אות - קצה

We entered the Rebbe’s room as usual on the Shabbat of Noah, 5570/1809. 302 The Shabbat on which the Torah portion of Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) is read. This occurred on 4 Cheshvan 5570 (October 14, 1809).

The Rebbe said, “What I do with you is a very small thing for me. It is really your task.” [All that he did with us was to draw us to God, and this was a very small thing for him. It was really our task to bring people close to God. The Rebbe himself had a far loftier mission.]

I stood there dumbfounded. What could be greater than bringing people close to God?

The Rebbe then said: There are naked souls 303 Tikkuney Zohar #6, 23b; Zohar Chadash 37a. See Tzaddik #48; Alim LeTerufah #350. that cannot enter a body at all. These souls are more pitiful than anyone alive.

When a soul is born into this world, it [comes with] a body; it can give birth to children and observe God’s commandments. But these naked souls have no way of elevating themselves and are most pitiful. They cannot accomplish anything on high and also cannot clothe themselves in a body.

There are also incarnations that have not yet been revealed. [That is, there are many incarnations mentioned in the sacred works of earlier masters. However, other incarnations have never been revealed at all in this world.]

One’s incarnation can also cause him to desire to travel constantly. He makes plans to travel, but they do not materialize, and ultimately he remains at home (see “ His Wisdom ” #85, #280) .