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Hebrew translation:
Tikkun 70 – 76
In this section the Zohar explains the effect of our spiritual connection on the body.
When we (men) cover ourselves with a Talit טלית, which is a prayer shawl, we establish a connection from Zeir Anpin to Malchut. The letters טל, mean ‘dew’ and refer to the letters YHV of the name in the spelled form of Zeir Anpin, יוד-הא-ואו. The letter י represents the Light and the letter ת , which is the last letter of the Alef-Bet, is for Malchut.
Isaiah 16:5
“וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כִּסֵּא, וְיָשַׁב עָלָיו בֶּאֱמֶת בְּאֹהֶל דָּוִד”
“And a throne is established through mercy (Chessed), and there sitteth thereon in truth, in the tent of David ”
A white Talit is the aspect of Chessed and a throne is a ‘connector’ to the Light that is above the level below it.
Ezekiel 24:17
“פְּאֵרְךָ חֲבוֹשׁ עָלֶיךָ ”
“bind the tire of your head on you”
Putting the Tefilin of head and hand is a full connection to the YHVH name from the upper level of Chokmah (world of Atzilut , Head) and Malchut (world of Action, hand).
Genesis 1:26
“ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ; וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם, וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל-הָאָרֶץ, וּבְכָל-הָרֶמֶשׂ, הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל-הָאָרֶץ”
“And God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ”
The image of God, which is the Tree of Life, exists in our body. We were made from fields of energy. We are considered a ‘small world’ and the different body parts are part of the system. Everything that we do with our body affects the spiritual system that we have.
God gave us the power to control all that was created for us.
Job 19:26
“וּמִבְּשָׂרִי, אֶחֱזֶה אֱלוֹהַּ”
“from my flesh (existence) I could see God”
Job learned that his soul is a complete spiritual system and shared that knowledge with us. He didn’t say “with my eyes I see God” or “from my heart I can feel God”. He refers to the body as the point of view to see and understand God. Job understood that his sufferings were just different levels of cleansing process. His soul held the body (fields of energy) together and his experience purified it. After he finished the process of cleansing he climbed to higher levels.
Whatever experience we go through life, especially the pain, is our soul cleansing. It is not a punishment from God, it is a blessing because our stay on this plane of existence is only temporary and was created for us to have the opportunity to grow a better and purer soul. All that is around us is just tools to be used for our elevation process.
Rabbi Shimon fulfilled his mission in life by living in a cave, eating carob fruit and water to sustain his body to keep the study and revelation of the Zohar. The Holy Ari, passed away at age 38. He had physical sufferings and experienced a loss of a son. Rabbi Ashlag had a weak heart and Parkinson or something similar that limited his ability to write.
Your body is your working clothes. When you get out of them or when the ‘big boss’ say work is over, then you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Until that time, keep working.
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Zion thank you
Really beautifull
especially for Tisha Be Av
Job was always a question
why did he suffer so much ….?
Bliss
S Z
Thank you and it goes to show me that Hashem will give us Divine Revelation, when we are still and quite and listen to what Hashem will teach us… as I mentioned earlier, over a period of about three years, I felt the Tree of Life enter into me, in the appropriate areas that would correspond in my body to the areas on the tree, only in reverse for some reason. (and this was before I studied Kabbalah). But I never knew that the Zohar teaches this Tree of Life is the image of Hashem in us. Beautful. And THANK YOU! Also for teaching that suffering and loss is a cleansing process. I believe and know through what I have since gone through, that is correct and I am better in so many ways than I ever was. Much love and infnite blessings, Kyla
Great lesson, Zion,
many thanks!
This message is as simple as profound:
“Everything that we do with our body affects the spiritual system that we have.
God gave us the power to control all that was created for us.”
Yes, the goal is to enjoy with Love all pleasures Light gives to us while incarnate.
The point is that it takes a while till we learn how to balance body and soul needs. We waste a precious time in “headbanging”, promoting pain and suffer.
At the moment we get the insight about what is going on, we can begin to work on it softening the pain, and even healing it, avoiding from over suffering.
Doing our Tikun -- the best we can -- helps a lot!
Blessings and lots of Light to all,
Lea
Daily Zohar readers:
Over the past two years I have written four novels, in a collection called JEWS ON THE MOON. The work is a combination of fiction, science-fiction, and autobiography. The first volume is up on Amazon.
The website is:
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The first volume is up, and costs $3.33. If you purchase it, please send me an e-mail.
Once I receive any royalty checks from your purchase,I ‘ll make sure that the Daily Zohar website gets half the royalty from that sale.
Love to you all.
Mazal tov Stephen,
beshaah tovah!
I downloaded the book to my iPhone and read it while riding the subway, commuting to work. I read about 7% of it and find it very unique.
Smart writing, entertaining and at the same time deep.
Thank you for sharing Stephan.
Thank you, Zion. I hope you enjoy the rest of it. There are worse ways of taking the subway to work!
Thank you Zion, the words you said …”Job learned that his soul is a complete spiritual system and shared that knowledge with us. He didn’t say “with my eyes I see God” or “from my heart I can feel God”. He refers to the body as the point of view to see and understand God. Job understood that his sufferings were just different levels of cleansing process. His soul held the body (fields of energy) together and his experience purified it. After he finished the process of cleansing he climbed to higher levels.” …these words answered so much for me about the reading of Job and it helps me with understanding so very much about my own life journeys.
Thanks be to Hashem for the unending kindness and light that you share with us every day!!
You and all DZ family have helped so much in these chaotic three weeks leading up to the 9th of AV.
Thanks to all, and to Lea thank you for your comment and to Stephen for your love of DZ.
Light to all--
Thank you Deborah,
for your kindness with all of us,
be blessed!