The Moshiach's answer to the Bal Shem Tov
Ari Kotowitz
A letter from Rabbi Yisrael Ba'al Shem Tov
to his brother in-law, Rebbe Gershon of Kitov
On Rosh Hashanah of the year 5507 (1746 CE) I performed, by means of
an oath, an elevation of soul, as known to you, and saw wondrous
things I had never seen before. What I saw and learned there is
impossible to convey in words, even face to face... I ascended from
level to level until I entered the chamber of the Mashiach, where the
Mashiach learns Torah with all the Tanaim and tzadikim and also with
the Seven Shepherds... I asked the Mashiach, "When will the Master
come?" And he answered, "By this you shall know: When your teachings
will become public and revealed in the world, and your wellsprings
burst forth to the farthest extremes--that which I have taught you and
you have comprehended--and they also shall be able to perform
unifications and elevations as you, then all of the "shells" will
cease to exist, and there shall be a time of good will and salvation."
I stood in wonder and great distress as to the length of time
necessary for this, when could this be? But from what I learned there--
three potent practices and three Holy Names, easy to learn and
explain--my mind settled and I thought that possibly by means of
these, men of my nature will be able to achieve levels similar to
mine... But I was not given permission all my life to reveal this...
But this I may inform you and may G-d help you, your way shall ever be
in the presence of G-d and never leave your consciousness in the time
of your prayer and study. Every word of your lips intend to unite: for
in every letter there are Worlds, Souls and Divinity, and they ascend
and connect and unify with each other, and afterward the letters
connect and unify to become a word, and (then) unify in true
unification in Divinity. Include your soul with them in each and every
state. And all the Worlds unify as one and ascend to produce an
infinitely great joy and pleasure, as you can understand from the joy
of groom and bride in miniature and physicality, how much more so in
such an exalted level as this. Surely G-d will be your aid and
wherever you turn you will succeed and reach greater awareness. "Give
to the wise and he will become ever wiser".
from Gal Einai institute http://www.inner.org/baal-shem-tov/letter.php
The words in this song come from the letter above chabad.org/therebbe/
livingtorah/player_cdo/aid/343070/jewish/Aimosai-Kaasi-Mar.htm