# Torah 2 - Say To The Cohenim

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a) The main weapon of a Jewish man is prayer and all the wars a person has to win, whether those against the evil urge or other wars with those who place obstacles or cause controversy, all of them are to be fought by prayer; all one's vitality comes from prayer. So, whoever wants to merit to the real holiness of the Jewish People has to pray a great deal, making requests and speaking to his Maker. This is the main weapon to win the war.

b) Someone who guards the covenant merits to prayer whereas one who blemishes the covenant, prayer is taken from him.

c) One has to put aside charity before praying and by this one merits to pray fluently. Also, by charity one is saved from extraneous thoughts while praying. You will be able to pray without swerving to the right or left but rather you will measure all your words with judgement.

d) It is impossible to merit to perfect prayer other than by guarding the covenant perfectly. Therefore each person has to connect his prayer to the true tzaddikim of the generation for they know how to raise each and every prayer to the place where it needs to get and thus build the stature of the Shechinah. By this they bring closer the coming of the Moshiach.

e) Studying Torah and prayer strengthen each other and radiate to each other. Therefore we must engage in them both particularly. All the Torah that a person studies, to keep and perform, all the letters are sparks of souls which become clothed in the letters of the prayer and are rejuvenated there in the aspect of 'ibbur', ( extra spiritual power) .By this the light of prayer is perfected even more. However, the main form of perfection is by connecting and bringing one's prayer to the tzaddik of the generation.

f) If a person does a lot of praying and talking to G-d in his own words for many days and years and nevertheless feels himself still very far away from the Holy One and it seems to him that G-d is hiding His Face from him, Heaven forbid, he shouldn't mislead himself into thinking that G-d doesn't listen to his prayers and conversations with Him at all, rather, he should believe with perfect faith that G-d hears and listens attentively to every single word of every prayer and supplication and conversation, for no word is ever lost, Heaven forbid. On the contrary, every single word makes an impression in the World Above, slowly and surely, arousing G-d's mercy each time even though he still hasn't finished the building of holiness which he needs to enter. Over the days and years, if he isn't foolish and doesn't weaken his resolve in any way, strengthening himself and making more and more of an effort in his prayers, G-d's mercy will be aroused until He turns toward him and shines on him His Face (Divine Providence) and fulfills his wishes and desires through the power of the true tzaddikim and will bring him closer to Him with mercy and great compassion.

g) It is not fitting to think about receiving reward for anything because all our good deeds and all our prayers are all from G-d .As a result, even if a person merits occasionally to some salvation or slight feeling of closeness, he shouldn't think that this is through his Torah learning or prayers or good deeds, for everything is from the Holy One. Without G-d's great charity he would already have sunk in whatever he was sinking, may Heaven save us.

h) The main evil urge is concerning sex. That is the main form of impurity. So, we need to know that the main test of each individual in This World is in this craving. Happy is he who wins the war.

i) The true tzaddik of the generation is an aspect of the great light. He shines and enlightens prayer which is an aspect of the small light.