Chasidut para sa Genesis 3:1

2. This halachah is based on the Torah "Tik'u Tochacha" in Likutei Moharan Part II, Torah 8:1, see there all of that Torah from beginning to end, and we will take from there in brief related to our topic. The essence of the rectification is brought about by the tzaddik of great power who is able to pray a prayer in the aspect of 'judgment', like Pinchas did after the actions of Zimri, etc. All spiritual damage, G-d forbid, is caused by (Genesis 3:1) "the Serpent was clever". Because of this, there is an increase in sexual lust caused by a damaged mind. The intellect of the mind has three levels, corresponding to three walls that stand guard before this lust. However, when the evil forces of the Other Side are nourished by compassion, which is Da'at/Intellect, etc., then the intellect is diminished, etc., From there, this lust is increased, G-d forbid. Then the prayer, in the aspect of Din/Judgment, and the Other Side, wishes to swallow it, G-d forbid, which is why it is necessary that someone of great strength pray in the category of Din/Judgment, etc. Through this converts are made, and His Blessed Glory increases, for by this prophecy increases, etc., and by this the imagination is clarified. Through this, faith in the creation of the world is clarified, whose essence is revealed through Torah giving, for then all Jews merit prophecy, etc. Through this faith, we merit the renewal of the future world, in the aspect of (Psalms 92:3) "To declare Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faith in the evenings", the aspect of (Lamentations 3:23) "Renewed each morning, great is Your faith". The renewal of the world is in the aspect of the Land of Israel, which is the revelation of providence, etc. Through this, the wondrous song of the future is evoked, etc., which is the aspect of 'the voice that waters the garden'. Through this, the nourishment of the soul increases, which is the aspect of fragrance, the aspect of awe to subdue physical nourishment, etc. This is the aspect of (Genesis 25:26) "His hand held fast to Esav's heal", etc. See there all of this very well, for it is very awesome.

