Telling stories about the Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world. It also dispels much darkness and pain from the world.

And the teller is rewarded with beautiful clothing.

During the seven days of mourning after the Tzaddik’s death, God fills the mourners with the light that has been hidden away since the Six Days of Creation.

It should not surprise you that a human being, despite being such a miniscule creation, has all the worlds dependent upon him. For this is true of wherever the Divine Presence resides: The little sustains the much.

Each person’s portion in the Garden of Eden is pictured in the shine of his face.

Generally, the God-fearing have to roam from place to place to obtain their livelihood.

There are times when a Tzaddik must wander from place to place so that he will later recall all of them when he enters the World to Come. Through this, prosperity will come to those places.

Whoever knows the names of the living descendants of the Tzaddikim knows everything that is going to happen.

A person who justifies the actions of others will have all his wishes fulfilled, without any interference.

When a Tzaddik loses his strength, so that he cannot fulfill the will of his Creator the way he once did, he should know that God no longer wants him to teach the path of repentance to the wicked.

The Tzaddik’s power is strongest when harsh judgment is mitigated—that is, through God’s Oneness.

When the fame of the Tzaddikim spreads in the world, new songs are composed.

When a person sacrifices himself for the Jewish people, his directives cannot be annulled. Whatever he decrees will come to be.

Tending to the needs of the Tzaddik brings freedom and nullifies curses.

Those close to God-fearing people similarly merit fear and daat.

When the Tzaddik becomes wealthy, the wicked return to God in repentance.

When God sees that a certain Tzaddik has the ability to inspire people to devotional service, He stirs up opposition against him. God does this so that the Tzaddik will indeed succeed in inspiring others, which a Tzaddik without enemies cannot do. This can be likened to the times of Mashiach, when people will be at peace and coverts will no longer be accepted.

There are two types of Tzaddikim: one whose words are the aspect of plowing, and one whose words are the aspect of reaping. Said otherwise, one Tzaddik’s speech corresponds to the male arousal for marital relations, while the other’s corresponds to drawing the seed into the womb, and fetal conception and gestation. Therefore, when there is a quarrel between these two Tzaddikim, an outsider should not meddle in their verbal exchanges, so as not to ruin the deeper intention.

When visiting a Tzaddik’s gravesite, a person needs some merit in order to gather the Tzaddik’s spirit and soul to the grave, so that it will be as if he were alive. Without this merit, the Tzaddik’s spirit and soul ascend on high to join the other Tzaddikim.

Mentioning the names of the Tzaddikim has the power to bring about a change in the Act of Creation, altering Nature. This is alluded to through [a combination of the verses]: “These are the generations of heaven and earth” (Genesis 2:4) and “These are the names of the Children of Israel” (Exodus 1:1).

One who knows of the Holy Land, who has really tasted the Land of Israel, can recognize in another whether he has been with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah. For when a person merits being with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah, wherever he focuses his attention he transforms the air there into an aspect of the air of the Land of Israel. Therefore, one who knows the taste of the Holy Land, each according to his own level, will of necessity feel the Land of Israel when he comes together with this person who has been with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah, through whom the air becomes an aspect of the Holy Land.