Igrot Kodesh · Letter 8721 — General
Volume 23 · Letter 42
By the grace of Hashem,
22 Kislev* 5724,
Brooklyn,
I greet you and bless you,
You inform me of a great indifference (note 1: The addressee of this letter wrote to the Rebbe* that he was not studying Chassidus* and felt a great indifference toward the practice of the Mitzvos*) and I am astonished that you are surprised by it. For you set aside the study, whereas that study arouses enthusiasm (note 2: That of Chassidus*), and you will consult what the Rambam* says, in this regard, at the beginning of the second chapter of his Laws of the Foundations of the Torah*. Now, such a setting aside does indeed have an effect, namely the opposite of concrete action (note 3: Passivity). And one understands what results from it.
ח'תשכא
ב"ה, כ"ב כסלו, תשכ"ד
ברוקלין
שלום וברכה!
... לכתבו ע"ד קרירות גדולה כו' - לפלא פליאתו: כשחוששים ללימוד המביא לחמימות (עיין רמב"ם הל' יסוה"ת רפ"ב) ועד שהחשש מביא "למעשה" (היפך העשי') - מובנות התוצאות.
ח'תשכא
לכתבו: שאינו לומד חסידות ומרגיש קרירות במצות.