Likutei Moharan 31:1/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ל״א:א׳

1They said to him, “Iss Lan Beira (We have a well) in the desert. Bring it to town.” He brought parei (bran) and shadei (threw it) to them. He said to them, “Twist ropes out of the bran for me, and I’ll bring it.” They said to him, “Is there anyone who can twist ropesout of bran?” He said to them, “Is thereanyone who can bring a well from the desert to town?!” (Bekhorot 8b).

2Charity corresponds to the GaLgaLim (wheels, bands). As in the teaching of our Sages: “for b’GLaL (because of) this thing…” (Deuteronomy 15:10) —the wheel-of-fortune is what turns round in the world (Shabbat 151b).

3This is why [charity] contains six blessings and eleven blessings. {As our Sages teach (Bava Batra 9b): One who gives a penny to a pauper is blessed with six blessings, and one who consoles him with words is blessed with eleven blessings.} These parallel the seven planets and the twelve constellations.

4For charity guides all the celestial bands, as in (Proverbs 30:19), “the path of the eagle in the heavens.” The eagle connotes compassion, namely charity.

5And this is what Shmuel said: The pathways of the heavens are as clear to me as the streets of NaHaRDEA (Berakhot 58b) —i.e., as the pathways of NeHoRei DEAh (illumined knowledge). This corresponds to charity/compassion, as compassion is primarily a result of knowledge.