A Bochur shouldn’t just be Battul

00:01 In chapter two of Tanya, the Alter Rebbe says that “the son’s mind” is drawn from “the father’s mind.” Then the Rebbe explains what this means in Tomchei Temimim: the Rebbe’s bochurim—our minds should grasp matters of G-dliness through his mind, the ideas in the Rebbe’s Likkutei Sichos and maamarim. Our outlook, our reality—our reality should be G-dliness. A shliach who travels to a place the Rebbe wants him to go acts according to the Rebbe’s will. And we say: a shliach is completely nullified to the Rebbe; his reality is not independent. But what does he do? The Rebbe acts through him. Someone calls him and asks him to help a shliach. “Yes, of course, I promised. I’ll do it.” What does that mean? He isn’t thinking about himself; he’s a shliach. I heard how, on that very occasion, they asked him for thirteen thousand. He had already given thirteen thousand, and they asked him for another thirteen thousand. “Yes, of course, I promised.” Now he asks: “How much more do I need to have? In another month? I’ll give another thirteen thousand.” Do you understand? These are the Rebbe’s kochos. This is the will behind the shlichus. This isn’t our own work, like... He belongs to the Rebbe, and he gives thirteen thousand. “Yes,” he says, “[unclear] thirteen, more of Hemshech 5666. [unclear]. Yes, and I’m grateful for the blessings. I gave him

06:01 blessings, and they thanked him.” Do you understand? That’s the relationship of a servant to his master. For us in Tomchei Temimim, the Rebbe wants our very being to be permeated with this, for our minds to be like the mind of our teacher. This relates to what the Rebbe explains in the maamarim—“It was a familiar saying in his mouth” is one of the maamarim [unclear]. You could also say [unclear], but “it was a familiar saying in his mouth” is one of the expressions in that maamar. Then they speak about a servant; these are deeper matters that the Rebbe discusses in the maamarim for Shavuos. But the Rebbe’s innovation [unclear]. Where does the maamar appear? It appears in “Mikneh Rav.” It’s interesting that “Mikneh Rav” discusses a simple servant and a faithful servant. It discusses both of them: a simple servant and a faithful servant. Moshe Rabbeinu—a faithful servant. But when the Rebbe would speak about the idea of a simple servant, the Rebbe would always say it in reference to a faithful servant. I heard it from the Rebbe dozens of times: when the Rebbe wanted [unclear], he would speak about a simple servant, as discussed in “Mikneh Rav.” He explicitly said “a faithful servant.” Once I sat down and thought: What is the Rebbe talking about? After all, [unclear] in Hemshech 5666 and in the maamarim, they speak about a simple servant, but the Rebbe interprets it as a faithful servant. [unclear] says: “Moshe Rabbeinu had the quality

07:56 of a simple servant; Moshe Rabbeinu—a faithful servant.” The Rebbe once said, the Rebbe said, that Hemshech 5666 was... Bochurim are learning Hemshech 5666 now, and it wasn’t just another hemshech. It’s not another hemshech. It’s not another hemshech. It’s the hemshech. Ti ya ya ya ya ya, da-da, ya ya ya ya ya, da-da, ya ya ya ya ya.