## Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 55

###### Tzava'at HaRivash 55:1
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**אם חושק לאיזה מצוה** יראה וישתדל לעשותה ואל יבטל אותו היצה"ר לומר שהוא דבר גדול שיוכל לבא לידי יוהרא אעפ"כ לא יבטלנו. אך יזהר מאד אף שיבא התפארות באמצע המעשה ירחק אותו בחוזק ובהתלהבות ובודאי לבסוף יעשה לשמה ממש בלא שום התפארות שמשלא לשמה יבא לידי לשמה.

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
If you have an impulse to do a particular *mitzvah*, see to making every effort to do so. Do not allow the evil inclination to dissuade you, by telling you that this is something exceedingly great, through which you will come to haughtiness. Even so, you should still do it and not be obstructed. However, be very cautious. Even if you are roused with pride while performing the good deed, push it away with great strength and passion and, ultimately, you will certainly do it for the sake of *HaShem* alone, without any self-aggrandizement. As our sages said,⁸⁸ “One should always engage in Torah and *mitzvot*, even if not for the sake of *HaShem*. For, through fulfilling them not for the sake of *HaShem*, he will come to fulfill them for the sake of *HaShem*.”

footnotes:
⁸⁸ Talmud Bavli, Pesachim 50b


###### Tzava'at HaRivash 55:2
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וירבה במצות כל מה שיוכל והקב"ה יעזור לו שיהי' הכל בלי פני' אך יתחזק עצמו בכל יכולתו:

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
Do as many *mitzvot* as you can, and *HaShem*, blessed is He, will assist you that it will be without self-interest. Nevertheless, you too must strengthen yourself in this matter, as much as possible.