After a person finds enjoyment in being alone with Hashem he will not find any other place of refuge in the world. Nothing will give him satisfaction and relaxation like a moment alone with Hashem. When he is lacking this pleasure he will find himself hungry and desiring that taste of life. Everything else seems empty and dry in comparison; he only wants to feel that connection that he had when he and Hashem were together. (These hopes are what build the eventual connection.)
This is the idea of התבודדות, Hisbodidus. On the one hand the person leaves civilization to go out in to the fields, under the sky. He is like a beast seeking and crying out for his sustenance. On the other hand, this is where he finds his true life.
He will seek out every bit of life he can find in each word of Torah that he studies, in every Mitzvah that he performs, in his every word of prayer - in all that he does. It is all revolving around his ultimate goal of finding a resting place for the Schechinah within his heart.
This is the idea of התבודדות, Hisbodidus. On the one hand the person leaves civilization to go out in to the fields, under the sky. He is like a beast seeking and crying out for his sustenance. On the other hand, this is where he finds his true life.
He will seek out every bit of life he can find in each word of Torah that he studies, in every Mitzvah that he performs, in his every word of prayer - in all that he does. It is all revolving around his ultimate goal of finding a resting place for the Schechinah within his heart.
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