12. “People study, and study — but when it comes to practical application, where’s the trust?”

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

From the Sichos in English Collection

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11. “And when a person is strong in his trust..., he then sees [the result] with his fleshly eyes.”

13. “Just as He has a say in the big world, He certainly has a say likewise in our little personal world.”

By the Grace of G‑d
15 Menachem Av, 5711 [1951]
Brooklyn

Greetings and Blessings!

Just1 now I dispatched a telegram to you: “Am most surprised at your low spirits. You should follow the directives of two medical specialists, and muster strength in your trust in G‑d, Who will no doubt restore your former health. With blessings for a speedy recovery. My signature.”

People study, and study — but when it comes to practical application, where’s the trust?2

You should study, three or four times over, Shaar HaBitachon3in Chovos HaLevavos. It goes without saying that I do not mean that you should study it all at once, but in the course of a few weeks.

With blessings for a speedy recovery, and awaiting good news of your physical and spiritual health,

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11. “And when a person is strong in his trust..., he then sees [the result] with his fleshly eyes.”

13. “Just as He has a say in the big world, He certainly has a say likewise in our little personal world.”

Footnotes

Igros Kodesh, Vol. 21, p. 131, Letter 7887.

This sentence alone is written in familiar and direct Yiddish.

Lit., “The Gate of Trust” — a section of Chovos HaLevavos.

From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson