T240 PNC - All Influences and All Things Come Only from the True Tzaddik

All spiritual influences (hashpaot) and all things in the world come only through the true tzaddik. This is one of Rebbe Nachman's most far-reaching teachings: the tzaddik amiti is the channel through which all divine bounty flows into the world. Material blessings, spiritual openings, healing, livelihood — all of it passes through this single point. To be connected to the true tzaddik is to be connected to the source of everything. To be disconnected is to be cut off from the flow. This is why finding and clinging to the true tzaddik is the primary spiritual work of life.