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Whose heart burns within him and blazes like fire — to kindle and to illuminate the light of the true Tzadik in the world of knowledge. Hashem Yisburach will certainly complete His own work — and His hand is always uppermost. And all those thoughts of teshuvah that come to a person — not one of them is lost. Even though one has not yet merited to proper teshuvah. And even if the adversary strengthens against him afterwards even more — and he falls lower and lower, Heaven forbid — even so, whatever arousal he was occasionally aroused to — even a small bit as thin as a hairsbreadth — is never lost forever.

And in the end he will have repair through this — through the accumulation of the thoughts of teshuvah that he had at times in the days of his life. Through the power of the great Tzadik — who strengthens and gives life to everything — those who dwell above and those who dwell below. And who arouses and gives life to all those who have descended very far below. Through the power of the great Tzadik — who strengthens and gives life to everything — those who dwell above and those who dwell below. And who arouses and gives life to all those who have descended very far below — and makes known to them that "the whole earth is full of His glory" [Isaiah 6:3]. Which is the aspect of "Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust" [Isaiah 26:19]. When a person is exiled and tossed about from the holiness of Israel — in places very distant from Hashem Yisburach — and he has no resting place for the sole of his foot. Then he must strengthen himself greatly in faith in the wise ones. For now the essential repair is only through the power of the true Tzadik in whom he believes — who is the aspect of the general intellect, the supernal wisdom.

Hashem Yisburach will certainly complete His own work — and His hand is always uppermost. And all those thoughts of teshuvah that come to a person — not one of them is lost. Even though one has not yet merited to proper teshuvah. And even if the adversary strengthens against him afterwards even more — and he falls lower and lower, Heaven forbid — even so, whatever arousal he was occasionally aroused to — even a small bit as thin as a hairsbreadth — is never lost forever. And in the end he will have repair through this — through the accumulation of the thoughts of teshuvah that he had at times in the days of his life. Through the power of the great Tzadik — who strengthens and gives life to everything — those who dwell above and those who dwell below. And who arouses and gives life to all those who have descended very far below. Through the power of the great Tzadik — who strengthens and gives life to everything — those who dwell above and those who dwell below. And who arouses and gives life to all those who have descended very far below — and makes known to them that "the whole earth is full of His glory" [Isaiah 6:3]. Which is the aspect of "Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust" [Isaiah 26:19]. Through which, when one is truly included in him, all the limits and all the contractions are sweetened — and everything is repaired. When a person is exiled and tossed about from the holiness of Israel — in places very distant from Hashem Yisburach — and he has no resting place for the sole of his foot. Then he must strengthen himself greatly in faith in the wise ones. For now the essential repair is only through the power of the true Tzadik in whom he believes — who is the aspect of the general intellect, the supernal wisdom. Through which, when one is truly included in him, all the limits and all the contractions are sweetened — and everything is repaired.

Israel Dov Odesser