## Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 67

###### Tzava'at HaRivash 67:1
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**פעמים אין אדם עובד רק בקטנות** דהיינו שאינו נכנס בעולמות עליונים כלל רק שמחשב שמלא כל הארץ כבודו והוא קרוב אצלו והוא באותו שעה כמו קטן שאין שכלו גדול רק מעט. ומ"מ אף שהוא עובד בקטנות עובד בדביקות גדול:

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
At times a person can only serve *HaShem* in a diminished state.¹⁰¹-diminished intellect. See Chapters 34 & 35 of Shaar HaYichud by Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch translated as The Gate of Unity for lengthier explanations of *Katnut*-diminished intellect and *Gadlut*-expanded intellect. Also see *Kuntres HaHitpaalut* by the same author, translated as Divine Inspiration, for an expanded explanation of all levels of ascent of Divine Inspiration and *Dveikut*-adhesion. In other words, he does not ascend and enter the Upper Worlds at all. Rather, he simply contemplates the reality that, “The whole earth is filled with His Glory,”¹⁰² and that therefore *HaShem* is close to him. At such times he is like a child who does not have a big intellect, but only a small one. Nonetheless, even though he serves in this lesser state, he can serve with great adhesion to *HaShem*.

footnotes:
¹⁰¹ Katnut
¹⁰² Isaiah 6:3