אות - רנח

Once he said: Thirst is a great desire. And according to my understanding, his intention was to hint to us about the matter of longing and yearning and thirst for Hashem Yisburach — which is a very wondrous thing. Like one who is very thirsty when he comes to water — he has great pleasure from drinking due to the greatness of his thirst. It is found that the essential great pleasure comes through the thirst. Similarly are all the matters of longing and yearning of holiness for Hashem Yisburach and His service in truth. And this is the essential pleasure of the World to Come — that then they will merit desire and longing in the aspect of "will of wills" [ra'ava d'ra'avin],[439] which is the aspect of the passing of Moshe,[440] which is the aspect of the four hundred worlds of longing that the righteous inherit in the World to Come. This is what is written (Bereishis 23:16): "Four hundred shekels of silver" etc., as explained in the holy Zohar (I, 123b): of longing specifically. For then they will merit to true thirst and longing for Hashem Yisburach — and this is the essential pleasure of the World to Come — that at every moment they will merit to quench their thirst. 439. RAK: Zohar II, 88b. 440. RAK: See Likutay Moharan 4:9.