The biggest obstacle to increasing the level of holiness in the world is fear. Not any external enemies, not the pursuit of physical pleasure and not any intellectual challenges. Within the world of holiness, in the souls of those who are God fearing, there is power-sapping trepidation which prevents Kedusha from being present in the world. There are very powerful desires hidden in the souls of all those who want to do the will of God, but worries and fear, a feeling of powerlessness, lack of self-confidence, and trust in God, prevent these holy forces from doing their job.
More so than the need to do Teshuva for any sins, it is necessary for people to do Teshuva for their laxity when it comes to holy things. The laxity and weakness is the source of all sins and stumblings.
As we are living in a time of Geula, we need to gird our loins, to be strong, powerful hearts and bold, to get up and act for the sake of Schechina, for the sake of Klal Yisroel, and to incease the light of Kedusha. This is a more difficult challenge than that which faces a soldier in battle. A soldier is fighting enemies and can easily inspire himself to fight and destroy them. He is in battle and his challenge is to find strength. When it comes to the Teshuva movement the foundation is love, a smiling face, drawing close and sweetness. It is the movement of great kindness and unity. It is predicated on kindness, not judgment and deals with those who are your brothers. It is more difficult to find the inner strength for this endeavor and the internal resistance is stronger than that facing a soldier in battle.
ה"ו ש"ט
More so than the need to do Teshuva for any sins, it is necessary for people to do Teshuva for their laxity when it comes to holy things. The laxity and weakness is the source of all sins and stumblings.
As we are living in a time of Geula, we need to gird our loins, to be strong, powerful hearts and bold, to get up and act for the sake of Schechina, for the sake of Klal Yisroel, and to incease the light of Kedusha. This is a more difficult challenge than that which faces a soldier in battle. A soldier is fighting enemies and can easily inspire himself to fight and destroy them. He is in battle and his challenge is to find strength. When it comes to the Teshuva movement the foundation is love, a smiling face, drawing close and sweetness. It is the movement of great kindness and unity. It is predicated on kindness, not judgment and deals with those who are your brothers. It is more difficult to find the inner strength for this endeavor and the internal resistance is stronger than that facing a soldier in battle.
ה"ו ש"ט
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