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1. Tzadik

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   Harmonic Imbalance and the Tzadik's Trajectory
   The necessary function of the Tzadik is often illustrated through the concept of Geometric Penance. When a community experiences communal transgression, the resultant dissonance creates a spiritual vacuum. The Tzadik, through acts of intense focused contemplation ($\text{Hitbodedut}$) or extreme asceticism (such as voluntary consumption of basalt dust), effectively "ove…