Being a judge and master over yourself, conquering your desires, arouses God's mercy | ויגבה ה׳ צבאות במשפט - God ascends from judgment to mercy through 'mishpat' down here | When there is 'mishpat' down here there is no 'mishpat' above | Even this essential desire for God is not the true essence of the soul | The simple desire of the soul has התפעלות, הרכבה and שינוי - all this is not possible in the core essence of the soul • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=20 •