Chasidut zu Schemot 18:20

“Thus says the young one, Hayyim son of Joseph Vital: I have seen people of ascent [bnai aliyah], few in number, desiring to rise; yet the ladder is hidden from their eyes. They examine the ancient works, searching for the paths of life, ‘the way they should go and the actions they should do’¹⁹¹Exodus 18:20. to rise up to their supernal roots and cleave to Him, may He be blessed. For that is the ultimate perfection, as did the prophets, who cleaved unto their Creator their entire lives, and the Holy Spirit rested upon them via that cleaving to instruct them as to the path wherein the light resides, to illuminate their eyes in the secrets of the Torah. As King David said, ‘uncover my eyes and I will see wonders from your Torah,’ to direct them in the proper path towards the place prepared for them with the bnai aliyah…”