לשון הרע SLANDER: book 1: 9- 18

9. From slander one is saved through truth.

10. When one guards himself from slander, he will also not contemplate bad on his fellow.

11. One who does not accept slander about a Tzaddik, through this he will merit to be counted among the tzaddikim.

12. Coarseness brings a person to speak disparagingly about others.

13. Slander, one doesn't say until one comes to denying the core of faith and sinning in the Heavens and earth.

14. It is permissible to say slander about one who causes strife.

15. One who says false slander on his fellow (lit. lets out a bad reputation – based on a lie), he doesn't ever get forgiveness.

16. Through slander, one cannot receive the countenance of the Divine Presence.

17. One who says slander, and one who listens to it, it is fitting to thrown him to the dogs.

18. A rectification for slander is the recitation of the (passages describing the) incense-offering.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 94-101

94. By doing repentance out of fear, one's deliberate sins become as if they were inadvertent. By repenting out of love, they become like merits.

95. Repentance brings close the Redemption, and lengthens the days and the years of a man.

96. Through repentance of an individual, he is forgiven, and the whole entire world.

97. The Holy One – Blessed is He- is pacified by confession, and (the one who confesses) is as if he built an altar and offered a sacrifice.

98. One who is resilient in how people treat him, G-d overlooks all his sins.

99. The (learning of) Torah and doing acts of kindness atone.

100. Crying out and weeping in the night has more influence in arousing mercy (t.n. Elsewhere we learn that the arousal of mercy should be undertaken only in the second half of the night).

101. A ba'al tshuvah (someone who has returned in repentance) should pray for rain, and through this all his sins are atoned.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 80-87

80. Due to falsehoods, a person cannot improve his behavior.

81. One who cannot annul his evil inclination through drawing it to the hall of study should know that he is still in a state of wickedness.

82. The Holy One – Blessed is He- desires the mitzvos in which a person also does the will of people, more than those mitzvos which are matters between man and his Creator.

83. It is better for a person to fulfill the mitzva however much possible, than to abandon it altogether.

84. Repairing the body comes before repairing the soul.

85. One who cries and mourns over a kosher man is forgiven for all his sins.

86. It is a mitzva to cause people to repent (alternate text: to warn people) regarding every sin. If you fear that they will not listen to you, say your words in the name of a different tzaddik, so that they will listen to you.

87. All who say Vayechulu (Book of Bereshit, Verse 2:1-3, which is customarily said as part of the prayers on the Shabbat night) with intention, and pray with intention, the Ministering Angels ask G-d to forgive them.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 73-79

73. The service with which a man serves G-d in his youth, every day (of service) -- its value is much greater than many years of serving G-d in his old age.

74. It is impossible for a man to know in his lifetime, if his repentance was accepted.

75. That which we see, that someone who begins to serve G-d, suffering comes upon him, this is because he began with fear of justice (t.n. See Likutay Moharan 87, fear of punishment as opposed to fear of awe – the aspect of truth and faith – even still this is the proper and correct procedure).

76. One who starts to serve G-d, the Holy One – Blessed is He- says to him, "I know that your longing and desire is to serve Me. But what assurance do I have that tomorrow you will not leave me? So how can I draw you close for the wish you desire, and how can I reveal to you hidden things right away? Rather do the following: In the beginning, love Me this way and do my commandments, even though you do not know the reason (lit. intellect) of the mitzva, and serve Me simply without sophistication. When you serve Me this way for a long time (lit. many times), I will believe you, and reveal to you the reason and the intellect of every matter, and I will draw you close with every form of bonding. For the long period that you served Me beforehand, is assurance that you will not desert Me."

77. Through this a person can know if he truly wants to serve [G-d] - when he has no interest in his own renown.

78. One who does not know the Way of G-d should belittle himself.

79. Through prayer that is expressed intensely (t.n. Raised voice and uplifted eyes - Zohar), G-d will forgive you.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 65-72

65. From the moment a person thinks of repenting, his prayers are accepted, even if he has not yet actually repented.

66. When you want to repent, ask the Tzaddik to bring you before the Blessed G-d.

67. Through kindness and truth, sins are forgiven.

68. Through your asking G-d to give you love, G-d covers over your sins.

69. One who confesses his sins will merit that he will not have to sell from the inheritance (/estates) of his forefathers.

70. When you chastise those who have not corrected the sins of their youth, include yourself with them, and through this they will accept from you.

71. The main rectification for the blemish from one's sins is through submission.

72. A person should rebuke himself every morning.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 21-27

21. When two mitzvos (commandments/good deeds) come to your hands, do that mitzva that demands greater restraint of your desires.

22. It is necessary to fast when causing suffering to the Tzaddik.

23. Pain in the heart is close to shedding tears.

24. One who brings others back in repentance merits to sit in the Yeshiva Above, and the Holy One, Blessed is He, annuls a harsh decree for him.

25. A person's despondence is greater than a fast.

26. One who does a sin and then regrets it, all his sins are forgiven.

27. One who does business dealings faithfully, all his sins are forgiven.

תשובה REPENTANCE: book one 11-20

11. A person should guard his mouth from saying, "I will do such and such a sin", even mockingly, for his words force him to do the action.

