Chasidut para sa Isaias 55:1

1. Based on the lesson, "And Boaz said to Ruth", Likutei Moharan I, 65. See the entire lesson well. The basic rule is that a person must at all times look upon the purpose as being totally good, totally one. For there, one nullifies all the pains and all the troubles in the world, for everything is for the good. However it is impossible to look upon this purpose except with דְּעֵינִין מֵחֵיזוּ דְּהָאי עָלְמָא לְגַמְרֵי, etc. And therefore the soul of a person is sunken when he has great pains, G-d forbid. He seals and shuts his eyes with great strength, etc. in order to chase away the purpose, etc. See there all of this very well. However, after one moves away from the nullification, one's pains and troubles come back stronger than at first. (This is like) two people fighting with each other, when one sees, etc. But afterwards the pains and troubles are cooled and nullified through the Torah which is draw down via the tribulations, via nullification of the purpose. Through this the sunrise of the residue [the trace of revelation left after the First Tzimtzum - the initial concealment of G-d's infinite light] is illuminated in the mentalities and one receives Torah with happiness. This is a vessel for the receiving of Torah. Through this the thirst of the soul is quenched, which is the aspect of tribulations, in the aspect of (Isaiah 55:1) "Ho! All who thirst, go to water", etc. See all of this brought well over there. And then one is able to pray as is fitting and to unite each prayer, etc etc. See very well over there.

In Sefer Yetzirah (5:10) it is written: “He made the letter Tzadik king over taste And He bound a crown to it... And with them He formed Aquarius in the Universe Shevat in the Year And the Korkeban in the Soul Male and female.” The early commentators taught that the constellation of the Bucket (Aquarius) is the constellation of Israel. And even though we have learned, “there is no constellation for Israel,” meaning Israel overturn the judgement of the constellation through their actions and Torah learning, nonetheless they do have a constellation concerning their time of birth (See Shabbat 156a). And one could say that the bucket is the constellation of Israel because the bucket is made to draw water, and this is its function. See, it handles and serves with the water. And “there is no water but Torah” (Bava Kamma 17a), as it is written: “Ho, all who are thirsty, Come for water” (Is. 55:1). This teaches that the constellation of Israel is a servant handling and serving with the Torah. And even if the judgement of the constellation obligates [i.e. burdens] one in a certain [negative] way, through engaging with Torah and mitzvot, everything is turned to good. And the constellation will incline towards everything they want, for their constellation is a servant serving the Torah. And you will understand through this what our Sages taught about the faithful servant of Abraham, our father, that he was the very first of those connected to us, and the blessed Holy One raised him higher than the constellations (see Gen. 15:5 with Rashi). The verse “his servant, the elder of his household” (Gen. 24:2), they explain with, “he one in charge of my household is Dammesek Eliezer!” (Gen. 15:2), meaning that he draws [doleh] and gives drink [mashke] to others from his master’s Torah (Yoma 28b). And this is alluded by [the name of Abraham's] servant to teach the above, that the bucket is the constellation of Israel, for the bucket is a servant, serving the water, which is Torah. And the servant has no will of their own, rather only the will of their master, as the pious one wrote in Obligations of the Heart (Gate of Divine Service, ch. 4-5). And understand this matter.

Regarding wine, it is written (Judges 9:13), “my wine, that gladdens G-d and men.” This expression is puzzling: what is there about wine that “gladdens G-d”? The answer is that wine, like milk, is a metaphor for Torah, as we find in a passage referring to the Torah (Isaiah 55:1), “go buy wine and milk without money and without price.” Each of these two things represents a particular quality of Torah.