After learning about the ways of bitul to Hashem, Reb Nosson guides us further in the path of chizuk. He explains that whenever a person experiences a great light of emunah, or any spiritual elevation, he must remember that many accusing angels stand ready to try to pull him down from it. In fact, the moment he returns to his everyday reality, his struggles intensify far beyond what they were before. Therefore, at this point, he needs guidance on how to draw light from his spiritual elevation even after its brilliant illumination has faded.
The advice that Rebbe Nachman gives us is that immediately after experiencing a taste of bitul to Hashem, we should attach our mind to thoughts of Torah, since the Torah is the vessel for capturing what we experienced during moments of bitul. Through this, we receive the strength to maintain proper, healthy ideas of chizuk, emunah, and clarity of mind.
It is essential for us to hold strongly onto simple Torah study that we fulfill every day, and be very careful not to neglect them, even when we’re blessed with a tremendous spiritual awakening. At the very least we should strengthen our persistence in one area of learning Torah, each person according to his capabilities, because only this can give us the proper vessels to draw down a lasting impression
consistent
amounts
of
from the shining light we experienced before.