The self sacrifice (מסירת נפש) experienced during tachanun (נפילת אפים) | Type two of emotional excitement - desire to escape but with the ultimate purpose of return | Tikun - 'ratzo' together with 'shov'; Tohu - pure 'ratzo' to the point of expiring | The 'ratzo' of tikun is imbued with surrender of ego and feeling God's ultimate purpose | The 'ratzo' of tikun reaches higher than that of tohu | The four who entered the 'pardes' - why only Rabbi Akiva came out unharmed.

• With special guest: Rabbi Shalom Ber Mendelson! (חסידות אליבא דנפשיה)

• Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=63 •