The first Torah of Likutei Moharan discusses the value of finding the שכל שבכל דבר, the wisdom in everything. Whatever experiences or challenges come before a person in his life, he should not be satisfied with viewing them superficially, but take the time to look deeper and understand what he is really experiencing. He points out that by doing so, the experience will lead the person to becoming closer to God.
Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Kramer points out that Rabbi Baruch of Mehzboz makes a similar comment on the pasuk מלא הארץ קניניך, which is generally understood to mean that the world is full of God's possessions. R' Boruch explained the verse differently that it is saying that the world is full of methods by which one can acquire God; that there are myriad experiences through which one can develop a relationship with God. Connecting this with the words of the Likutei Moharan, that one should seek to understand every experience in order to find God, we can understand the verse even better.
מה רבו מעשיך ה' כולם בחכמה עשית, How wondrous are your creations God, you made them all with wisdom, i.e. you filled each thing with wisdom through which one can find God, מלאה הארץ קניניך, thereby the world is full of ways to acquire You, full of opportunities to know God and connect to him.
Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Kramer points out that Rabbi Baruch of Mehzboz makes a similar comment on the pasuk מלא הארץ קניניך, which is generally understood to mean that the world is full of God's possessions. R' Boruch explained the verse differently that it is saying that the world is full of methods by which one can acquire God; that there are myriad experiences through which one can develop a relationship with God. Connecting this with the words of the Likutei Moharan, that one should seek to understand every experience in order to find God, we can understand the verse even better.
מה רבו מעשיך ה' כולם בחכמה עשית, How wondrous are your creations God, you made them all with wisdom, i.e. you filled each thing with wisdom through which one can find God, מלאה הארץ קניניך, thereby the world is full of ways to acquire You, full of opportunities to know God and connect to him.
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