Behold
at the time of exile, there is no ability in Rachel (the Shechina) to ascend
Therefore, we need to surrender our lives in the sanctification of the [Divine]
Name in [expressing the letter] dalet of Echad. One needs to intend
[through visualization] to accept upon himself the four [numerical equivalent
of the letter dalet] modes of executions of the [Torah] court [these being]:
stoning, burning, decapitation, strangulation
When you surrender your life
by imaging suffering these four deaths [for the sake of sanctifying G d's Name],
you sanctify the [Divine] Name with all your heart and [genuinely] accept upon
yourself the Yoke [of union] of the Kingdom of Heaven. |