Haleivi- I don’t think the differences in Kabbalah caused the split, I think each difference was seen as another way the chassidim were tearing down traditional litvishe yiddishkeit. Its well known that this particular difference caused the Gaon a lot of anguish. R Dessler’s attempt at reconciling the two shittos was, I think, no more than that, becuase a, it’s a shtikkel insufficient, b, doesn’t really shtim so well with either side.
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