תּוֹרָה עט - בְּטַח בַּה' וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב

Torah 503

Every person must see that from his side there will be no delay in the coming of the Mashiach. That is — he should see to rectify his deeds and do complete teshuvah — so that he does not delay the coming of the Mashiach through his transgressions.

In every true Tzadik there is a revelation of Mashiach. And at any rate there is in him the attribute of Mashiach — which is the aspect of Moshe. That is, he is very humble etc. — and knows his lowliness in truth — and the importance and greatness of Israel. Until he gives over his soul and his vitality on behalf of Israel. And all this he merited through doing teshuvah so completely — until the evil was completely pushed away and he became entirely good. Which is also the aspect of Moshe — Mashiach.

Those people who are not yet established in the service of Hashem — and whose teshuvah is not yet complete — who only sometimes have thoughts of teshuvah fall upon them and begin somewhat in His service — and then fall from this — and then return and are aroused again — and so they change each time from bad to good and from good to bad — in the aspect of sometimes impure and sometimes pure — sometimes unfit and sometimes fit etc. — this teshuvah is the aspect of the six weekdays. For there is no rest [naycha] for him. But when one does complete teshuvah — this is the aspect of Shabbos — where there is complete rest from everything — and the evil is completely pushed away and one becomes entirely good. And through this one merits to see one's lowliness in truth and the importance and greatness of Israel — until through this one gives over one's soul and vitality on behalf of Israel. Which is the aspect of the attribute of Moshe — Mashiach as above.

Through the holiness of Shabbos one merits to genuine humility [anavah be'emes] — that is, to see one's lowliness and to recognise the importance of Israel — and to give over one's soul on their behalf — as Moshe our Teacher, peace be upon him.

The primary humility is for a person to hold himself below his actual level — lower than what he is — in the aspect of what was said regarding Shabbos: ""let each man remain in his place"" [Exodus 16:29] — that is, below his level. And at any rate — let no man go out from his place to above his level.

Through humility and lowliness — through this no person can remove him and push him from his place — that is, ruin his livelihood — G-d forbid.