drawing from Likutei Moharan 22

Isn’t it?

In this fascinating excerpt from one of Rebbe Nachman’s stories, we meet a critique of ‘joy for its own sake.’ Makes sense to me, but not to my wife.

even when things are bad or hard – finding meaning makes it manageable.

How do you know when you’ve really learned something, not just superficially, but deeply? When your face changes from it.