This concept also sheds some light on our relationship with Hashem. In davening a person should be attempting to focus fully on Hashem; to feel that he is the vessel to receive the light from Hashem. He wants to get to the point where he feels that he must have this connection and would not exchange it for anything that would diminish his relationship with Hashem.
This alluded to in Rebbe Nachman's story of the Smart Man and the Simple Man. The Smart Man, with all of his genius, kept changing from profession to profession and never discovered who he truly was and where he belonged. He ended up with nothing. The Simple Man stuck to one profession, poor as he was at it, and in the end it led him to greatness.
This alluded to in Rebbe Nachman's story of the Smart Man and the Simple Man. The Smart Man, with all of his genius, kept changing from profession to profession and never discovered who he truly was and where he belonged. He ended up with nothing. The Simple Man stuck to one profession, poor as he was at it, and in the end it led him to greatness.
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