Double Journey

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Lech Lecha, 5745 (1984). The double expression 'Lech Lecha' (go, go) and the unusual order of 'your land, your birthplace, your father's house' prompt deep Chassidic investigation. The discourse reveals that the double journey means both an outer journey away from one's origins and a simultaneous inner journey toward one's own deepest self, showing that true spiritual progress requires both movement away from the familiar and return to one's essential soul.