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To be placed as an opening

The true Tzadik is very merciful toward Israel. For he has mercy with true mercy upon Israel — which is to implant within them the holy daas — to make known to them that Hashem is G-d — and to take them out from sins. For this is the essential mercy upon Israel — greater than all kinds of mercy. For all the harsh sufferings in the world are as nothing whatsoever compared to the heavy burden of sins, Heaven forbid. For Israel is a holy nation — according to the greatness of their holiness at their root and the greatness of their spirituality and their refinement — they are entirely unable to bear upon themselves the heavy burden of sins even for a single day. For they are entirely distant from sin — and sin has no relevance to them at all whatsoever. And the true leader is very merciful — for he knows the loftiness of the holiness of Israel and their refinement and spirituality. How they are entirely distant from sins — and sin has no relevance to any person of Israel whatsoever. And in truth — from where do sins come to them? Only through the person not having daas that there is a G-d Who rules in the land. For "a person does not transgress unless a spirit of foolishness enters him" [Talmud Sota 3a]. And therefore the entire mercy of the true leader upon Israel — is to implant within them daas — in order to take them out from the heavy burden of sins. And he also strives to leave his daas for the generations forever. For this is the essential wholeness of the Tzadik after his passing. For even if the Tzadik has merited to depart and to ascend on high to the very ultimate of the lofty level — even so this is not his wholeness — to be on high alone. Only the essential wholeness is that he illuminate after his passing below and below as well. That he leave a son and a disciple who will receive his holy daas in the world from generation to generation forever — in order to save Israel from sins for all the generations — forever and ever. And through this it is considered as though he himself literally remains in the world. The essential of the person is the daas — and one who has no daas is not a person at all — only he is an animal in human form. And the essential daas is to know that there is a G-d Who rules in the land — and to do His will Yisburach. The essential illumination of daas — the aspect of Moshe — is to rescue and to protect and to take Israel out from sins that come through the spirit of foolishness. For this is the essential mercy upon Israel — the holy nation — for one who knows from where Israel is taken — how they are entirely distant from sins, Heaven have mercy. And he illuminates in those who dwell above and in those who dwell below. …Who makes known to those who dwell below — who are the most lowly ones in the very lowest level — in the nethermost depths, etc. That even there Hashem is still with them and beside them. For "the whole earth is full of His glory" [Isaiah 6:3]. And he arouses and awakens them — in the aspect of "Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust" [Isaiah 26:19], etc. And through this he illuminates within them the daas and drives away from them the spirit of foolishness every time. For certainly it is a great labor and a most wondrous craft — to illuminate the daas in people such as these who have stumbled in sins. Especially those who have stumbled as they have stumbled — Heaven have mercy — in utter deliberate sins, immense transgressions. And the Tzadik is such a merciful one — that even to them he illuminates the holy daas through his goodness and his mercy. For through his great power he makes known to them that Hashem is still with them. For "there is no place empty of Him" [Tikkunei Zohar 57]. And through this itself — he drives away from them the spirit of foolishness every time. For even if the person is as he is — the moment they make known to him that Hashem Yisburach is found even there — as it is written: "Who dwells with them within their impurities" [Leviticus 16:16]. For even in the ten crowns of impurity Hashem Yisburach is found — for from Him Yisburach alone is all their vitality, etc. Then immediately the spirit of foolishness flees from him. For who is it that would presume his heart to approach Him Yisburach? For within the spirit of foolishness itself — the vitality of His G-dliness Yisburach is hidden — which gives life to all of them. For even in all the most lowly levels — to which all the stumbled and the fallen ones mentioned above have fallen — even there — within (the very depth of) the very intensity of the filth and the spirit of foolishness itself — Hashem Yisburach is hidden and found. For "the whole earth is full of His glory." Through this the spirit of foolishness is driven away — and the filth flees.