![]() #45 Depression: Unprocessed Sadness [During the process of repentance] we must be very wary of sadness, but not with [a vigilance] so powerful that it prevents Teshuva-light from penetrating to the full depth of the soul, for then depression spreads like a malignant disease to all corners of the body and soul;1 [this is] because [unilluminated, unprocessed] sin pains the heart, and causes sadness to settle in permanently on top of the feverish bitterness of Teshuva’s blaze, which, while it does have parts that are painful, these [painful parts] are like a purifying fire: they clarify the soul2, they strengthen her, and ground her firmly in the natural, constant joy that is her destiny.3 ![]() ![]() ![]() עברית +/-
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