Part 1: General introduction to maamarim. The Alter Rebbe had a mandate from the Maggid to internalize chassidus b’pnimius. Chassidus Chabad is the Alter Rebbe’s. He wanted his chassidus transcribed word for word with no modifications. The Mittler Rebbe opened the Alter Rebbe’s words and wrote volumes. The Tzemach Tzedek wrote notes and references. The…