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The daughter of my eye and heart, Mr. Zalman Shazar, who girded up his loins without laziness, and fired up his heart enflamed like a burning fire, to use his clear tongue, sharp and apt, and his talent far greater than the norm to gather great souls of authors and scientists, to enflame their hearts to the True Tzaddik.... Peace and all good for a long life, a good life, a true life, an eternal life.
From the great friendship and powerful love that I have loved you, a great and true love, behold I send to you these words from the words of Rabbeinu, may his memory be for a blessing, that Hashem has sent into my heart after the conversations and entreaties and tears that I poured out over you before the Blessed Creator during hisbodedus at midnight between the mountains. For your soul is conncted to mine always, at all times. And especially during my prayers and entreaties my innards roar over you greatly. For I know the goodness of your heart in its innermost depths and the specialness of your exalted and very high soul. And it is proper for you to endeavor with all your strength not to lose the treasures and precious and dear remedies that hang on your very dear soul.
Awaken my brother from your sleep and remember your Creator in the days of your old age and think about your end and your eternal puropose before the candle goes out. Have not many of your years already passed by, and our days are like a shadow on the earth, for the time goes and roars, goes and storms, and runs and flies away very very fast. And it does not stand still even for a moment. And when will you do for your eternal home? Pay attention well to these words, and remember what we have spoken many times, that thanks to G-d we have an elderly Father, an Elder of Elders, whose strength is very very great and awesome, who works to rectify us and endeavors for our eternal success in every generation, and who certainly will rectify us with a wondrous rectification. Just be strong and brave to fulfill his words to make your soul happy always, with all the means of his advice, and not to fall in your mind at all, ever, from anything. And force yourself greatly to learn his books each and every day, a little o r a lot, and find calmness for your soul. And the main thing is to nullify your mind before the mind of our holy and exalted Teacher, may the Tzaddik's memory be for a blessing.
The main force of the evil inclination, which is the aspect of the Primordial Serpent, is against the Torah students and the great scholars who have exceptionlly great minds. He is always pursuing after them to cause them to sin, since they have very great souls, [meaning] their intellect. And the main rectification and repentance is to guard carefully your mind and intellect that you not introduce into your thoughts any extraneous thought or wisdom. For the mind is the soul and when you sanctify your mind, meaning your soul, through this you elevate and return everything to its root. And this is the main repentance. And to merit this in perfection is only through the great Tzaddik, who merited the humility of Moses, and through the greatness of his modesty he lowers himself to all the lowest levels and lifts up and attaches everyone to Hashem Yisborach, even the most alienated.
The one who yearns and desires to see you again with love and great joy.
Yisroel Dov Odesser