Daily Zohar # 4600 – Emor – Cling to ‘One’

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Zohar Emor
Continued from previous DZ
#334
Genesis 3:6
“וַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַאֲוָה הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַל.”
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.”
Come and see, people do not know, do not observe, and do not consider that when the Holy One, Blessed be He, created Adam and honored him with supreme glory, He wished that Adam cling to Him. This was so that Adam would be unique, with a unified heart, in a place of unique adherence to him, which would never change or be overturned. In this bond of singular faith, everything is connected. As it is written, ‘וְעֵץ הַחַיִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַגָּן’ ‘And the tree of life was in the midst of the garden’ (Genesis 2:9). This refers to Zeir Anpin, which is called the Tree of Life, so that he would cling to it, as mentioned above, which has no duality of good and evil.

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Afterward, they deviated from the path of faith and abandoned the unique tree above all trees, which is the Tree of Life, referring to Zeir Anpin. They sought to cling to a place that changes and transforms from one state to another, from good to evil and from evil to good, which is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They descended from above to below and became attached to many changes below. They left the highest of all, which is One, and never change. As it is written,
Ecclesiastes 7:29 
“לְבַד רְאֵה זֶה מָצָאתִי אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם יָשָׁר וְהֵמָּה בִקְשׁוּ חִשְּׁבֹנוֹת רַבִּים.”
“Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.”
They indeed sought many schemes, such as the Tree of Knowledge, which has many changes, as mentioned above. Then their hearts turned in that very direction, sometimes towards good and sometimes towards evil, sometimes towards mercy and sometimes towards judgment. Indeed, just like the matter they clung to. They sought many schemes and became attached to them.

Lesson;
Adam was created with the highest light and intended to live in harmony with Hashem, clinging to the Tree of Life and avoiding the complexities and dualities introduced by the system of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil.
The sin deviated Adam and Eve from the path of pure light, causing them to engage with good and evil and experience shifts between mercy and judgment.
The verse from Ecclesiastes underscores humanity’s tendency to seek out complex schemes and calculations, departing from the straightforward path intended by God.
This Zohar teaching emphasizes the importance of maintaining a singular, unwavering connection to the Tree of Life through our prayers and studies. It also warns against the consequences of engaging with the dualities and complexities of the Tree of Knowledge, which lead to spiritual instability and a departure from the intended path of faith and unity.

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