tomorrow…
6. 2:37yet this is what he was davening about and this again is in line with reb…
7. 3:07prayers your advanced service of a shame not to become sophisticated sophisticatedly influenced by the devotions…
8. 3:39maintain a simplistic attitude and everything in life because you don't deserve anything and you're aware…
9. 4:09feeling it below and beneath your dignity to ask for simple devotions just amazing imagine what…
10. 4:39s.o.e are to soar in amazing levels of contemplation of shams greatness because he's maintaining the…

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