 He eventually moved to the Land of Israel.Some of his most important works, such as "Derekh Hashem", survive and serve as a gateway to the world of Jewish mysticism.Elijah of Vilna (Vilna Gaon) (1720–1797), based in Lithuania, had his teachings encoded and publicised by his disciples, such as Chaim Volozhin's posthumously published the mystical-ethical work "Nefesh HaChaim".