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Find yourself in the prayer – Prayer is the single catch-all fail-safe vital critical remedy He said, that through saying Tikun Chatzos (-Midnight Rectification) it is possible to express one's words, everything that is on one's heart, similar to doing hisbodidus. For presumably one doesn't say it on the past, rather the main reciting of chatzos ('midnight' – referring to the rectification mentioned above) concerns what is happening with the person now. And when he says chatzos in this perspective, it is possible to find everything that is on his heart, in the recital of chatzos. And so with the reciting of Psalms and so forth, one needs to see to it that he finds himself in all the chapters (/songs) of Psalms, and all the entreaties, and supplications, and sleechoas (veniality – liturgy of petitions for forgiveness), and so forth. And easily, and simply – without contrivance, one can find himself in all the entreaties and supplications, and especially in the Psalms which were said for the general populace of Israel, for each and every one in particular. And every person, all the battles of the inclination which are upon him, and everything that is being done with him, everything is laid out and explicit in Psalms, for it was principally said regarding the battle against the evil inclination (yetzehr hurra) and his legions, for they are a person's main enemy and hostility, that want to bar him from the way of life and cast him down to abysm of scheol (-hell) Heaven forbid, if he doesn't guard himself from them. And exclusively regarding the matter of this battle, the entire Book of Psalms was founded. For the main principle, and root, and foundation of all the aitzoas (advice/remedies) to draw close to Hashem Yisburach is just the recital of Psalms and other entreaties, and supplications, and hisbodidus, to express one's words between himself and his Creator, to request from before Him, that He should draw him close to His service Blessed He, and just through this one merits to win the battle; if he will be very strong and emboldened always to plead persistently, and to pray, and to entreat before Hashem Yisburach constantly, come what may, then certainly he will win the battle. Fortunate is he. Thus was what we understood from the words of Rabbainu o.b.m..