From The Maggid 119 TORAH / EGO The mouth that speaks falsehood will not elevate (to G-d) says King David. The Maggid explains, when a person speaks evil – be it slander etc. or even if his Torah study is done for malicious reasons, such as boasting and putting others down, then when he does speak words of Torah or prayer, the previous words which form demons, accuse the latter. 120 ELEVATING DARK TO LIGHT Whenever you encounter a lustful thought or a fear based one, this is an opportunity – consider, if something as putrid as flesh, which one day is here, the next is rotten, and is maggot food, can arouse your love, how much more so, the sweet words of Torah and loving-kindness (conversely if you have a thought of fear, think, “but my body one day shall be worm food, should I not fear more from God’s insanely accurate judgment which will effect my eternity?!”)