When G-d grants man the spirit to penetrate
his blindness and open his mind's eye to recognize the evil in which he is
immersed; when his heart is inspired to abandon the gross and despicable
darkness, to proceed in the Light of Life along the path leading to the House of
G-d, to know the Creator and be illumined with
His Light-then first he must cleanse himself of all impurities of
self-adulation. He must purify the soul's garments (thought, speech, and
deed) 1 and through
self-discipline rigorously control his thinking, speech and actions. Evil or
lustful thoughts, forbidden speech like slander or falsehood, and certainly
sinful actions must become repugnant, and vigorously eliminated.
This is the service of one whom G-d inspired
to escape from darkness, whose eyes were opened to perceive the light of
Chasidus, and who thus literally becomes a new being. For, in truth, he has
relinquished the darkness of error and brutishness for the light of Truth and
Life. He must set a fixed period of time for self-examination in regard to all
his past, namely, all of his delusions, concerning both his character traits and
his conduct.
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