He received his letter today via the messenger. And he already wrote to him yesterday — via his own wagon driver — that he arrived praised be G-d here in peace yesterday. And now there is nothing new to add at all. And there is also no leisure — because of the honour of Shabbas Kodesh and the urgency of the bearer of this letter.
May Hashem Yisborach lead him in peace on the straight and true road. And may they merit at any rate from now to go out from the zuhamas Mitzrayim — the spiritual contamination of Egypt — which encompasses all the exiles — the essence of which is the exile of the soul. That each person merit to purify himself from evil thoughts and strange confused thoughts — and to bind his thoughts at every time to Torah and to Hashem Yisborach — with all his strength. For however much a person goes astray in thought — in *timhon leivav* — confusion of the heart — and so forth — even so — still and always — the thought is in his hand at every time and moment. And everything depends on the holiness of thought. For "kulah b'machshavah itb'riru" — "all is purified through thought" — and this is said of every single person of Israel. [כֻּלָּא בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה אִתְבְּרִירוּ — a Zoharic teaching — all of a person's existence and all the worlds are ultimately refined and purified through the quality of his thought. This is the essential work of the Sefiras HaOmer period — the counting of the Omer is a daily process of thought purification — from the impurity of Egypt to the readiness to receive the Torah] And there is much much to speak with you about this — but the time and the page do not suffice. And the essential is that all these words to him should be for his good — and not the reverse — G-d forbid — to multiply the melancholy through this — G-d forbid. Rather on the contrary — to strengthen oneself in joy with all one's might. For already it is known to us — what he — of blessed memory — said — that sadness greatly harms — G-d forbid — the matter of the confusion of evil thoughts. And one must turn the grief and the sighing to joy and gladness.
The words of your father who awaits salvation.
Nussun of Breslov.
Overview: Friday, Erev Shabbas Kodesh — Parshas Kedoshim — Uman — 5601. To his beloved son. He received his letter today via the messenger. He already wrote to him yesterday via his own wagon driver — that he arrived praised be G-d in peace yesterday. And there is nothing new to add. And he has no leisure — because of the honour of Shabbas Kodesh and the urgency of the bearer of this letter. May Hashem lead him in peace on the straight and true road. And may they merit from now to go out from the zuhamas Mitzrayim — the spiritual contamination of Egypt — which encompasses all the exiles — the essence of which is the exile of the soul. That each person merit to purify himself from evil thoughts and strange confused thoughts — and to bind his thoughts at every time to Torah and to Hashem with all his strength. For however much a person goes astray in thought — in timhon leivav — even so — still and always — the thought is in his hand at every time and moment. And everything depends on the holiness of thought. For "kulah b'machshavah itb'riru" — all is purified through thought — and this is said of every single person of Israel. And there is much much to speak with him about this — but the time and the page do not suffice. And the essential — all these words should be for his good — and not the reverse — G-d forbid — to multiply the melancholy. Rather on the contrary — to strengthen oneself in joy with all one's might. For already it is known to them — what he — of blessed memory — said — that sadness greatly harms the matter of the confusion of evil thoughts. And one must turn the grief and the sighing to joy and gladness.