Likutei Moharan 44:8/ליקוטי מוהר"ן מ״ד:ח׳

18. Another explanation: “Prayers kneged (opposing)” are <the prayers opposed by extraneous thoughts, which confuse him. They are called maBuL (flood), similar to BiLBuL (confusion) of the mind>.

2His rectification is to give charity to the Land of Israel. Through this he is encompassed in <air of> the Land of Israel, of which it is said (Ezekiel 22:24), “a land not washed by rain on the day of indignation.” And as a result he is spared from extraneous thoughts.

3This is TMiDin TiKNuM (were established): TiKkuNaM (their rectification) is through the Land of Israel, of which it is said, “A land that [God your Lord looks after;] God your Lord TaMID keeps His eyes on it.” In addition, the air of the Land of Israel makes wise (Bava Batra 158b). And through this his mind—i.e., his thought—is refined.

4This is the explanation of “I will see it to recall the eternal covenant” (Genesis 9:16). “I will see it”—through the aspect of the Land of Israel. This results in an awakening and rectification of “the eternal covenant”—the aspects of prayer, the ChaY (eighteen) benedictions of prayer, the tzaddik is the ChaY (life) of the worlds. <A word to the wise is sufficient.>

5{This entire lesson is connected, which is also how we heard most of these pieces, as a single teaching. But in his manuscript, the Rebbe separated them somewhat. He did it this way a number of times, although I do not know his reason.}