Sichot Haran 84: The Grave Is Not Your Refuge; 85: Why We Travel

84: One is not safe from pain in the grave. Even when one passes, he can hear the maggots crawling and feel the pain of their bites. There’s nothing that could distract you from the pain in there…85: Rabeinu explains why a person should not stubbornly refuse to travel to a certain place. Sometimes G-d arranges for a person to travel somewhere in order for him to rectify something in that place, just through simple acts of Divine service (reciting blessings, prayers, etc…)The main thing is to safeguard oneself from sinning in that place!