« The main dimension of the material place is that of constrictions and judgments. » (Likutey Halakhot, Rabbi Nathan of Breslov)
When Rabbi Nathan speaks of the material place as “filled with constrictions and judgments,” he is describing the very nature of our world: here, nothing is infinite — everything is limited, measured, and constrained. Space is governed by boundaries, and life itself by conditions that can sometimes feel oppressive.
Yet these constrictions are not merely obstacles — they are the very framework within which we are called to act. It is precisely in this world of limits that we can choose, create, and repair. By accepting that the material realm is imperfect, and striving to let divine light enter it, we transform a place of judgment into a place of mercy. In that moment, every act, even a small one, can become an expansion of those boundaries — a breath of infinity within finite matter.
