Siman 595

(152.) I heard in his name — at the time when he came from the great journey he had traveled to Navoritch, until he came to Zaslav where his wife passed away. And afterwards a match was made for him from Brody with his second wife. And when he then came home to Breslov he spoke much about shidduchim [marriage matches]. And he said that no one knows about the matter of shidduchim. And this has already been noted somewhat elsewhere. And he said that when he was in the holy community of Radivil — in order to make the match with his second wife... ...in order to make the match with his second wife from the holy community of Brod — then several wagons came with women who had come in order to make a match with him. And he said that all of them were his matches. And he said that every man has several matches — only there are in this several differing aspects and wondrous matters. For of all the talks that people speak about shidduchim — even though they are not completed — that itself is the aspect of a match and shidduch. And sometimes people sit in their homes and say that it is fitting that this one marry that one — and through this the aspect of the match of that man with that woman is completed. And sometimes matchmakers come and speak the shidduch, but it is not completed — and that too is the aspect of a match of shidduch. And certainly it is the aspect of a match more than the first. And sometimes people travel to make the shidduch — and at the time of completion they part, for some reason. And sometimes the shidduch is completed — and afterwards they cease the connection of the terms. And sometimes they come to marriage — and soon afterwards a divorce is made between them. And sometimes the divorce is not made until after some time — and the like of these: several aspects that exist in the matters of shidduchim and matches that are not completed afterwards — but all of them are the aspect of matches of his. For every person has several matches — only with this one, a certain match of his is completed through some mere talk that they speak about this shidduch. And sometimes through some further talk, or through some connection or journey or deed for the sake of the shidduch for the time being etc., as mentioned. And this thing is a wondrous and awesome matter, such as was never heard — that the mere talk they speak about the shidduch is itself the aspect of a shidduch. And likewise he explains in his new Alfabet: that the talk itself about the shidduch makes an impression upon him and upon her — see there, under the letter ches of chosson, sign 7. And the matter is evident to the eyes — for he knew awesome secrets that were never revealed in the world, in the way of all his awesome attainments. And in truth they told that at that time he gloried that he knew about the matter of shidduchim what all the great men of the generation know not at all.