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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sichos-haran/1/33

Segment 1
HE:
שוב פעם אחת היה מדבר מאמונה, ענה ואמר: אצל העולם אמונה הוא דבר קטן ואצלי אמונה הוא דבר גדול מאד. ועקר האמונה היא בלי שום חכמות וחקירות כלל. רק בפשיטות גמור כמו שהנשים וההמון עם הכשרים מאמינים:

EN:
Again, one time he was speaking about faith. He answered and said: In the eyes of the world, faith is a small matter, but in my eyes faith is a very great matter. And the essence of faith is without any wisdom and investigations at all — only with complete simplicity, as the women and the upright common folk believe.

Segment 2
EN:
Faith is considered like tzedakah [charity/righteousness]. As it is written [Genesis 15:6]: *"And he believed in Hashem and He counted it to him as righteousness."* And through this one merits to children. The gematria (numerical value) of "emunah" [faith] equals "banim" [children].[65]

Segment 3
EN:
And he said: A great heresy [apikorsus] is spreading through the world. And he also related many times that, because of our many sins, a great heresy is spreading and advancing in the world. Fortunate is one who will hold firm in faith in these times.

Segment 4
EN:
And he said: Even though it is of no use whatsoever that he tells this — that there will be heresy in the world and that one must strengthen oneself in faith — because even though he says this, the heresy and confusions still intensify. Because after all, Daniel and the like also foretold previously that before Mashiach comes, many will be clarified and whitened and refined — *"And the wicked will act wickedly and the wise will understand"* etc. [Daniel 12:10]. And if so, since it was foretold beforehand that this will be the test before the coming of Mashiach — that many will be clarified and whitened and refined in faith — then one who merits to stand in the test and to remain firm in his faith is fortunate, and will merit all the good that is destined to come to us speedily in our days, which all our prophets and sages foretold. And if so, it was appropriate that every person should exercise wisdom and take care of himself to remain firm and strong in his faith, and that he should no longer have any test or refinement whatsoever, since this was already foretold beforehand.

Segment 5
EN:
And in truth, even so, even though this was foretold beforehand — even so there will be a great test. And many will act wickedly as it is written: *"And the wicked will act wickedly"* [Daniel 12:10]. But even so, I am announcing this beforehand for the sake of those few upright ones who will strengthen themselves in their faith. And certainly they will have great battles in their minds. So that this should be a strengthening and an encouragement and fortification for them when they see that this was already spoken of beforehand.[66]

Segment 6
EN:
And he said: There will yet be a time when one who is a simple upright person will be as great a wonder as the Baal Shem Tov o.b.m.

Segment 7
EN:
Heresy [apikorsus] is called a "burden" [masah], as Rashi wrote on [Deuteronomy 1:12]: *"your massa"* — this teaches that there were heretics among them. Therefore when one travels to the *Tzadik* he casts off from himself a great burden, because since he is traveling he already has faith which is the opposite of heresy.[67]