Machshava:

Chassidut 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Bilvavi II

Description

Sheva yipol tzaddik v’kam. (A tzadik falls seven times and gets back up). Failure is an inseparable part of binyan (building) in avodas (service of) Hashem. What is a true baal teshuvah (repentant)? Just when we reach a higher level, our old difficulties come back. Doing teshuvah on how we did teshuvah. There are no shortcuts if you truly want to gain a level in our avodah. A deep conversation between the Vilna Gaon and his talmid about going into a self-imposed galus (exile).