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ושני מיני נחת רוח לפניו יתברך למעלהFor there are two kinds of Divine pleasure:אחת, מביטול הסטרא אחרא לגמרי, ואתהפכא ממרירו למתקא ומחשוכא לנהורא, על ידי הצדיקים

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe taught that the Beinoni should not be distressed by the occurrence of sinful thoughts in his mind. On the contrary, he ought to rejoice, for by repulsing these thoughts and promptly averting his mind from them, he

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In ch. 26 the Alter Rebbe stated that both depression and dullness of heart produce a state of sluggishness which prevents a person from overcoming the evil inclination of the animal soul. He therefore outlined in chs. 26-28 methods of overcoming depression arising from various causes. In this chapter the Alter

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This means that one must crush the sitra achra and cast it to the ground by setting aside appointed times for humbling oneself and considering himself 4 “despicable and contemptible,” as it is written.

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ובפרט כשיזכור טומאת נפשו בחטאת נעורים, והפגם שעשה בעליונים, ושם הוא למעלה מהזמן, וכאלו פגם ונטמא היום, חס ושלום, ממשEspecially so, if he calls to mind the contamination of his soul with the sin of youth, and the blemish he has wrought thereby in