Some thoughts on Repentance

These are some quotes from Rebbe Nachman’s ‘Sefer Ha-Middot’ ‘The Aleph Bet Book’
May they be a help to myself and all of us to come to true teshuvah and to come closer to Hashem the Merciful and Compassionate One.

When a person is humble, it is as if he offered all the different sacrifices.

Anyone who confesses his sin has a share in the World to Come.

When a person cries at night, his voice is heard and the stars and constellations cry with him.

Sin saps a person’s strength.

When a person feels remorse for having commited a sin, he is forgiven for all his sins.

When one sighs he becomes a new person.

For repenting wholeheartedly, the Holy One gives a person a “heart” through which he can truly know him.

When a person confesses, G-d loves him benevolently and removes His anger from him.

When a person is embarrassed by his sins, G-d deals charitably with him.

When you want to repent, ask the Tzaddik to bring you before G-d.

Sins are atoned through loving kindness and truth.

By asking G-d for His love, He will cover over your transgressions.

The best way to rectify the negative effects of one’s sins is through humility.

By crying out your prayers, G-d will forgive you.

G-d is appeased by a person’s confession, which is like his having built an altar and brought a sacrifice.