Rabbi Nachman teaches,
Be totally honest when you speak to G-d. Accustom yourself to talking so honestly that your heart is aroused and the words start pouring forth with fire and passion.
As you draw closer to G-d you will see your own smallness and insignificance in comparison with His greatness, and you will be filled with humility. Until now you cast your sins behind your back and ignored them. But as you start to acknowledge them frankly, you will feel deep shame at having rebelled against the Master and Ruler of the Universe, Source of all the worlds.
At first this humility will not actually be discernible on your face, because sin weakens a person’s mental powers, preventing them from radiating on the face. Before repenting , his mind is so weakened that he has no conception of the true gravity of sin and the greatness of the One he sinned against. But as he returns to G-d and puts aside his folly, gaining wisdom and understanding, his shame becomes increasingly visible on his face.
The Tefilin are the sign of humility and attachment to G-d. The light of the Tefilin is a ray of the light of G-d’s inner countenance. When a person achieves this humility, all his sins are forgiven and he becomes attached to the Tree of Life.
Likutey Moharan I, 38
Have a Blessed and successful day!
With permission taken from: Daily Dose Of Rabbi Nachman
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