Likutei Moharan, Part II
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אָמַר, שֶׁעִקָּר הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת וְהַשִּׂיחָה בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ בִּשְׁלֵמוּת הוּא, כְּשֶׁיְּפָרֵשׁ שִׂיחָתוֹ כָּל־כָּךְ לִפְנֵי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה סָמוּךְ מְאֹד שֶׁתֵּצֵא נִשְׁמָתוֹ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, עַד שֶׁכִּמְעַט יִגְוַע, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, עַד שֶׁלֹּא תִּהְיֶה נִשְׁמָתוֹ קְשׁוּרָה בְּגוּפוֹ כִּי־אִם כְּחוּט הַשֲּׁעַרָה מֵעֹצֶם צַעֲרוֹ וְגַעְגּוּעוֹ וְכִסּוּפָיו לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בֶּאֱמֶת.
Rebbe Nachman said: The essence of perfected hitbodedut -conversation with one’s Maker is when a person speaks to God so extensively that his soul is close to departing, God forbid; until he just about expires, God forbid; until, because of the intensity of his genuine pain and longing and yearning for God, his soul is tied to his body by no more than a thread.
וְכֵן מְבֹאָר בְּדִבְרֵי רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (תענית ח), שֶׁאָמְרוּ: אֵין תְּפִלָּתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם נִשְׁמַעַת, אֶלָּא־אִם־כֵּן מֵשִׂים נַפְשׁוֹ בְּכַפּוֹ וְכוּ' , הַיְנוּ כַּנַּ"ל:
This is clarified in the teachings of our Sages, of blessed memory, who said: A person’s prayer is not accepted unless he puts his life in his hands (Taanit 8a), as mentioned above.
וְאָמַר: הֲלוֹא כְּשֶׁהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ עוֹזֵר בְּהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת, אֲזַי הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הוּא כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ:
And the Rebbe said: Indeed, when God assists one’s hitbodedut, hitbodedut is like a conversation between friends.