## Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 135

###### Tzava'at HaRivash 135:1
[Tzava'at HaRivash 135:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tzava%27at%20HaRivash/r/135:1)

**מתחלה ידבק עצמו בבורא ית' למטה כראוי** ואחר כך יכול לעלות למעלה.

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
At first, adhere to *HaShem,* the Creator, blessed is He, below, in a state of *Katnut-*diminished intellectual awareness of *HaShem,* as appropriate to your level, and afterwards, you will be able to ascend to a state of expansive intellectual awareness of *HaShem.*


###### Tzava'at HaRivash 135:2
[Tzava'at HaRivash 135:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tzava%27at%20HaRivash/r/135:2)

וצריך לירד למטה כמה פעמים ביום לנוח עצמו ממחשבתו מעט. ויש כמ"פ שאינו יכול לעבוד רק בקטנות ואינו יכול לעלות לעולם העליון:

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
It is necessary to descend to a diminished intellectual awareness, several times throughout the day, in order to rest a little from your thoughts. At times you will be unable to serve *HaShem* except in a state of diminished intellectual awareness (*Katnut*). At such times, you will be unable to ascend to the Upper World of expansive intellectual awareness.