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2. The advantages of mastering the topic. purpose of bringing him close to Hashem. That faith aids him in the
most difficult times.
When a person is joyful, his heart is opened.
Therefore, when a person attains the inner awareness of the trait
When a person is joyful, kindness, salvation and success of joy, the essence of his work of the will is to pray that Hashem will
are drawn down onto him. Thus, a person who attains help him believe that everything is for the good, because only that
joy will succeed in everything he does. He will have faith helps him always be joyful. And he must bring the knowledge
abundance in everything and a good income. that he learns daily into his heart. As the verse states, “You shall
know today and you shall place upon your heart” (Deuteronomy
When a person is joyful, he will certainly be elevated— 4:39). That which aids a person during the time that he is tested
meaning that he will be hired to important positions. is not the knowledge in his mind but the knowledge in his heart.
Therefore, a person who wants to be constantly joyful must insert
into the depths of his heart the faith that everything is for the good.
When a person is joyful, he attains healing in body and And so, although you must certainly write down your prayers,
soul. remember all of the advice you study and make use of all of that
advice, you must dedicate the majority of your prayers in your half
When a person is joyful, he attains peace—meaning hour to the topic of faith.
that he will have a peaceful home.
Only when a person prays every day and strives with all his
When a person is joyful, his intellect and the grasp of might to learn and review the books that inspire him to acquire a
his mind are strengthened, and he attains Torah insights. particular trait is his work of the will whole and full. Even a person
who prays for half an hour a day with enthusiasm and great intent
When a person is joyful, the Holy One, blessed be He, must continue to learn in depth and review his learning, even if it is
rests His presence upon him, so that he attains supernal simple and self-evident. My students have told me that even if they
protection. have been doing half an hour a day of the work of the will for years
with intent and feeling, on the day that they learn and review even
When a person is joyful, he is able to serve Hashem a little, that invigorates them and enhances their work considerably.
with love. Indeed, when a person does the work of the will properly, each day
that he does not learn constitutes a great loss, because that learning
He attains “holy audacity” and he is able to overcome has the power to improve his work and strengthen his will multiple
all obstacles. times.
He is able to come close to the tsaddik. We Go in the Footsteps of the Tzaddikim
He attains faith. It was to that end that, in his youth, Rabbi Nachman wrote Sefer
Hamidot. Thus, the introduction to Sefer Hamidot states that his
He attains the infinite light that is the purpose of all. purpose was “to allow him to see in an organized form the
tremendous depravity of a bad trait.” This indicates that superficial,
He attains the rectification of the covenant. Hashem general learning will not suffice. Rather, a person must gather the
