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craving is burning in him. Since he wants to fulfill his craving or order to see essential and swift change, that is not enough. He must its Creator. Consider how many yearnings there are in the world,
addiction (this latter is nothing but a magnified craving), and since, make a greater effort. what people are prepared to do when they burn with desire, the
in addition, he has sinned and transgressed so many times, he does number of people who have overturned worlds to consummate a
not feel the danger of death. Moreover, he wants and desires to sin. Know, dear reader, that the work of the will exists on more than longing and drive. Yet all of that is absolutely nothing compared to
When he is in such a state, it is impossible to say anything to him one level. There is complete work of the will and incomplete work the yearning of the soul to do the will of its Creator. And that in
about being aware of the danger. As a first step, such a person must of the will. In complete work of the will, we attain instantaneous turn is absolutely nothing compared to the yearning of the Creator
cry out to Hashem on his level. He must start by crying out to spiritual salvation because we have prepared ourselves, and so to help the soul do His will. As we learned earlier, the Creator wants
Hashem to nullify his cravings and desires entirely and uproot them we immediately receive the Creator’s help. Thus, a person can to help a person come close to Him thousands of times more than
from his heart. Until Hashem nullifies his craving, he will be unable attain very great changes with tremendous rapidity (as we will learn the person himself wants to. Therefore, the first thing you must
to feel that his sinning subjects him to mortal danger. further on). do is to visualize clearly and absolutely how much Hashem desires,
yearns and longs to save you and help you to live in accordance
Every person who is ruled by his appetites and addictions must As we learned earlier in the name of Rabbi Yerucham Leibovitz, with His will. Hashem wants this, no matter who you are and what
engage in the work of the will regarding the craving that most “Nothing was given, whether material or spiritual, until man came you have done—even if you are the most wicked and sinful person
powerfully overpowers him and overwhelms his mind. At a time and brought it out of the ground. And how did he bring it out? in the world, someone who has caused others to sin.
that the craving is not engulfing you, you must engage in strong Through prayer.” And with what sort of prayer do we bring forth
and proper service, visualizing the dangers and consequences of and receive spiritual attainments? After all, not all prayers are Who is it that wants, desires and yearns to help you? It is the
your craving and addiction. Even before dealing with the spiritual equally efficacious. In order to receive our salvation, we require infinite, mighty Creator, the Master of all abilities and powers,
consequences, visualize the physical danger and the great suffering complete prayer—and that is solely the prayer of a true outcry. As Whom no one can thwart and Whom no one can ask, “What are You
that this craving causes you. As a result, cry out and ask Hashem to we learned in the name of Rabbi Yechezkel Levinstein: “The quality doing?” He is all-powerful in all realms, physical and spiritual. He
save you. Say to Hashem: “I do not feel any danger, any suffering, of prayer expressed as an outcry is determined by the degree to shatters all of the frameworks of nature and the laws of physicality
I do not see the results. I literally cannot see. I am like a blind which a person’s heart is in it.” And as Rabbi Nachman taught us: and spirituality. He can save every person and provide him with all
person held hostage. I am killing myself with my own hands. I “The main thing is, ‘From the belly of Sheol, I cried out’ (Jonah of the conditions necessary to receive all goodness in the world,
must experience my danger in order to attain perfection of the 2:3).” physical and spiritual—and He created the entire universe only for
will, nullify my craving and be redeemed from my addiction. But this. At the moment that Hashem’s will is revealed in the world, all
I cannot, because I am so steeped in craving that I lust and yearn Know that it is possible to produce immeasurably more from every existence is nullified; everything is absolutely annihilated before this
for the craving itself. Thus, I am literally dead. I have no feeling. “half hour.” It is absolutely possible to bring about tremendous awesome will of Hashem that is the ultimate of all creation!
Therefore, I do not ask You to save me from danger, but I ask changes in a very short amount of time! Imagine a person who has
You to give me life, to do the miracle of reviving me from the the latest model car, but who drives at 20 kilometers an hour. It The complete knowledge of these two points is called recognizing
dead, so that I will have a heart, so that I will have eyes to see my is true that it will get him to his destination, but only after a very Hashem. That is the perfection of faith, because faith means
reality and the terrible danger that I am in. I beg You to give me long time. If he pushes down harder on the gas pedal, he will arrive recognizing Hashem. Do not think that Hashem is a Being Who sets
wholeness of intent to escape my craving, to want and want and much sooner. Isn’t it a pity not to do so? So do not sleep. Cry out up challenges and obstacles, Who tests you with the aim of causing
pray that You completely nullify all of my craving, my addiction, to Hashem. The power of your outcry will be commensurate with you to fail, heaven forbid. You must attain the recognition and
that is destroying my life.” the greatness of your will. To the degree that you possess wholeness strong feeling that Hashem is only waiting to help you and save you
of faith, your prayer will be accepted. And just as complete prayer spiritually—immediately, quickly, right now. Dear reader, when
The path described in this book not only is very efficacious in brings about immediate salvations in physial affairs, so too in you stand before Hashem, be cognizant and recall clearly this most
rescuing a person who wants to attain spiritual levels, but it can help spiritual matters the work of complete will brings about immediate important foundation and crux of knowledge. Visualize as palpably
everyone who wants to live a good life in this world. On this path, a salvation. as you can that you are standing before Hashem, Who is loving,
person cries out to Hashem to give him intent, so that he will want Who is only waiting to save you spiritually, Who presents you with
The first stage is wholeness of faith (as discussed earlier at length).
When our faith is whole and strong, when we know that Hashem