One grain of intelligence can stand against the whole world and all its temptations.

Chizuk from Rebbe Nachman- Sichot Haran #51

One grain of intelligence can stand against the whole world and all its temptations. Where ever you are you can be close to Hashem. You can approach Hashem and serve him even in the lowest pit of hell.

It needs tremendous effort, or help from God, or both-in order to subdue the impurities in the mind until you want nothing in this world and everything is the same to you.

Somehow this Shabbos I found this very comforting. There are times when it is harder to resist temptation and it helps to remember that this is part of serving Hashem.