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Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4826

Hebrew translation:

210. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא, חָזַרְנוּ לַכָּתוּב עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם. הָעֵצָה לַנֶּפֶשׁ הַזּוֹ לְהִזָּהֵר מֵחֲטָאֶיהָ וְתָשׁוּב לְהִטָּהֵר – עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם, עַד שֶׁלֹּא יָפוּחַ הַיּוֹם שֶׁל הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְיָבֹא אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם הַקָּשֶׁה שֶׁיִּתְבְּעֶנָּה הַמֶּלֶךְ דִּין לָצֵאת מֵהָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה. וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים – זֶהוּ סוֹד שֶׁאוֹמְרִים בֵּין הַחֲבֵרִים, שֶׁבְּשָׁעָה שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ זְמַנּוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם לָצֵאת מִן הָעוֹלָם, צֶלֶם הָאָדָם מָעֳבָר מִמֶּנּוּ. זֶהוּ שֶׁכָּתוּב עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם, טֶרֶם שֶׁיִּנְשֹׁף הַיּוֹם לָצֵאת מֵהָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה. וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים, שֶׁיָּעֳבַר הַצֶּלֶם, יָשׁוּב לִפְנֵי רִבּוֹנוֹ.
211. רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר, שְׁנֵי צְלָמִים יֵשׁ לָאָדָם כְּשֶׁהוּא בְקִיּוּמוֹ, אֶחָד גָּדוֹל וְאֶחָד קָטָן, שֶׁכָּתוּב הַצְּלָלִים, שְׁנַיִם. וּכְשֶׁנִּמְצָאִים כְּאֶחָד, אֲזַי הָאָדָם בְּקִיּוּמוֹ. וְעַל זֶה כָּתוּב וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים. אֲזַי צָרִיךְ אָדָם לְהִסְתַּכֵּל בְּמַעֲשָׂיו וּלְתַקְּנָם לִפְנֵי אֲדוֹנוֹ וְיוֹדֶה עֲלֵיהֶם, מִשּׁוּם שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא נִקְרָא רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, וּמְקַבֵּל אֶת אוֹתָם שֶׁשָּׁבִים לְפָנָיו.

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Zohar Vayikra
Continued from previous DZ
#210
Rabbi Yossi said: “If a soul shall sin…” (Leviticus 5:1) Let us return to the verse: “Until the day breathes” (Song of Songs 2:17). This is advice for the soul—That it should be careful not to sin, and should repent and purify itself before the day breathes—before the day of this world passes, and that difficult day comes when the King will demand judgment, to remove the soul from this world. “וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים” “And the shadows flee away”—This is a secret known among the friends: That when the time comes for a person to leave the world, the “shadow” (צֶּלֶם, tzelem) of the person departs from him. Thus it is written: “עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם” “Until the day breathes”—that is, before the day breathes its last, and a person must depart from this world— “And the shadows flee”—Meaning, when the spiritual shadow (tzelem) leaves him—Let him return before his Master.
#211
Rabbi Elazar said: A person has two shadows (צֶּלֶם,tzelem) while he is in his state of existence—One great and one small, as it is written: “And the shadows flee” (Song of Songs 2:17) —The term “shadows” is in the plural, and the minimum in the plural language is two. When both shadows are present together, then the person is whole and established in his being. Therefore, it is written: “And the shadows flee.”—This means that when these two shadows depart, a person must then examine his actions, correct them before his Master, and confess his sins. For the Holy One, Blessed be He, is called Merciful and Gracious, and He accepts those who return (repent, do teshuvah) before Him.
Notes:
A person has two spiritual shadows or images—one great and one small. When they are both present, the person is alive and whole. When they begin to flee, it is a sign that his time is nearing. At that moment, a person should reflect on his actions, Confess, correct, and return to Hashem. Because no matter how late, Hashem is merciful and accepts all who return.
This teaching offers a deep understanding of the soul’s presence in the body and a profound message of encouragement: Even when the “shadows” begin to leave, one’s light can still return to its Source with purity.

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