אות - צח

When one person speaks with his fellow about fear of Heaven, a direct light [or yashar] and a reflected light [or chozer] are created (221). And sometimes the reflected light precedes the direct light — when the recipient has a small mind [moach katan] and cannot receive his fellow's words. For then, before the recipient receives from him — which is the direct light — he himself first receives from his fellow, and the reflected light precedes the direct light. For when one speaks to his fellow about fear of heaven, even though his fellow does not receive from him — even so he himself receives arousal from his fellow, because through the striking of the words that went forth from his mouth to his fellow — through this the light returns to him (and this is the aspect of the true reflected light mentioned in the writings, see there) (222). Like one who strikes a wall and the thing returns to him — similarly when one speaks to his fellow, even though his fellow does not receive from him, even so he himself can be aroused by them through the striking of the words that went forth toward his fellow and struck him and returned to him. And therefore had he spoken these words between himself alone, it is possible he would not have been aroused by them at all. But through speaking them to his fellow he became aroused by them even though his fellow was not aroused — for they returned to him through the aspect of the striking as mentioned above. (And this is the aspect of reflected light — that it comes through the aspect of striking as is explained in the writings — understand.) I heard in the name of Rabbainu o.b.m. from a while ago.

221. RAK: See Likutay Moharan 184.

222. RAK: Eitz Chaim, Gate of the Circles, ch. 5. Likutay Moharan 76.