Daily Zohar # 4873 – Acharei Mot – The book of Ashmedai
Daily Zohar 4873
Hebrew translation:
368. אוֹי לָהֶם לִבְנֵי אָדָם, שֶׁכֻּלָּם אֲטוּמִים וּסְתוּמֵי עֵינַיִם, וְלֹא יוֹדְעִים וְלֹא שׁוֹמְעִים וְלֹא מַשְׁגִּיחִים אֵיךְ הֵם עוֹמְדִים בָּעוֹלָם. וְהִנֵּה עֵצָה וּרְפוּאָה לִפְנֵיהֶם, וְאֵינָם מִסְתַּכְּלִים. שֶׁהֲרֵי אֵין אֲנָשִׁים יְכוֹלִים לְהִנָּצֵל אֶלָּא בָּעֵצָה שֶׁל הַתּוֹרָה, שֶׁכָּתוּב (דברים כג) כִּי יִהְיֶה בְךָ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא טָהוֹר מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה. אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר דַּוְקָא, מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה דַּוְקָא, וַהֲרֵי בֵּאַרְנוּ אֶת הַדְּבָרִים בַּעֲצַת הַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה. שֶׁכָּךְ כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים כִּי אֲנִי ה’ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
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Zohar Acharei Mot
Continued from previous DZ
#367
King Solomon revealed these matters in the book of Ashmedai, king of the demons. I found in it one thousand four hundred and five types of impurity by which human beings become defiled. Ashmedai revealed this to King Solomon.
#368
Woe to them, to human beings, for they are all blocked and blind in their eyes. They do not know, they do not hear, and they do not pay attention to how they exist in the world. And behold, counsel and healing are before them, yet they do not look. For human beings cannot be saved except through the counsel of the Torah, as it is written: “If there be among you a man who is not pure due to a nocturnal emission (מקרה לילה)”— “Who is not pure” is precisely stated, meaning he was born through a spirit of impurity (as discussed earlier). “Nocturnal emission (מקרה לילה)” is also precise, referring to when it occurs in sleep, in a dream. And we have already established these matters through the advice of the Holy Torah, as it is written: “And you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am Hashem your God.” Then, no harm will befall him.
Notes:
Most people cannot comprehend or perceive spiritual impurity in its deeper forms. That is why it is essential to follow the path of Torah, mitzvot, and halachic observance, which serve as boundaries and purification tools. Rather than seeking hidden dangers or decoding spiritual pitfalls independently, one should rely on Torah sages and spiritual clarity—for only with holiness can one safely engage the hidden secrets.
The Zohar urges every person to wake up from spiritual blindness and recognize that the only true protection and healing is through the holy Torah. It highlights how impurity can enter even through something as natural as a dream. Still, through kedusha (holiness) and adherence to Torah laws, one can cleanse and elevate both body and soul.
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