[Avodah] Mei Marom

[David Riceman]

Yitzchok Adlerstein wrote:
> I've been trying to introduce a friend of mine to Mei Marom. Someone 
> recently presented him with a few of the sefarim, and he came back to 
> me scratching his head. He found himself in perek 10 of Urie Veyishi, 
> and takes the mechaber to mean, in the words of my friend, that even 
> after "Tshuvah Me'Ahavah, a person still needs to be purged of his 
> sins in Gehenom.  The Baal Teshuavh will enjoy the pain however, 
> because of the realization of the ultimate benefit."
>
See Nedarim 8b "ein gehinnom l'olam haba ... tzaddikim misrapin bo ...", 
and ask yourself what the tzaddikim need to be healed from.  See H. 
Tshuva 2:8 "... hozer umisvadeh aleihen ...", and, again, ask yourself 
why.  See Orot HaTshuva 16:5 about the pain associated with tshuva 
me'ahava, and see ibid. 8:5.  The relationship between pain, pleasure, 
and tshuva is a recurring theme in Orot HaTshuva.

The concept is that a rise in madreigah requires a reevaluation of the 
past, and, hence, a new round of tshuva.

Incidentally, though it's not germane to your question, the Yefeh 
Einayim cites some parallels to the gemara in Nedarim which are well 
worth looking up.

David Riceman