Likutei Moharan 13:4/ליקוטי מוהר"ן י״ג:ד׳

14. And, by drawing down Torah, Divine providence is drawn down [to the world]. This is because the Torah consists of T-N-T-A: { Te’ amim (cantillations), Nekudot (vowel points), Tagin (crowns) and Otiyot (letters)}. These are the three colors of the eye and the pupil.

2This is why the Torah begins with the word BeRAiShIT: RASheI is there, BaT is there (Tikkuney Zohar #4, p.18a). “Rashei” is “These are the rashei (heads) of their fathers’ houses” (Exodus 6:14), for the [three] patriarchs correspond to the three colors of the eye. “Bat is there” refers to the bat (pupil) of the eye.

3We find therefore that as a result of the wise man’s bringing Torah, he brings the power-of-vision of the Holy One’s providence upon us. And each person, to the extent that he is close to the Torah, accordingly has God’s providence upon him.

4This is because the faculty of visual perception primarily [operates as follows]: As a result of its striking the object being observed, the power-of-vision ricochets to the eyes and the sighted object is then pictured in the eyes. The eyes thus see the observed object, because the faculty of sight brings the object into the eyes.

5If, however, the object being observed is distant, then before the power-of-vision reaches the object it becomes diffused in the atmosphere and obscured. It does not reach the object being observed with any force, and consequently the power-of-vision does not ricochet to the eyes. And so the eyes do not see.

6This is because seeing essentially depends upon the striking, as in (Psalms 80:15), “O return, look from heaven and see.” The look with which we are looked upon from heaven should return; it should return by means of the striking. The power-of-vision should return to His eyes. And then, “and see”—for the seeing comes from a return of the looking.

7This corresponds to “And the living creatures run and return.” “And the living creatures” alludes to the Torah, which is life. “Run” is the aspect of looking down from Above; “and return” is the power-of-vision striking the observed object, ricocheting to the eyes, and being pictured in the eyes. For the eyes are like a polished mirror in which is reflected whatever stands opposite it.

8Thus, by virtue of our being close to the Torah, we are close to the power-of-vision. Because of this, the power-of-vision returns to His eyes and we are reflected and pictured in His eyes.

9But the gentiles, by virtue of their being distant from the Torah, are distant from His providence and His providence does not reach them with force. Consequently, His providence upon the gentile nations is with [only] partial seeing, corresponding to “run,” whereas His providence upon us is complete.