He received his letter just now. And you gave him life greatly in what you wrote — that you are engaging with his holy books — for this is all his portion. May it be so — may Hashem be with them — that he merit to go and to fulfil all the words of his holy Torah. And on the past Shabbas they spoke in the Torah "Tzohar ta'aseh latevah" — praised be G-d — and it was for them a novelty.
And the essential is that in the midst of the greatest darkness — one must pull oneself toward the truth. And in particular in particular at the time of prayer — when the darkness surrounds very very greatly — one must be very careful to see to speak the word in truth. And then Hashem Yisborach will illuminate for him the openings. [The Torah "Tzohar ta'aseh latevah" — "make a window for the ark" — Bereishis 6:16 — is a Torah in Likutay Moharan dealing with prayer in darkness. The tzohar — the window — is the word of truth spoken in prayer even in the midst of total darkness and confusion. Even one word of truth — said genuinely — opens a window of light] And according to what you wrote — you stand close to this Torah — please my son be very careful and careful to fulfil all the above — in a way that you can snatch from within the darkness to pray with devotion. For the above-mentioned counsel is tested and proven a thousand times — but even so — the adversary prevails very very greatly every time — in immense darkness at every prayer — and surrounds his thought with confused thoughts without measure. And one must remember at every prayer several times the above-mentioned counsel — to turn one's back from the darkness and the confusions — and to strive to speak the word in truth as it is — and then Hashem Yisborach will illuminate for him the openings — until he sustains all the worlds through his prayer.
See my son and be wise. The difference of a single moment for a person — for before this the darkness surrounded him so greatly — and in a single light moment that he pulled himself to speak a word of truth — he merited to sustain all the worlds. For this is all of a person — that all the worlds depend on him at every moment. But the immensity of the provocation with which he is provoked — is without measure. But already Hashem Yisborach preceded the remedy for us — through the true tzaddikim — for were it not for their power — already what would have happened had happened — G-d forbid. But after G-d made known to us all of this — it befits us to look in their words — and to strive at every time to fulfil their words in truth.
And how greatly you fattened his bones with the good news — that the brother of our friend Rabbi Yaakov — may his light shine — went out to freedom. So may Hashem Yisborach grant him that he be a truly free person — through the engagement with the Torah in truth — for there is no one who is free except. [Avos 6:2]
The words of your father.
Nussun of Breslov.
My son Yosef Yonah — may he live — praised be G-d — had some change for the better — and is walking about the house a little — praised be G-d. May Hashem add in His mercy to sustain him in completeness — that he merit quickly to go to his teacher's house as befitting — and to also engage in his studies well — and to Hashem the salvation.
Overview: Sunday, Parshas Vayera — Breslov — 5601. To his beloved son and household. He received his letter just now — and you gave him life greatly in what you wrote — that you are engaging with his holy books — for this is all his portion. On the past Shabbas they spoke in the Torah "Tzohar ta'aseh latevah" — praised be G-d — and it was a novelty. And the essential is that in the midst of the greatest darkness — one must pull oneself toward the truth. And in particular at the time of prayer — when the darkness surrounds very greatly — one must be very careful to speak the word in truth. And then Hashem Yisborach will illuminate for him the openings. According to what you wrote — you stand close to this Torah — be very careful and careful to fulfil all the above — in a way that you can snatch from within the darkness to pray with devotion. For the above-mentioned counsel is tested and proven a thousand times — but even so the adversary prevails very greatly every time in immense darkness at every prayer. And one must remember at every prayer several times the above-mentioned counsel — to turn one's back from the darkness and the confusions — and to strive to speak the word in truth as it is — and then Hashem will illuminate for him the openings — until he sustains all the worlds through his prayer. See my son and be wise — the difference of a single moment for a person. For before this the darkness surrounded him so greatly — and in a single light moment that he pulled himself to speak a word of truth — he merited to sustain all the worlds. For this is all of a person — that all the worlds depend on him at every moment. And how greatly you fattened his bones with the good news — that the brother of Rabbi Yaakov went out to freedom. So may Hashem Yisborach grant him that he be a truly free person — through the engagement with the Torah in truth — for there is no one who is free except. Postscript: My son Yosef Yonah praised be G-d had some change for the better — is walking about the house a little — praised be G-d. May Hashem add in His mercy to sustain him in completeness — that he merit quickly to go to his teacher's house as befitting.