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Confront heightened tribulations with intensified prayer and hisbodidus The more a person sees that the dinim (-judgements – tribulations), which are the root of the aspect of the overbearing of the (evil) inclination, are overly overbearing upon him, he specifically, needs to rally to the utmost to profuse and implore in prayer and importune more and more, in order to draw the supernal charity and kindness, and to sweeten (-mitigate) and nullify the harshness of the dinim (-judgments – tribulations). And therefore the essential hisbodidus, which is conversation between one and his Maker, is mentioned distinctly by Isaac, as it is written (Genesis 24:63), “And Isaac went out to converse in the field,” since he is from the aspect of din (-judgment), and of him it is said (Genesis 25:21), “And Isaac importuned to Hashem.” And therefore our Rabbis o.b.m. warned exceedingly (Brachos 6b) to be overly attentive with the prayer of Mincha (-evening) specifically, for it correlates to Isaac. (Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts, law 5).