Should Prayer Be Expressed in Words?
Question: What is the most correct prayer for me? My intention is to obtain a Hisaron. In other words, is an intention that comes from the most hidden, pure place within me a true prayer? Or should I clothe it in certain words?
Answer: Should prayer be expressed in words? The Creator does not see bodies. So what words are you talking about when you say you need them in prayer? Perhaps by words you mean an analysis of desires and intentions. But what are words?
There are no words in spirituality. Spirituality is a naked feeling, without any clothing. It consists of sensations and inner definitions that have no words. You can attach any names or numbers to them. The main thing is that others accept these names as well if you wish to communicate with them.
In relation to the Creator, you must attain a certain combination of concepts, feelings, thoughts, and intentions. There are no words here. You can call it “Reshimo X de Hitlabshut” and “Reshimo Y de Aviut.” That is all that defines the Reshimo.
We call this, for example, “NRN of the righteous,” the lights of the righteous. It does not matter; these are only names. Within them are inner sensations.
Comment: Every time I try to find the words, I find it amusing: why is this necessary?! The intention will reach its destination anyway.
My Response: Correct. Prayer is a sensation in the heart. Here, the heart does not mean our biological heart but all of a person’s desires. If within all these desires there is a certain overall, correct feeling directed toward the Creator, that is what is called prayer. “Directed toward the Creator” means the desire to acquire the same qualities as His.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/24/26, Rabash, “Who Testifies to a Person”
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