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223. Clothing, Sack, Lie, Almond
I heard
“None might come to the king’s gate wearing sackcloth.” This means that when one awakens oneself to how remote he is from the Creator, that he is filled with transgressions, sins, and crimes, he cannot be adhered, and he cannot receive any salvation from the Creator. This is because he is wearing sackcloth and cannot enter the King’s palace.
Hence, it is necessary for one to see one’s true state, as it is, without covering. On the contrary, the whole purpose of the Klipot [shells/peels] is to cover, but if one has been rewarded from above, he can discover and see his true state. However, he must know that this is not wholeness but necessity. And a time of bitterness is called Dalet [the Hebrew letter]. When it is added by a Sack [the Hebrew and English words are the same here], they form Shaked [almond], which rushes salvation.
Yet, when one makes the bitterness in the work by himself, that is, when one can make the self-scrutiny, he is glad that at least he sees the truth. This is considered making this the Rosh [head], that is, important. This is called Reish [the Hebrew letter], and joined with the Sack it creates Sheker [lie]. However, this work should be as the blink of an eye, and he should immediately strengthen himself with complete faith that everything will be corrected.