0466 - Physical (Gashmiyus) Problems Coming From Spiritual (Ruchniyus) Problems - R' Alter Lieberman

00:01 When people would write to the Rebbe about a problem, the Rebbe would always also add a ruchnisdike eitzah against the problem. You should add in Torah, add in tefillah, add in tzadik, add in different things, et cetera, et cetera. But sometimes not only would he do that, he would actually write that this is the reason for your problem, that the ruchnisdike thing that you're lacking is the reason for the problem. And that's very interesting that he would l'chatchilah go say that I know that this is the problem. So I want to give an example. He once answered my father-in-law who wrote to the Rebbe about a certain problem that he had, and this is the lashon that the Rebbe wrote. Bedikas hatfil of the mezuzahs. You should check over your tefillin and mezuzahs, which was common that the Rebbe wrote this many times as an eitzah for your problem. But then he wrote, hischaskus bebitochen. You should become stronger in your bitochen in Hashem. Shekenireh, because it seems, vikal. Vikal means vikal lohovin. It's easy to understand. It seems, and it's not just it seems, it's almost like saying clear, zuhi hasibela hanal. That is the cause for what you're writing about. So here the Rebbe not only gave him a ruchnisdike eitzah, but he wrote to him clearly that the problem you have comes as a result that you're lacking in bitochen. And that's what he wrote. Hischaskus bebitochen shekenireh vikal lohovin zuhi hasibela hanal.