לקוטי שיחות חלק ב׳ - ראה ב - אלול

When the King comes into the field, a person must exercise additional caution not to think that he can remain in his present position and spiritual state.

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Likutei Torah presents the analogy for the month of Elul of a king who comes into the field.

When the King comes into the field, a person must exercise additional caution. He should not think that he can remain in his present position and spiritual state merely because the King has come to him.

Pri Etz Chaim teaches that the word Elul is an acronym for:

אָשִׁירָה לַה׳ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר
“I will sing to Hashem, and they said, saying.”

The meaning of the word לֵאמֹר — “saying” is that this applies to all generations.

Through one’s connection to the Divine Name Havayah, which transcends the entire order of spiritual development, one reaches the state expressed by the words:

כִּי גָאֹה גָּאָה — “For He is exalted above the exalted.”

A person is thereby elevated above the spiritual rulers and above the governance of the natural order