“The Ba’al Shem Tov, interprets a pasuk in Parshat Mishpatim as follows: ‘Ki tireh’ — when you will come to the realization that — ‘chamor’— the physical matter of the body (related to the word chomer), is — ‘sonacha’— your enemy — because he is engaged in attaining physical pleasures, and thus, hates the neshamah which is striving for G‑dliness and a high spiritual level — [and the body is] ‘roveitz tachat masa’o’ — lying under his burden not wanting to get up and serve Hashem — ‘vechadalta mei’azov lo’ — you may think that you will begin to torture him and deny him the food he needs. Be advised that this is a wrong approach. Instead, ‘azov ta’azov imo’ — help him! Give him his bodily needs and attune your mind and soul to worship Hashem. Eventually, your body will become purified and cooperate in your worship.”
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Once the yetzer hara asked Rebbe Elimelech, "From now on cease and desist from your practice of causing people to repent their sinful practices and helping them return to H'shem. He warned the Rebbe that if he would not heed his warning he would leave the rest of the world alone and concentrate all his efforts on the Rebbe The holy Rebbe Reb Elimelech answered "Whatever evil you desire to do to me you will attempt at any rate because you favor no one I too will then put all of my efforts onto defeating you
MePeninei Noam Elimelch
