Note 258 — Chapter XI · THE INNER LIFE OF RUSSIAN JEWRY DURING THE PERIOD OF "ENLIGHTENED ABSOLUTISM"
Israel Friedlaender translation
Among the incriminated ideas was that of the presence of the Deity in all existing things and in all, even sinful, thoughts, and the concomitant mystical theory of "raising the sparks to the source," i. e. extracting good from evil, righteousness from sinfulness, and pure passion from impure impulses.