All of this is the aspect of awakening from sleep, which is the aspect of the revival of the dead, the aspect of the renewal of the world. As we say every day upon awakening from sleep 'Who restores souls to the dead bodies'. For the essence of the aspect of awakening from sleep is evoked in the roots of all the aspects of rectifications, as seen above. For sleep comes about through the contraction of the intellect and the confusions which are evoked from the aspect of 'the Serpent was clever', which attaches itself to the kind through the sin of the first man, etc. Every person must struggle greatly with the thoughts in the mind to free them from the grasp of the 'Serpent was clever'. This is why we need sleep. For when the mind is confused because of this war/struggle, then we need to sleep, which allows the mind to rest. Then, the Other Side/forces of evil are able to rest upon the mind, for its main strength is when the mind is hidden/lessened/withdrawn, as seen above. Then the essence of the rectification is through the man of great power, as seen above, who can pray as din/justice, etc. Through this, all the intellect and wisdom are extracted from the Other Side and the 'waters of intellect' are revealed, the aspect of (Isaiah 11:9) "For the land shall be filled with devotion to the Hashem as water covers the sea". This is the aspect of awakening from sleep by extracting the da'at/intellect from the Other Side/forces of evil, and revelation of the waters of da'at, the aspect of 'For the land shall be filled with devotion to the Hashem as water covers the sea', etc. This is the aspect of awakening from sleep by extracting the da'at/intellect from the Other Side/forces of evil and returning to his place with a wondrous renewal, in the aspect of 'renewed each morning', etc. Therefore, the essence of the rectification of sleep is through the Kriyat Shema/Reading of the Shema in bed (i.e. "the bedtime shema") which one must read with great devotion/intention, as is written in the kavanot of the Ari z"l. For the bedtime shema is the aspect of prayer, in the aspect of judgment, as our Rabbis of Blessed Memory stated Berachot 5b) "Whoever recites the bedtime shema is as if he held a double edged sword in his hands". The essence is to attach oneself to the tzaddikim of the generation, the aspect of 'men of power/strength', as seen above, who can pray as justice. Through this one can strengthen oneself to rise at midnight. For the essence of rising at midnight is through the power of the tzaddikim, as seen above, whose prayers are justice, which from there evokes "the flame that strikes the rooster's wings" (Zohar Vayikra 27). This is the aspect of severities/גְּבוּרוֹת, through which one rises at midnight and wails over the destruction of the Holy Temple. All the kinot/prayers of wailing are the aspect of prayer as justice. For crying and kinnot are the aspect of judgments. Therefore, these prayers contain many arguments with Hashem Yisbarach, as it is written (Isaiah 63:17) "Why, Hashem, do You make us stray from Your ways, And turn our hearts away from revering You?", etc. "Where is Your zeal, Your power? Your yearning and Your love Are being withheld from us!" (Isaiah 63:15). Then many times we recite after this (Psalms 24:7) "so the King of glory may come in!", etc. Through prayer as justice, as seen above, which is the rectification of the mind, the aspect of awakening from sleep, as explained above, through this all the da'at/intellect, compassion, souls and holy sparks that were swallowed by the Other Side are extracted, until people repent and converts are made, etc. This is the aspect of what is written in the kavanot that in the first half of the night during sleep, the aspect of Malchut descends to the lower worlds, in the depths of the kelipot, to extract from there and elevate all the souls and holy sparks that fell and descended there, etc. And then at midnight, he cries out like a yearning 'hind', etc. In other words, all of what we see earlier is accomplished through the service of the tzaddikim of great strength, which are the aspect of (Psalms 103:20) "mighty creatures who do His bidding", etc. And through these souls, etc., which ascend, His glory is greatly increased, etc. For this reason, immediately after the lamentations which correspond to prayer as justice, we say (Psalms 24:7) "O gates, lift up your heads!", etc. "so the King of glory may come in!", etc. Then the essence of the revelation of His glory is through the fact that one rises at midnight, through 'the flame of fire which strikes the rooster's wings', etc., and we say lamentations over the destruction of the Holy Temple. All of this evokes prayer as justice of the man of strength, as seen above and through this His glory is increased and enhanced. Therefore we say many times 'so the King of glory may come in!', and this is 'Who is the King of Glory?', etc. For there is no explanation for what type of question this is? Who asks it? Who hears/answers? However, all of this is the idea, as seen above, that the Other Side, the aspect of 'the Serpent is clever' gains greater strength every time, to conceal and hide His Blessed Glory by trying to draw nourishment from the intellect in order to intensify sexual lust, as seen above, and nullify and confuse prayer, etc. All of this is the aspect of concealment of His glory. Just as by means of the rectification, as seen above, by extracting vitality from the Other Side/forces of evil, etc., His glory is increased and enhanced. The opposite is also true, G-d forbid. When those forces are nourished, G-d's glory is concealed. Therefore, after midnight, when one begins to engage in the rectification, as seen above, through the power of (powerful tzaddikim), as seen above, the we say, "O gates, lift up your heads! Up high, you everlasting doors", for these are the gates and openings of the Temple, which are the aspect of the gates and doors of a person's intellect - they must all be open so that the King of Glory can enter and reveal His G-dliness and Glory in the world, specifically and in general, in the mind and the heart of all people, so they may all recognize and know His glory. Then the above question is asked by something within - these are the evil and foreign thoughts that are in the heart of a person that arise from 'the Serpent was clever', that seduced Adam and Eve and all those who follow it, G-d forbid, as it is written in the Holy Zohar (Breishit Page 52) "Woe to the primordial serpent who murdered Adam and all the following generations". And they ask (Psalms 24:8) "Who is the King of Glory?". For it appears to them that they have already completely concealed His glory to such an extent that it is impossible that they very thought of it could enter our minds and hearts. Then we answer them immediately, "Hashem, mighty and valiant, Hashem, valiant in battle" (Id.). Specifically, mighty and valiant and specifically valiant in battle. At this moment we mention only His power and might, which is the aspect of the power and might of prayer as din/justice of the powerful tzaddikim who increase G-d's strength and power, as our Rabbis of Blessed Memory stated "We shall make G-d powerful" (Psalms 108:14). In other words, the might of the powerful prayer provides the main power for waging battle, the aspect of 'Hashem is valiant in battle'. Through this all vitality, all the souls, are extracted from the Other Side/evil forces, etc. For through this, G-d's glory is greatly increased and enhanced in the eyes of all. Therefore we immediately repeat 'Let the King of glory enter', and we finally conclude "G-d of Hosts is the King of glory forever" (Psalms 24:10). He will certainly accomplish His plan and reveal His glory in the eyes of all in the aspect of 'mighty and valiant', etc., through prayer as justice, as seen above.

...Now the serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild beasts (Gen. 3:1).