Nachman of Breslov

“ Whoever slaughters his evil inclination (Sanhedrin 43b) . This is an aspect of repentance-corresponding to "My heart is hollowed within me," and "Be quiet before God"-an aspect of the holy name Ehyeh/Keter/kavod. "...and then confesses"-i.e., he confesses for slaughtering his evil inclination, repenting for his first repentance and for his original level of perception- [so that] "it is as if he honored the Holy One in two worlds." ”

“ We find, then, that by judging everyone favorably he remains silent when others insult him. He finds some merit in the person who insulted him: "He is not all that responsible for shaming me, because to that person's knowledge and way of thinking it seems that I am deserving of insult." This creates the aspect of Keter - i.e., the quiet and silence form the aspect of Keter, as mentioned above. ”

“ The simple meaning of all this is that the person who wants to walk the pathways of repentance must summon up his fortitude and constantly strengthen himself in the ways of God-whether in a state of spiritual ascent or descent, corresponding to "If I ascend to heaven...and if I make my bed in Hell." ”

“ To kill off the seed of Amalek corresponds to "He subdues peoples under us." To appoint a king corresponds to "the pride of Yaakov"; to "A star will go forth from Yaakov, [and a scepter will arise from Israel] ..." (Numbers 24:17) , which alludes to a king. To build a Holy Temple for themselves is the aspect of Moshe, of daat (holy knowledge) , as our Sages taught: When someone has daat, it is as if the Holy Temple was built in his lifetime (Berakhot 33a) . ”

“ For "Who can say,'I have cleansed my heart, I am purged of my sin'" (Proverbs 20:9) . Even at the moment a person says, "I have sinned, I have transgressed, I have acted wantonly," it is impossible for him to say this with a pure heart and without an ulterior motive. ”

“ But when the Holy One keeps silent for a person it is not because of ehyeh, God forbid. Such a concept is in no way applicable to the Holy One. It is only so that punishment> in the World to Come. ”

“ For there can be no Kavod without a Kaf, and the Kaf Keter (Crown) (Zohar III, 255b) . This corresponds to Ehyeh, which corresponds to repentance.
For ehyeh is "I am prepared to be." That is, before repenting a person does not yet have being. It is as if he does not yet exist in the world. Indeed, he would be better off had he not been created (Eruvin 13b) . But when he prepares to purify himself and repent, he is then in the aspect of ehyeh. ”