David strove each day to raise the world below to a higher degree.

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For David strove each day to raise the world below to a higher degree, so as to draw near to that which is above and unite himself to it by an indissoluble bond.

Source Zohar I, Section Lekh-Lekha, fol. 87a · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Zohar, the great book of Jewish mysticism, King David, author of the Psalms, strove each day to raise our world here below a little higher, to bring it closer to the world above and unite it with it. Today, choose an ordinary act (a meal, a journey, a work task) and do it with an intention of kindness, to raise it by one degree.

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