אות-עט

No matter the distance be tenacious to prepare to speak to Hashem and He will create the words

A person needs to know of his utter distance from Hashem Yisburach, and even still know and believe that in the vantage of His Mercies blessed He, He is extremely close to each and everyone, even to the very distant, and primarily – through speech, because through speech we can call to Him from very far, and He draws close to us through this, as it is written (Psalms 145:18), “Close Hashem is to all who call Him, to all who call Him in truth,” and it is written (Deuteronomy 4:8), “And who is a great nation that it has G-d close to it like Hashem our G-d in all our calling to Him.” And this is the aspect of (Isaiah 57:19), “[I will] create [for him – he who was abnegated to G-d] expression of the lips (-speech),” the aspect of speech, which specifically through this one merits to the aspect of (continuation of the verse), “peace to the distant and to the close,” the aspect of the distance and the proximity discussed above, that he should know truthfully the distance on his part, and the propinquity from the vantage of His Mercies blessed He. And whoever puts his heart to examine closely and to understand the meaning of the words of this verse, “[I will] create [for him] expression of the lips,” can understand from this aitzoas (advice, remedies) how to strengthen in the undertaking of conversation between himself and his Maker, for this is the essential rectification in the matter of 'distant and close' discussed above.

For through the conversation discussed above, he can express and converse everything before Hashem Yisburach, to explain in his talk, his utter estrangement from Hashem Yisburach, and even still, precisely through this he will draw close to Hashem Yisburach, through the recollection of His utterly profuse Mercies blessed He, beyond measure, like our fathers and rabbis o.b.m. revealed to us. However, predominantly, the conversation mentioned above, itself, is extremely difficult, because due to his utter alienation he doesn't have any words to say, as is known to whoever desires to accustom himself in this. However, our Rabbis o.b.m. have already warned us to strengthen in all types of strengthening to practice this practice every day, because the preparation and the desire alone, that one prepares himself and desires to speak, just that he is not able to speak, this also is extremely precious by Him blessed He (like it is written above, article 2). And if he is very tenacious at this, certainly Hashem Yisburach will help him, and will create words for him in the aspect of (Isaiah 57:19), “[I will] create [for him] expression of the lips,” actual creation! For the words that come to a person are the aspect of an actual new creation, for certainly he is very distant from words due to his estrangement from Hashem Yisburach, but when he is strong in this devotion and prepares himself to speak and converse between himself and his Maker, and he is tenacious at this for some hours with strong desires and yearning, then Hashem Yisburach helps him, and sends him words into his mouth, which are the aspect of an actually new creation, that Hashem Yisburach in His Mercies created for him words, and ushered them into his mouth, in the aspect of “[I will] create [for him] expression of the lips,” distinctly “create,” and specifically through this he merits to the aspect of “peace to the distant and to the close,” as mentioned above.

This is like it is written (Proverbs 16:1), “It is up to a person to arrange his heart (-thoughts and words) and from Hashem the (actual) rhetoric is (provided/on the tongue),” for the person must arrange his heart (-thoughts and words), that is the aspect of preparation discussed above, and then Hashem Yisburach sends him words into his mouth in the aspect of “and from Hashem the (actual) rhetoric (is provided).” And this is like it is written (Psalms 51:17, said before the 18 benedictions), “G-d open my lips etc.,” that Hashem Yisburach Himself, so to speak, opens his lips for him to speak and converse what is in his heart, for everything is from Him blessed He, just, the person needs to prepare himself with holy desires and yearning, and Hashem helps him to speak and express his words properly, with perfection. (Likutay Halachos, Laws of Sending From The Nest, law 5). In addition, see the book “Ullim LiTrufah” (Leaves for Healing, letter 286) concerning encouragement for hisbodidus, to long and yearn with good yearning and desires of holiness, and to verbalize them (lit: release them from the mouth), to scream every time for His abundant Mercy, like our master, leader and rabbi zatza”l warned us. And it is written there in these words: My children, my friends, and my comrades. My innards rejoice (-Bava Metzia 83b) as I see that thank G-d the words of our supreme rabbi zatzvka”l are making an impression in your hearts etc.. For although in fact they are words of simplicity and temeemus (wholesomeness, unfeigned, straightforward), but it is very difficult and arduous (lit: heavy) to accept them due to the many barriers which separate, and the confusions of the mind of each and everyone, and the follies of each one which the world refers to as “chuchmos” ('wisdoms', paralogism, contrivances, over-thinking and sophistication), which encircle (/turn) and twist the heart very much in many perplexing ways, and primarily with what it weakens a person's resolve, and he makes himself out as if he is a man of truth, to the extent that many such wise people say in their hearts: “What will these words help me; behold even still I know myself the truth, what I do and what is going on with me etc. etc.,” until he begins to distance himself from screaming and entreating. And it is written (Jerusalem Talmud, end of Brachos): 'a day you leave Him, two days I will leave you', until Heaven forbid days or years pass by that he is very alienated. Fortunate is the man who listens to him, to apply himself diligently upon the doors of his torah, and his holy words, day after day (Proverbs 8:34), to begin every time anew, to quest, and to yearn with new yearning and desires of holiness, and to verbalize (lit: release from his mouth) the yearning with words of conversation, and entreaty, and screaming, and yelling, and sighing, and to express his words before Him blessed He every day, like a son before his father, be what might be. And he should focus himself each time on screaming and entreating however he can, for there is no scream that is lost Heaven forbid, even an arbitrary desire isn't lost, for (Zohar, Torah portion of Trumah, 150b) there is no good desire that is lost. Fortunate are you my son if you strengthen yourself to go in this way that you wrote to me etc., see there.