Daily Zohar 4856
Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4856

Hebrew translation:

344. קָרָא לוֹ רַבִּי אַבָּא, אָמַר לוֹ, אֱמֹר דְּבָרְךָ, הָרֹשֶׁם הַזֶּה שֶׁבְּפָנֶיךָ מַה זֶּה? אָמַר לָהֶם, בְּבַקָּשָׁה מִכֶּם, אַל תַּעֲנִישׁוּ יוֹתֵר אֶת אוֹתוֹ אָדָם, שֶׁהֲרֵי חֲטָאָיו גָּרְמוּ לוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא, מַהוּ ? אָמַר לוֹ, יוֹם אֶחָד הָיִיתִי הוֹלֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲנִי וַאֲחוֹתִי, וְשָׁהִינוּ בְמָלוֹן אֶחָד וְשָׁתִיתִי יַיִן, וְכָל אוֹתוֹ הַלַּיְלָה אָחַזְתִּי בַאֲחוֹתִי. בַּבֹּקֶר קַמְנוּ, וּבַעַל בֵּית הַמָּלוֹן הִתְקוֹטֵט עִם אִישׁ אֶחָד, וְנִכְנַסְתִּי בֵינֵיהֶם, וְקָשְׁרוּ אוֹתִי זֶה מִצַּד זֶה וְזֶה מִצַּד זֶה, וְהָרֹשֶׁם הַזֶּה הָיָה נִכְנָס לַמֹּחַ, וְנִצַּלְתִּי עַל יְדֵי רוֹפֵא אֶחָד שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּתוֹכֵנוּ.

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Zohar Acharei Mot
Continued from previous DZ
#344
Rabbi Abba called out to the man and said, “Tell us the matter—what is this mark on your face?” The man said to them: “Please, I ask of you: do not cause further punishment to that man (meaning himself), for his sins have already brought upon him this mark.” Rabbi Abba asked him, “What is it (i.e., what happened)?” The man answered: “One day, I was traveling along the road with my sister, and we lodged together in an inn. We drank too much wine and became intoxicated, and all that night, I clung to my sister. In the morning, when I awoke, the innkeeper was fighting with another man. I intervened between them to separate them, and they beat me: one striking me from one side and the other from the other side. This mark entered into my brain (head) because of the blows. I was saved through a physician who was among us.”

Notes:
The man confessed both his moral failing and the physical event that left a visible mark on him: The sin was clinging improperly to his sister while intoxicated—a grave violation of boundaries. The mark on his head came through a physical beating that he interpreted as Divine punishment for his sin. His own admission matches Rabbi Abba’s spiritual discernment: the face reveals not just physical experiences but also spiritual corruption.
The Zohar here subtly teaches that even if a punishment appears natural (like being beaten by men), it is spiritually orchestrated based on a person’s inner moral state. Sins—especially sins involving sexual impropriety—cause lasting blemishes both spiritually and physically.
Our physical forms are spiritual vessels. Sins, especially those against the sanctity of the body (sexual sins), mark the soul—and, at times, even the body itself. Even when external events appear coincidental, they may be divinely guided consequences meant to bring a person to awareness, repentance, and healing.