12. Anyone who cries in the night, his cries are heard, and the stars and the constellations cry with him.

13. Those liable to kurais (lit. cut off – this is a Divine punishment of early death) who received lashes, they are absolved from kurais.

14. When suffering comes to the world, one should think it is because of his sin(s) that this suffering came.

15. The clothes that are made for the Tzaddik -- each garment has its own unique segula (power) to atone.

16. When (lit. since or because) a man marries a woman, all his sins are forgiven (literally, sealed off).

17. When one sees or hears about some suffering that befell a non-Jew, he should have thoughts of repentance.

18. One who lives in Israel fares without sin.

19. It is appropriate to lighten the conditions of repentance on the sinners.

20. Sin weakens the strength of a man.

יראה FEAR OF G-D 15-27

15. Someone who has fear of Heaven can break the heart of the haughty ...


16. ... and draws down the Divine Presence into the world ....


17. ... and comes into the grip of submission [to G-d].


18. Also, the instigator is not able to deviate him.


19. One who constantly clings to the fear of Hashem, may He be Blessed, the Holy One, Blessed be He, does miracles for him.


20. One who is constantly connected to the fear of G-d and does not forget about it -- all of his sins are pardoned.


21. One who has fear of G-d will certainly listen to the voice of the righteous.


22. He will also come to the attribute of trust [in G-d].


23. Through fear (of Heaven) the Holy One, Blessed be He, gives him peace.


24. Someone who does not have fear of G-d, does not walk in the way of Hashem.


25. Through fear of G-d, one comes to truth.

26. One who has fear of G-d does not fall from his greatness, and keeps getting greater.


27. One who has the wisdom of Elokim (G-d) in his heart, the people will be afraid of him.

אמונה Faith - book one - 33 - 42

33. Through faith, the Holy One Blessed be He will forgive you for all of your sins.


34. Sometimes, the Holy One Blessed be He sends suffering to a person and smites him, but does not cast him down into weakness. This is only for the sake of faith.


35. Through a false oath, one falls from faith.


36. Someone who lacks faith does not accept moral criticism.


37. Someone who does not believe in the words of the Tzadik, ultimately, he will have no benefit from the matter, even thought he sees [the matter come to pass].


38. Someone who lacks faith, it is certain that the decrees of the Holy One Blessed be He are despised by him.


39. The Messiah will come quite suddenly. As a result, because of joy, Israel will be frightened.


40. When the Messiah comes, then all the ministers above and below will get sick. But now, when a minister ascends, Israel are sickened.


41. In the time to come, each one who is younger in years than his fellow, will be higher.


42. Jerusalem was only destroyed because they profaned the Sabbath, nullified the recital of the Shema in the morning and evening, nullified [the Torah learning and prayer of the] young children (tinokos shel bais rabban), were not ashamed one from another, made the small and the great equal, and also did not rebuke each other, (and) also humiliated Torah scholars, (and) also men of faith desisted from her.

הרהורים THOUGHTS book two 10-20

10. Through tithing, thoughts of promiscuity are nullified.


11. Sometimes, it will arise in a person's thought that he will think about some illness. This is caused by Hashem, may He be Blessed, in order that he should remind himself to fix the evil thought which is the cause of that illness.


12. Thoughts of idol worship, thoughts of immorality, bloodshed and evil speech come to someone who is accustomed to making vows, but they become nullified by the leader of the city, who arranges the fines and taxes upon each person, according to the amount that each one can handle.


13. When a person goes out to the market and is fearful lest he come to evil thoughts from what he sees, that he might see attractive women, he should recite the verse, "Behold, their brave ones (angels) cried out ..." (Isaiah 33:7). Through this, he will be saved from seeing.


14. Someone who has thoughts of idol worship, should know that the hand of the nations of the world will reign upon him.


15. In a city that has fairs and big market days, there [you will find] many thoughts of idol worship. A segula for this is to toil in Torah on market days, and thoughts of idol worship will not come to him.


16. When one nullifies thoughts of idol worship, through this, all of his sins are forgiven.


17. Gazing to the east nullifies promiscuous thoughts.


18. Crying nullifies promiscuous thoughts.


19. The nullification of thoughts of idol worship comes through [holy] enthusiasm.


20. Through deception, one comes to thoughts of promiscuity with a non-Jewish woman.

הרהורים THOUGHTS book one 16-28

16. Through anger comes thoughts of idol worship.


17. When one disparages the Festival holy days, he comes to (having) thoughts of idol worship.


18. One who sits among lewd people or in a place where there was lewdness, through this, he comes to evil thoughts.


19. The evil inclination only craves something forbidden to him.


20. Lusts -- the loving-kindness of Hashem, may He be Blessed, is clothed in them.


21. Through pardoning of sins, you merit a clean heart.


22. Through compassion, lusts will be nullified from you.


23. Through the eyes, the heart craves.


24. Through the lusts of the heart, it is impossible that something [impure] will not cling to you.


25. Regarding thoughts of promiscuity, it is conducive to drink a laxative.


26. Prayer with heartfelt concentration opens all the openings Above.


27. Someone who has thoughts of idol worship should not carry with him any gold.


28. Through drunkenness, thoughts of idolatry come.