He received his letter last week — and read it carefully. And he greatly magnified the joy over the sorrow and anguish that is in his letter — seeing that from within the very depth of his pain and his bitter cry — these many times — amid the turmoil of his distress — he gives himself life and restores his soul through seven restorers of taste that he received from afar — from the holy words — the sayings of Hashem — pure sayings — refined sevenfold — flowing from the flowing stream — the source of wisdom. And this is the measure — "zos nechamasi v'anyi" — and this is his consolation and your consolation and the consolation of all Israel. For also in every previous generation — it happened — what it happened — with every person individually — every single day of his life. And for this — Solomon the King — peace be upon him — cried out in Koheles: "ra ali ha'ma'aseh ha'na'aseh tachas ha'shamesh." And likewise greatly he cried out over the deed done under the sun. And in particular over the ra'ayon ruach — which are the evil and crooked thoughts that surround at every time — which are the aspect of "libi s'charchar." And what has passed — we do not know — only we understand from afar — that also then it was as it was. And because of this the exile is prolonged so greatly — and we have not yet returned to our land. And in particular now in this generation — for now upon us the obligation of the day has fallen.

And as they have already spoken greatly of this — that all that is explained in the words of our Sages — and in all the holy books — regarding the person in this world — upon whom all the worlds depend — was said only concerning the children of men who live in this world in every generation. And therefore now — all the rectifications of the worlds — and the opposite — G-d forbid — all depends upon me and upon you and upon every single person who is still alive upon the face of the earth. For "lo ha'meisim y'halelu Yah" — and in "ba'meisim chofshi" it is written.

And therefore — the adversary arouses so greatly against each and every person — every single day — and almost every hour. And in particular against those who desire and long to come out from their foolishness — and to approach the holy — for all his arousal is only against them. As our Sages said in several places — that he leaves the whole world and arouses only against Israel — and leaves all of Israel and arouses only against Torah scholars — who are the disciples and the young men who come to draw near — in the place where the point of truth illuminates.

But the battle is very heavy — and the souls are very weak. And were it not for Hashem's help — Who preceded to illuminate in them all the good — that He benefited them — to know from the light of his holy Torah — and from his holy hints — which are all in the aspect of pure sayings — seven restorers of taste. And above all — his great power which is never interrupted — which he explicitly said to lean upon: "dupit oyf main koach." Were it not for all this — we would already have perished in our poverty. And as it is written: "lulei sorascha sha'ashu'ai" — and it is written: "zos nechamasi v'anyi ki imrascha chiy'yasni." And after they have already merited to what they merited — to suckle from the light of the truth — the pleasantness of his Torah — that restores the soul and makes wise the utterly simple — until in His mercies he merits to see in your letter — amid the bitterness of your cry — that you mention awesome things that have never been heard — how you give yourself life from the power of the elder — who can draw out all the arrows even after they have been shot — and from the power of all ten types of melody — and that you need to combine in your thought all types of restorers of taste to give your soul life. These are what he desired — for this is his entire salvation and all his desire — that his holy words enter the heart like arrows from the hand of a mighty one — to give oneself life from them — from within the depth of the darkness and gloom — to convert the sorrow and sighing to joy and gladness.

Be strong and strong my son. And begin every day to overcome in the ways of his holy counsels — to slip yourself out from your confused thoughts and evil ponderings. For even so — his words are true and just — that it is impossible that two thoughts exist together — and that the mind is in the hand of man to direct it as he wills. And even if sometimes it leans and flies and flees to evil places — to the filthy places — G-d protect us — even so it is in the hand of man to direct it as he wills to the opposite — as one grabs the horse by the bridle.

And know and believe that all this has already helped you greatly — greatly. Only the baal davar arouses still — for he is a very great stubborn one — therefore a person must be a great stubborn one against him in holiness. And the essential is to believe — that even if he is as he is — even so — every time he overcomes his thought as above — this is very precious before Hashem Yisborach. And they have already spoken greatly of this. But since "the king is old and foolish" — and does not listen to all this — and still burrows and arouses as he arouses — as if he is informing anew these old foolishnesses — a person must overcome to believe anew in all the words of the holy counsels — and in all the things that give life to the soul — to cause them to be heard to his mind anew. And let them not grow old in your eyes — for they are renewed at every time. And in particular because Hashem Yisborach helped them to make new in them greatly through His wonders. And we see new chasadim every single time — until also this year — in His chesed — was completed — what was completed — through Rabbi Nachman — may his light shine. And his eyes are consumed — that he come quickly. And to Hashem the salvation and the hope — that he come quickly in peace without mishap — and all will be properly arranged in His chesed. And we have no one to lean on except our Father in Heaven.