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I heard from his holy mouth once when he was speaking about the immensity of the awesome secrets of our holy Torah. He said: Is it not the case that the entire book of Tikkunim [Tikkunei Zohar] is on the single word "bereishis" [in the beginning] alone? And upon the book of Tikkunim alone — thousands of books would not suffice to explain the overwhelming multitude of secrets that are there — which contemplation cannot contain — as everyone knows the greatness and holiness of the holy Tikkunim, for all the hides of the rams of Nevayos would not suffice to explain its secrets and allusions, etc. And the entire book of Tikkunim with everything included in it as mentioned — is only a commentary on the word "bereishis" alone. And similarly on the word "bara" [created] one could also compose a book of Tikkunim with a multitude of secrets, etc., as mentioned.

And from this one can understand and estimate somewhat the height and depth of our holy Torah. For so too on every single word and word of the Torah there are many secrets — like these secrets included in the book of Tikkunim, which is on the word "bereishis" alone. And now — the totality of the holy Torah which has many such words: how great are its secrets! Which it is impossible to describe or speak of at all.

Once he said to me in these words: "Di schmust zich yo mit mentshin — kensti zey tzu fregn: vos?" (You do indeed speak with people — you can ask them: what?). And he said the word "vos" [what] in a prolonged and drawn-out manner in a loud voice from the depth of the heart. That is to say: one should ask every person who does not think about his end — "what?" — meaning: after all the conflicts and confusions and obstacles and claims and false excuses of foolishness and vanity that most people have as lies with which to justify their being far from Hashem Yisburach — even so, in the end, what will become of you? What will you do in your end, and what will you answer to the One Who sent you — and what are you thinking? Do you not know that you are a stranger in this land, and all the days of our years are vanity and emptiness like a passing shadow and like a dissipating cloud, etc.? And all this a person knows well — so what are you thinking?! Place these matters well in your heart, and bring them deep into your heart, and do not cast them behind you. (Avos 5:22): "Turn it over and turn it over, so that your soul will be your prize."