Likutei Moharan 59:1/ליקוטי מוהר"ן נ״ט:א׳

1Anyone who constantly strives to bring others to the service of God must take care that the forces of evil and the bad which these people possess do not attach themselves to him.

2For this person who strives to attract and make souls, in the aspect of “the souls that they made in Charan” (Genesis 12:5), builds the aspect of Heikhal HaKodesh (A Chamber of Holiness). Holiness is the aspect of “and he who remains in YeRuShaLayiM shall be declared holy” (Isaiah 4:3)—i.e., that people remain bound to YiRah ShLeiMah (perfected fear) because of him. Although many have fallen from their [level of] holiness, those who remain with perfected fear “shall be declared holy” as a result. This is the aspect of holiness.

3A chamber is the aspect of the glory with which God is glorified. As is brought in the Zohar (II, 69a): When Yitro came, the Holy One’s Name was thus glorified. This is likewise the aspect of “Relate His glory among the nations” (Psalms 96:3)—when these who were distant draw themselves closer to God, this is the Blessed One’s glory. And glory is the aspect of a chamber, in the aspect of “In His chamber, everyone declares ‘Glory!’” (ibid. 29:9) .

4This chamber of holiness is constantly drawing closer to its source—i.e., to the heart of the one who makes it, as that is its source—since that which came from the depths of a devout individual’s heart entered their hearts, and as a result they returned to God.

5This chamber of holiness rests upon and envelops the vital spirit in the devout individual’s heart. This is because the spirit is in the heart, in the aspect of “I will give you a new heart and a new spirit” (Ezekiel 36:26). The chamber of holiness derives its vitality from this spirit, in the aspect of “a humbled spirit reinforces glory” (Proverbs 29:23) .

6In the main, [the chamber of holiness] envelops the feet of the spirit in the aspect of “and spirit to those who walk there” (Isaiah 42:5). This spirit comprises a complete construct. From the aspect of the feet comes the arousal to make people yashar (upright) so that they serve God, in the aspect of “Yashru (Straighten) a way to the Lord in the wilderness” (Isaiah 40:3). Specifically “a way,” which is the place of the feet. And this is the aspect of “ways in their hearts” (Psalms 84:6), for by means of the ways in their heart they are aroused to make upright those who reside in the wilderness and the darkness—to straighten a path for them to serve God.

7And since the aforementioned chamber is made from the souls that were until now distant, there are many forces of evil surrounding them, in the aspect of “This is Yerushalayim; I set her among the nations” (Ezekiel 5:5). Thus now, when the chamber envelops the heart, as explained above, there is the possibility, God forbid, that the external forces will attach themselves to the thoughts devised by this devout individual’s heart.

8The solution for this is for him to call forth the angels of his heart. This is the aspect of his heart’s fervor, for fervor is the aspect of angels, in the aspect of “The angel of God appeared to him in a blaze of fire” (Exodus 3:2). This fire consumes them. And then, the chamber of holiness, too, receives the power of the fire, so that it consumes the forces of evil and also prevents them from attaching themselves to it, in the aspect of “God’s glory is like a consuming fire” (ibid. 24:17) .