WILL AND DESIRE The soul of the Jew is actually formed through the yearning and desire which he feels for God and his good intentions to serve Him. No matter what his level, each individual has a desire to reach a higher level. It is through this yearning that his holy soul is formed (31).
רָצוֹן וְכִסּוּפִיןא. עִקַּר הִתְהַוּוּת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הוּא עַל־יְדֵי הַהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת וְהַכִּסּוּפִין וְהָרְצוֹנוֹת הַטּוֹבִים שֶׁל אִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי אַחַר הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כָּל אֶחָד לְפִי מַדְרֵגָתוֹ שֶׁהוּא נִכְסָף וּמִשְׁתּוֹקֵק וּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ לְהַגִּיעַ אֶל מַדְרֵגָה לְמַעְלָה מִמֶּנָּה, עַל־יְדֵי הַכִּסּוּפִין אֵלּוּ נַעֲשָׂה נֶפֶשׁ קְדוֹשָׁה: (לק"א סי' ל"א בסוף בד"ה "זווגן והצטרפותן" וכו')
WILL AND DESIRE
The soul of the Jew is actually formed through the yearning and desire which he feels for God and his good intentions to serve Him. No matter what his level, each individual has a desire to reach a higher level. It is through this yearning that his holy soul is formed (31).