As the Rebbe was leaving the seuda on the second night of Shavuos 5711, the Rebbe passed by the Zal and said he would return. At a small and short farbrengen, the Rebbe encouraged to learn Chassidus at any cost, even if they aren’t properly prepared.
As the Rebbe was leaving the seuda, the second night of Shavuos 5711, the Rebbe passed by the Zal and expressed disappointment that he doesn’t see any simchas yom tov on the bochurim. “I am going to accompany my mother home, and when I come back, I want to see what was accomplished,” the Rebbe told the hanhala.
After returning, and being asked to farbreng, he agreed to sit for a short while.
“Some think that one must make all the appropriate preparations before learning Chassidus. Someone asked me whether he should go to the mikva every time he learns Zohar,” the Rebbe shared.
“It is therefore important to emphasize that one should not make any calculations whether he is suitable for learning Chassidus or not, and shouldn’t wait for the preparations. Just seize and learn as much as possible!
“The truth is,” the Rebbe added, “that he will indeed get penalized for studying Chassidus in an improper state. How dare one learn Chassidus as an intellectual study?! But still, it’s still better to learn inappropriately, and thereby connect to the Rebbeim. They will already shlep him out from anywhere…”
(Toras Menachem vol 3 p. 128-131)
From The Weekly Farbrengen by Merkaz Anash
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