Siman 69

(10.) The conversation printed at the end of the Legendary Tales (Sichos HaRan §58) which begins "There is a thing that flies in thought" — this conversation I heard from him on the wagon, before he said the Torah "It is sufficient for a servant to be as his master," in the aspect of dyo [ink] on the book — see there in Likutay Moharan, vol. 1, Torah 192. And the incident that happened was as follows: I traveled with him on the wagon to escort him when he traveled to Tcherin for Shabbat Shira [the Sabbath on which Shirat HaYam is read]. And then on the road he said that something had flown before him at that moment, and he said then the aforementioned matter. And then he spoke with me at length and strengthened me and comforted me greatly at that time with sweet and pleasant words, and he greatly restored my soul. And he said to me: Is it not so that everything will be nullified before the nachat ruach [satisfaction] that will be yours? And is it work to do good to a person only in the World to Come? — rather, in this world too it will be good for him. To the extent that from the abundance of the closeness with which he drew me close at that time, and the revelation of love in the sweet words he spoke with me — tears arose in me to weep from joy. <strong>(Omission)</strong> After he said the conversation that begins "Is it conceivable that we should let Hashem Yisburach decree" [cited in Sichos HaRan §70], he then said a clever quip: "Elokim al domi lach" [Psalms 83:2] — so as not to let Hashem Yisburach <em class="yid">damen — which word in their [Yiddish] language means "to think."